How to Get Rid of Nutgrass
Nutgrass is an aggressive and persistent weed that commonly infests lawns, vegetable gardens, and homes. For that reason, getting rid of nutgrass can be difficult but with persistence and consistent application of a pre-emergent it can be done.
What is Nutgrass?
Nutgrass, also called nutsedge, is a perennial, which is a plant that comes back time after time. The plant looks like a very tiny palm tree and has a thin stalk with long, thin, light green leaves and small flower and seed bunches on the top if it’s allowed to grow. Nutgrass can grow to around 4 ½ feet high if left unchecked. As it grows, it shoots out a complex underground system of tubers and roots that spreads and reproduces. Eventually, a thick bunch of nutgrass forms and expands, and nearby crops, plants, and grasses can be choked out by the hardy and resilient weed.
We may think it looks like some grass seeds gone astray because it grows easily in rock beds and in the cracks of cement, but it’s not. Nutgrass has thick, stiff blades that shoot up from stems in sets of three, while most normal varieties of grass have two blades that shoot up from a single stem.
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Rich dark green-colored, triangle-shaped leaf (may resemble a tiny palm tree).
Grows 2-4 times faster than your lawn, making it look like you need to mow yard 2-3 times per week.
Will produce a blossom with additional growth.
Treatments with Roundup are futile; it simply will not kill nutgrass.
How to Get Rid of Nutgrass
Getting rid of nutgrass is a difficult process. Digging the weed out is recommended, but it can be really tough to figure out if you got the whole plant. It’s pesky and determined, so it might look like you got it all, but then find your yard dotted with nutgrass the next time it rains. Foiled again! Nutgrass grows much faster than grass, which makes it easy to spot in your yard, but a pain to have to keep dealing with.
Don’t fret, though; we can help! At Bug & Weed Mart, we carry all the same professional-strength herbicides, pre-emergents, sterilants, and post-emergent weed killers that professional landscapers use. We have a knowledgeable Manager at every one of our stores to give you the accurate advice you need. He or she will show you exactly how to get rid of nutgrass, and offer tips on how to plan for possible future growth, too.
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