Killing Crabgrass
 

How do you kill it? I've seen Crab Grass prevention but that doesn't help
me now.
Thanks
Brad

Killing Crabgrass
 

Hi Brad,

Since the crab grass has now gone to seed, I think the only way to
really get rid of it is to pull it. A pain I know, but the most
effective way.

Good luck!
heidi

bestokes wrote:

How do you kill it? I've seen Crab Grass prevention but that doesn't help
me now.
Thanks
Brad

Killing Crabgrass
 

In article , Heidi wrote:
Hi Brad,

Since the crab grass has now gone to seed, I think the only way to
really get rid of it is to pull it. A pain I know, but the most
effective way.

There is a crabgrass killer you can use in the fall before reseeding
with fescue. Think it must be on at least two weeks before seeding.

Good luck!
heidi

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Brad







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Killing Crabgrass
 

The best you can do right now is to pull out the biggest clumps. Other than
that, let it die off this fall and make sure to reseed the area with
whatever type of grass you have. Most people have a fescue blend. Your
main concern will be the seeds that are in the soil that might emerge next
spring. Make sure that you apply a strong pre-emergent for crabgrass next
March to ensure that the seeds don't germinate then. I would use a pure
pre-emergent product to make sure the coverage is adequate. Then you can
use a fertilizer with a built in pre-emergent too. I have found that when
you use a product that has a mix of things (i.e. fertilizer + pre-emergent),
it doesn't have enough strength. Crabgrass is an annual and does not
survive the winter, so your concern is with the seeds next spring only.

If you can't stand to look at it right now, you can also use roundup on it,
but the more bare spots in your lawn, the better chances of weeds popping
up. This spring and summer has been a killer as far as weeds and crabgrass.
Keep up with your mowing so the crabgrass doesn't get high enough to develop
more seeds (if possible).

If it helps any, I'm battling the same problem with moving last fall to a
new home with 1.4 acres. The lawn also has a good portion of bermuda grass
that invades beds and is very difficult to get rid of. I'm going to kill
off a bunch of it by using roundup and then reseed with my fescue blend.
The problem with having both grasses is that the fescue stays green through
the winter while the bermuda turns brown. I end up with huge patches of
brown spots in the yard and it looks like brown patch, but it's not. I was
told to use the roundup concentrate instead of the ready to use type. You
can mix it a little stronger for tough to kill plants.

Good luck.

Penny
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Killing Crabgrass
 

Try Roundup or Finale. Either will do a good job this time of year.
Crabgrass herbicides such as MSMA do not work well this time of year. They
work much better when crabgrass is very young. Another note, there are many
other types of grassy weeds that people call crabgrass but may note be.
Some are perennial, such as dalisgrass, so a nonselective like Roundup is
probably your best bet. Do not be disturbed when you see some crabgrass
coming up after killing and aerating or whatever prep method you use.
Crabgrass, and others, will continue to germinate up to frost.

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So, I might as well till it up and just re-seed then. Then next spring,
make sure I get the pre-emergent down. The advice I've received is
basically- I need to either let it die and then re-seed, kill it, wait and
then re-seed or pull-it and re-seed. I tend to keep my grass nice and long.
Usually that helps to defend against drought but seeing that's not a problem
this year, all I've done is let the crabgrass grow and continue to seed
itself.
"Baine Carruthers" wrote in message
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Try Roundup or Finale. Either will do a good job this time of year.
Crabgrass herbicides such as MSMA do not work well this time of year.
They
work much better when crabgrass is very young. Another note, there are
many
other types of grassy weeds that people call crabgrass but may note be.
Some are perennial, such as dalisgrass, so a nonselective like Roundup is
probably your best bet. Do not be disturbed when you see some crabgrass
coming up after killing and aerating or whatever prep method you use.
Crabgrass, and others, will continue to germinate up to frost.

--
Baine


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In article , bestokes wrote:
So, I might as well till it up and just re-seed then. Then next spring,
Last time I tilled it took me forever to rake out the clumps of grass.
I suggest killing it first or use the plugging areator and then reseed
into the areated holes. even if you kill it first you will have the
grass clumps to contend with. More work unless of course the ground is
really compacted then you may get a better stand.

make sure I get the pre-emergent down. The advice I've received is
basically- I need to either let it die and then re-seed, kill it, wait and
then re-seed or pull-it and re-seed. I tend to keep my grass nice and long.
Usually that helps to defend against drought but seeing that's not a problem
this year, all I've done is let the crabgrass grow and continue to seed
itself.
"Baine Carruthers" wrote in message
...
Try Roundup or Finale. Either will do a good job this time of year.
Crabgrass herbicides such as MSMA do not work well this time of year.
They
work much better when crabgrass is very young. Another note, there are
many
other types of grassy weeds that people call crabgrass but may note be.
Some are perennial, such as dalisgrass, so a nonselective like Roundup is
probably your best bet. Do not be disturbed when you see some crabgrass
coming up after killing and aerating or whatever prep method you use.
Crabgrass, and others, will continue to germinate up to frost.

--
Baine


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