What kind of grass please

[WanderingNomad]

Probably a simple answer but not a grass guy, I just mow it... I am curious what kind of grass I have a lot of please.

 

[deerhunter10]

Looks like nutsedge.

 

[swampbadger]

my first thought was also yellow nutsedge. It's a booger bear to get rid of.

 

[jejeffrries71]

my first thought was also yellow nutsedge. It's a booger bear to get rid of.

It is not grass either.

 

[swampbadger]

It is not grass either.

I know, I never said nutsedge was a grass.

 

[tellico4x4]

Nutsedge, got a long frustrating battle on your hands.Have fought it for years unfortunately. Spreads like wildfire, at one time probably 75% of my 34 clover plots had it. Repeated doses of Basagran will knock it back and won't kill the clover. However it doesn't totally kill the Nutsedge either, just slows it down. Sedgehammer will kill it and the clover, but costs like $60 for 1.3 oz of it . Have used it to spot spray before.

The ONLY thing that I have found to eradicate it, is nuking the entire plot with a strong mixture of glyphosphat, glufosinate & crop oil. Yep, that means you have to replant your clover. Started doing that 4 years ago & down to the last 3 to redo. Will nuke them next month and replant in fall.

 

[WanderingNomad]

Thanks for the feedback and comments!!!

 

[Boll Weevil]

Nutsedge persists and thrives in poorly drained, compacted, clay, or wet soils. Fix that = bye bye nutsedge.

 

[Popcorn]

What @Boll Weevil said
But until you can subsoil the area here is a recipe that was given to me in June. I trust the author and plan to use this this fall

 

[WanderingNomad]

What @Boll Weevil said
But until you can subsoil the area here is a recipe that was given to me in June. I trust the author and plan to use this this fall

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Thanks for the mix info! how big of any area should this cover?

 

[Popcorn]

Thanks for the mix info! how big of any area should this cover?

You will have to do the math to downsize the recipe. This is for 200 gallons at 20 gallons per acre so , 10 acres. We commonly spray at 60 lbs pressure but in hot weather I like a bigger droplet so go down to about 40 lbs pressure
If you don't have a gauge just wing it and leave it moist, it don't have to be bathed in spray, just moistened

 

[WanderingNomad]

You will have to do the math to downsize the recipe. This is for 200 gallons at 20 gallons per acre so , 10 acres. We commonly spray at 60 lbs pressure but in hot weather I like a bigger droplet so go down to about 40 lbs pressure
If you don't have a gauge just wing it and leave it moist, it don't have to be bathed in spray, just moistened

Thank you sir!

 

[Split Brow]

Will a strong dose of glyphosate take it out? Also have imox, but with residual, it may affect fall plantings of rye, turnips and radishes.

 

[Popcorn]

Will a strong dose of glyphosate take it out? Also have imox, but with residual, it may affect fall plantings of rye, turnips and radishes.

Gly may burn the tips but will not kill the plant. Several sedges have tubular roots or bulb type tubers that store carbohydrates and readily regenerate the plant from stored energy making it real hard to eradicate with leaf active herbicides. You need systemic pesticides like Basagran or sedge hammer and still expect multiple applications

 

[MR Yote]

Try Sedgehammer if you can find it or Envoke is a great nutsedge killer but it's pricey. Glyphosate will not touch it.