On Jul 23, 4:47 am, Eggs Zachtly wrote:
Peter Pan said:
"Eggs Zachtly" wrote in message
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Peter Pan said:
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I have a lawn with tall fescue grass. Basically I don't have too many
problems with my yard until about mid summer. Every year I notice that
after the summer's first real heat /humidity wave, some of the lawn,
instead of being nice and tall and thin, becomes more spread out and fat.
Is this normal or do I need to do something to my yard? (New Jersey)
Here are some pics of what I was talking about
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...119/grass1.jpg
http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l4...119/Grass2.jpg
1. Your fescue needs water, badly.
2. You have a nutsedge problem.
3. The "spread out and fat" grass isn't fescue. It's crabgrass (and from
the looks of it, both large and smooth varieties).
So more watering will help?
It will help the fescue that hasn't died yet, yes.
What is nutsedge and what Do I need to do about it.
It's an invasive, perennial pest, that spreads by rhyzomes and tubers.
Google "Sedgehammer", for it's control.
Just days before my OP, the yard looked fine, how can it be crab grass
It "can be" because it is. No sense in even trying to eliminate it now.
It's an annual, and by the time you manage it, it'll be dying anyway. You
say this happens "every year". Next year, try using a pre-emergent.
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Just for the record, maybe I'm missing something, but in the pics he
provided, I don't see nutsedge, just crabgrass. Plus nutsedge occurs
with lots of water and high temps, so it's inconsistent with a lawn
that's dry.
For the crabgrass, next year, apply a pre-emergent at the proper time
in Spring. If you really want to get rid of what's there now, I'd
recommend Acclaim, but it isn't cheap. I've never found any of the
crabgrass control products sold in the typical retail channels to be
of much use.