How to kill

purple & yellow nutsedge

          Yellow or purple, pick your poison, menace weed. Sedge is a pest. To those of is who desire top shelf turf it is a problem and also a weed in ornamental plantings. Pulling it will only make it stronger. To totally understand this plant one should collect info and opinions from every source available until redundancy sets in. Only then can the landscape owner understand the job at hand and possess the patience needed to battle this foe.

            Nutsedge is a perennial weed that, like burmudagrass, expands its territory every season. It seems to respond favorably to the fertilizer that we give to our desirable turf. Furthermore, irrigation encourages this menace. The management practices we employ

for pristine turf can also be helpful when going head-on with this complicated pest. Like all other weeds, herbicides will work the best when used on actively growing vegetation. Drought stressed sedge will show almost no effects of control.

           Since the kind of nutsedge you have determines how you'll control it. First, visit these web pages to determine whether you have purple or yellow nutsedge.

Obtain these items:

Sprayer of your choice (not a hose end sprayer)

This sprayer can also be used with broadleaf herbicides but not with roundup like products.

Manage Herbicide can be purchased in “single serving” quantities to mix one gallon. That will be enough to apply to approximately 500 square feet. (Depending on sprayer nozzle size and efficiency of the applicator.) Manage controls yellow & purple nutsedge.

Basagran Herbicide is needed to control yellow nutsedge, the most common of sedges. Most likely found in quarts, this product can be mixed with Manage.

            These products can be purchased at Southern States in Carrboro. Apply them to sedge at least 24 hours before mowing for maximum coverage. For best results sedge should not be suffering from drought stress. READ THE PRODUCT LABELS TWICE TO MAXIMIZE COMPREHENSION, then spray.