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Was concerned about it spreading. Apparently, has no vine properties, or
major rootage. Just want to know what it is now. Interspersed with St. Augustine in some locations near the house. http://i13.tinypic.com/63cg2df.jpg Thanks. Dave |
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"Dave" wrote in
: Was concerned about it spreading. Apparently, has no vine properties, or major rootage. Just want to know what it is now. Interspersed with St. Augustine in some locations near the house. http://i13.tinypic.com/63cg2df.jpg Thanks. Dave I don't know what it is but KILL IT NOW!~ It is going to produce a little prickly seed head and then all will be lost. It was all over the place in Indiana. |
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"Dave" wrote: Was concerned about it spreading. Apparently, has no vine properties, or major rootage. Just want to know what it is now. Interspersed with St. Augustine in some locations near the house. http://i13.tinypic.com/63cg2df.jpg Thanks. Dave Grass is hard to ID, but just off hand, it looks like Nut Grass to me. I've been pulling it out of my herb garden for years. Sometimes there are "nuts" on the roots too, but even tho' they are supposed to be edible, I've found them to be unbearably bitter. -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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Looks like Nut Sedge. Left to it's own it will spread by the underground
roots and also will spread by seed if left to go that far. Comes back every year. It is tough to get rid of in the lawn. Pulling is one option but that usually leaves the root and it comes right back. Last year in the drought I had luck with Molasses and water. One cup in a gallon and soak the area around the crown. Didn't seem to work this year I expect because of the rain. IMAGE is made to take care of it and does a good job, may take a couple of sprayings. The downside in the St Augustine is that it acts like a growth inhibitor. The grass will stop growing where you spray but will not be killed and will eventually recover. Good Luck, Cliff "Dave" wrote in message ... Was concerned about it spreading. Apparently, has no vine properties, or major rootage. Just want to know what it is now. Interspersed with St. Augustine in some locations near the house. http://i13.tinypic.com/63cg2df.jpg Thanks. Dave |
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"Dave" wrote:
Was concerned about it spreading. Apparently, has no vine properties, or major rootage. Just want to know what it is now. Interspersed with St. Augustine in some locations near the house. http://i13.tinypic.com/63cg2df.jpg Thanks. Dave It's nutsedge. http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...h+Images&gbv=2 |
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On Aug 31, 5:13 pm, Steveo wrote:
It's nutsedge. And because of the underground nut, it's one of the hardest weeds to control you'll come across in your lawn. Red |
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["Followup-To:" header set to rec.gardens.]
On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:32:32 -0500, Dave wrote: Was concerned about it spreading. Apparently, has no vine properties, or major rootage. Just want to know what it is now. Interspersed with St. Augustine in some locations near the house. http://i13.tinypic.com/63cg2df.jpg Those three-ranked leaves are a clue it's a sedge, though I can't begin to identify it from that photo. I've successfully killed small populations of yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) by putting on a cotton glove over a nitrile glove, and then dipping finger and thumb into some glyphosate. Draw the leaves of the sedge between finger and thumb.. then move on to the next plant. Tedious, but effective. Kay |
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Kay Lancaster wrote:
[....] I've successfully killed small populations of yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) by putting on a cotton glove over a nitrile glove, and then dipping finger and thumb into some glyphosate. Draw the leaves of the sedge between finger and thumb.. then move on to the next plant. Tedious, but effective. Kay I like your style Kay. when you want what you want and are willing to work to obtain it then the satisfaction of having it can not be beat. a small paintbrush provides excellent application control when there are desirable plants located in such a way as to make spraying impossible. but the technique requires that you really want what you want. |
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Kay Lancaster wrote:
["Followup-To:" header set to rec.gardens.] On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:32:32 -0500, Dave wrote: Was concerned about it spreading. Apparently, has no vine properties, or major rootage. Just want to know what it is now. Interspersed with St. Augustine in some locations near the house. http://i13.tinypic.com/63cg2df.jpg Those three-ranked leaves are a clue it's a sedge, though I can't begin to identify it from that photo. I've successfully killed small populations of yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) by putting on a cotton glove over a nitrile glove, and then dipping finger and thumb into some glyphosate. Draw the leaves of the sedge between finger and thumb.. then move on to the next plant. Tedious, but effective. Kay Sedgehammer. |
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Steveo wrote in
: Kay Lancaster wrote: ["Followup-To:" header set to rec.gardens.] On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:32:32 -0500, Dave wrote: Was concerned about it spreading. Apparently, has no vine properties, or major rootage. Just want to know what it is now. Interspersed with St. Augustine in some locations near the house. http://i13.tinypic.com/63cg2df.jpg Those three-ranked leaves are a clue it's a sedge, though I can't begin to identify it from that photo. I've successfully killed small populations of yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) by putting on a cotton glove over a nitrile glove, and then dipping finger and thumb into some glyphosate. Draw the leaves of the sedge between finger and thumb.. then move on to the next plant. Tedious, but effective. Kay Sedgehammer. hee |
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"Steveo" wrote in message
... "Dave" wrote: Was concerned about it spreading. Apparently, has no vine properties, or major rootage. Just want to know what it is now. Interspersed with St. Augustine in some locations near the house. http://i13.tinypic.com/63cg2df.jpg Thanks. Dave It's nutsedge. http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...h+Images&gbv=2 Seems to be what its called. Appears easy to pull up from moist soil if I can work my fingers deep enough in the St. Augustine next to it. Not a whole lot there, primarily scattered. Knock it out in 1/2 hour easy. Went to the accompanying weblink: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/s...ed%20page.html Had alot of Purslane in spring. I pulled it up. A little Pigweed here and there. Think all due to sandy loam that I had brought in late winter. None of these 3 are naturally occurring in my area that I've seen. Nightshade is, but is not in my yard. Live NW of Wimberley, TX. Dave |
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Kay Lancaster wrote: ["Followup-To:" header set to rec.gardens.] On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:32:32 -0500, Dave wrote: Was concerned about it spreading. Apparently, has no vine properties, or major rootage. Just want to know what it is now. Interspersed with St. Augustine in some locations near the house. http://i13.tinypic.com/63cg2df.jpg Those three-ranked leaves are a clue it's a sedge, though I can't begin to identify it from that photo. I've successfully killed small populations of yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus) by putting on a cotton glove over a nitrile glove, and then dipping finger and thumb into some glyphosate. Draw the leaves of the sedge between finger and thumb.. then move on to the next plant. Tedious, but effective. Kay I can't help but wonder what kind of lawn it'd make on it's own. (please forgive me!) I have problems with a stompy dog where NOTHING will grow. If this stuff is that tough, I wonder if it can survive a Border Collie? I'm constantly pulling nut grass out of my herb garden so I do have some available... -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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"Dave" wrote: "Steveo" wrote in message ... "Dave" wrote: Was concerned about it spreading. Apparently, has no vine properties, or major rootage. Just want to know what it is now. Interspersed with St. Augustine in some locations near the house. http://i13.tinypic.com/63cg2df.jpg Thanks. Dave It's nutsedge. http://images.google.com/images?hl=e...h+Images&gbv=2 Seems to be what its called. Appears easy to pull up from moist soil if I can work my fingers deep enough in the St. Augustine next to it. Not a whole lot there, primarily scattered. Knock it out in 1/2 hour easy. Went to the accompanying weblink: http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/s...ed%20page.html Had alot of Purslane in spring. I pulled it up. A little Pigweed here and there. Think all due to sandy loam that I had brought in late winter. None of these 3 are naturally occurring in my area that I've seen. Nightshade is, but is not in my yard. Live NW of Wimberley, TX. Dave Purslane is supposed to be highly nutritious and edible, but I've never tried it. I pull it all out every year and every year it comes back, with NO new soil importation either! It just appears. I'm wondering if I should just give in and use it as a food plant. ;-) -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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Omelet wrote: Purslane http://www.google.com/search?q=Purslane%20salad I've bought seed here. http://www.johnnyseeds.com/catalog/s...rch&search=pur slane Bill -- S Jersey USA Zone 5 Shade This article is posted under fair use rules in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, and is strictly for the educational and informative purposes. This material is distributed without profit. http://www.ocutech.com/ High tech Vison aid |
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Sometimes there are "nuts" on the roots too, but even tho' they are
supposed to be edible, I've found them to be unbearably bitter. Perhaps you have the related Purple Nutsedge? (according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyperus_esculentus the taste is a key difference between yellow nutsedge and purple nutsedge). |