I am not sure what you call it, but in some areas of my lawm, there are
patches of grass that are hard and tough.

Other than trying to pull it out, does anyone know what I can do to get
rid of it.

I understand that come July/August, it will spread even more due to seeds.

Thanks.

Corinne

If you sprayed it with a grass-- herbicide- I would think it would do
the trick. Ortho use to have a product--Veg Kill" that if you sprayed
it on it would kill any and evrything. But am not sure if it is still
available. Talk to your local garden shop.

If by getting rid of it, you mean non selectively killing it, Roundup
(glyphosate), which will kill most vegetation, will do the trick. You
can reseed a week later. But depending on where you are, it's late to
be seeding now. You may want to wait till Fall.

"Corinne" wrote in message
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I am not sure what you call it, but in some areas of my lawm, there are
patches of grass that are hard and tough.

Other than trying to pull it out, does anyone know what I can do to get
rid of it.

I understand that come July/August, it will spread even more due to seeds.

Thanks.

Corinne

Sounds like "crab grass", a common type of lawn nuisance. There are products
made to fertilize and eliminate crab grass at the same time. Keep your lawn
cut on the high side so the good grass spreads and the crab grass gets less
sun and dies or at least spreads less.

Check in any garden shop for what you need.

Thank you. I will do that.

This is tucked into some very lush and green lawn. I bought this house
a year ago, and the lawn has come a long way. I just need to get rid
of a few patches of this hard grass.

Hopefully, what is recommended will not kill everything, but just the
hard grass.

Thanks.

wrote:
If you sprayed it with a grass-- herbicide- I would think it would do
the trick. Ortho use to have a product--Veg Kill" that if you sprayed
it on it would kill any and evrything. But am not sure if it is still
available. Talk to your local garden shop.

Yes, I have Roundup and it kills most everything. I am just afraid the
spray will bleed into my healthy lawn. There are just a few patches of
this hard grass.

I don't always explain myself too well.

Many thanks.


wrote:

If by getting rid of it, you mean non selectively killing it, Roundup
(glyphosate), which will kill most vegetation, will do the trick. You
can reseed a week later. But depending on where you are, it's late to
be seeding now. You may want to wait till Fall.

I was wondering if this was the same thing.

Yes, I do keep the grass cut on the high side. It is very lush and
green, and is choking out alot of this mess.

I bought this home a year ago, and the lawn has come a long way.

Many thanks.

Corinne

Edwin Pawlowski wrote:

"Corinne" wrote in message
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I am not sure what you call it, but in some areas of my lawm, there are
patches of grass that are hard and tough.

Other than trying to pull it out, does anyone know what I can do to get
rid of it.

I understand that come July/August, it will spread even more due to seeds.

Thanks.

Corinne


Sounds like "crab grass", a common type of lawn nuisance. There are products
made to fertilize and eliminate crab grass at the same time. Keep your lawn
cut on the high side so the good grass spreads and the crab grass gets less
sun and dies or at least spreads less.

Check in any garden shop for what you need.

Corinne wrote:
I am not sure what you call it, but in some areas of my lawm, there are
patches of grass that are hard and tough.

Other than trying to pull it out, does anyone know what I can do to get
rid of it.

I understand that come July/August, it will spread even more due to seeds.

You need to do a little bit of research to figure out what you really
have. "Hard Grass" could mean different things. What region do you
live in? Here in the south I would think you're talking about maybe
Bermuda grass? But it does not spread by seeds - insted it "runs" with
creapers. It could be crabgrass like others have said but that isn't
really "hard". Then there's johnson grass, dallas grass, ....

What you need to do will depend on what you have.

Checkout:

http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/TOOLS/TURF/TURFSPECIES/

to identify grass types

checkout:

http://www.lawnweeds.com/info/identify-weeds.html

to indeify weed types

Hope that helps

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Richard Thoms wrote:

Corinne wrote:

I am not sure what you call it, but in some areas of my lawm, there
are patches of grass that are hard and tough.

Other than trying to pull it out, does anyone know what I can do to
get rid of it.

I understand that come July/August, it will spread even more due to
seeds.


You need to do a little bit of research to figure out what you really
have. "Hard Grass" could mean different things. What region do you
live in? Here in the south I would think you're talking about maybe
Bermuda grass? But it does not spread by seeds - insted it "runs" with

My first thought when I began reading was "Bermuda grass". Whew! Tough
as a steel cable when you try to pull it out. Roundup would be my
weapon of choice. Research is a good idea. County extension service
may have folks who will ID it for you. Many good websites, too. Warm
climate?

Corinne wrote:

Thank you. I will do that.

This is tucked into some very lush and green lawn. I bought this house
a year ago, and the lawn has come a long way. I just need to get rid
of a few patches of this hard grass.

Hopefully, what is recommended will not kill everything, but just the
hard grass.

Thanks.

I have used Roundup and an old paint brush to get really tough stuff
without having to dig and damage the healthy stuff nearby. Roundup
spray is great as long as it doesn't drift onto desireable plants; best
done on a calm day. Paint brush for areas too small for spray. Works
best on stuff that is growing more actively and has tender shoots - can
cut back some larger weeds, wait for them to sprout new shoots and then
hit it with Roundup. May take a repeat a week or two later, but
persistance helps. It doesn't always act as quickly as expected, but I
have never used it on anything that wasn't eventually eliminated.

wrote:

If you sprayed it with a grass-- herbicide- I would think it would do
the trick. Ortho use to have a product--Veg Kill" that if you sprayed
it on it would kill any and evrything. But am not sure if it is still
available. Talk to your local garden shop.

Corinne wrote:
I am not sure what you call it, but in some areas of my lawm, there
are patches of grass that are hard and tough.

Other than trying to pull it out, does anyone know what I can do to
get rid of it.

I understand that come July/August, it will spread even more due to
seeds.
Thanks.

Corinne

I am sorry, but we don't know where you live and what kind of grass you
may have.

I suggest that you contact your local county extension office. It is a
government service and they can give you some good advice, not tainted by a
profit motive like you get at the garden center and they will know the local
conditions. Look them up in your local phone book and give them a call.

--
Joseph Meehan

Dia duit

Lowes and Home Depot sell some spray bottles of crabgrass kiler for spot
use. They are just simple pump sprayer like a bottle of Windex. The stuff
works well on a variety of grassy weeds without damaging most good grasses.


"Corinne" wrote in message
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I am not sure what you call it, but in some areas of my lawm, there are
patches of grass that are hard and tough.

Other than trying to pull it out, does anyone know what I can do to get
rid of it.

I understand that come July/August, it will spread even more due to seeds.

Thanks.

Corinne

The Bayer weedkiller I am thinking of (sorry I can't be more specific but
I've only seen 2 different ones from Bayer in pump bottles) killers other
bad weeds and grasses besides crabgrass.



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Art wrote:
Lowes and Home Depot sell some spray bottles of crabgrass kiler for spot
use. They are just simple pump sprayer like a bottle of Windex. The
stuff
works well on a variety of grassy weeds without damaging most good
grasses.



In most of the US, it's unlikely that it's crabgrass, because it's just
starting to germinate and doesn't become a noticeable problem until
Jul/Aug.

Thank you so much. Excellent idea.

Joseph Meehan wrote:
Corinne wrote:

I am not sure what you call it, but in some areas of my lawm, there
are patches of grass that are hard and tough.

Other than trying to pull it out, does anyone know what I can do to
get rid of it.

I understand that come July/August, it will spread even more due to
seeds.
Thanks.

Corinne


I am sorry, but we don't know where you live and what kind of grass you
may have.

I suggest that you contact your local county extension office. It is a
government service and they can give you some good advice, not tainted by a
profit motive like you get at the garden center and they will know the local
conditions. Look them up in your local phone book and give them a call.