I used to live in zone 7, and the man who got on the TV once a week and
answered questions about gardening, said early in the year, before the grass
starts coming back, the crabgrass will sprout. It comes from seeds only, as
the plant is an annual. You can either put down a pre-emergent before the
seeds sprout, or use Roundup after they sprout, but before the grass greens
up (that sounds a little dangerous if you miss, and you might have a 3 to 10
day period between the two events). If your effected area is small, maybe
you could use roundup on it and then replant later.

Dwayne




"Malcolm Hoar" wrote in message
...
I have grass-like weed growing rampantly in a damp and
shaded part of my lawn (in Northern California). It
spreads via runners up to 3ft long or more. Here are
some pics of bits I pulled up:

http://www.malch.com/DSC_4781.jpg
http://www.malch.com/DSC_4782.jpg

The infected area is just a few square yards but I've
pulled armfulls of this stuff over the past few weeks.

Can anyone help me identify this? Is it some variety
of crabgrass?

Suggested treatments to eradicate the problem? Am I
correct in thinking that intensive treatment should
be administered in the early spring?

TIA

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