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Kali

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10. mow it or chop it down BEFORE it flowers/seeds out

Reply to UTUSN (Original post)

Tue May 15, 2012, 08:16 PM

May 2012

unless it is spreading by roots as well, you will eventually "overgraze" it and kill it without using toxic substances.

if you cut or mow (or even spray) after the embryos are formed (seeds) you are wasting time and effort and probably helping to plant them.

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Will *this* work to rid yard of this grassy weed? [View all] UTUSN May 2012 OP

Just to clarify, fwiw, the method would be: UTUSN May 2012 #1

land grant university SCantiGOP May 2012 #2

Sounds good, at least to identify it!1 Thanks!1 n/t UTUSN May 2012 #6

Why get rid of the weed? Live and let live, and you hedgehog May 2012 #3

Agree, unless you have some kind of Homeowner's Association on you or really got a thing against jp11 May 2012 #4

Plant some of this, it'll drive out that weed. raccoon May 2012 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2012 #24

Kudzu. It's still going places! LiberalEsto May 2012 #26

Don't think that would work. Hell Hath No Fury May 2012 #7

oooh, "deadheading" - exactly what I'm talking about!1 n/t UTUSN May 2012 #11

what is deadheading? n/t orleans May 2012 #20

"Deadheading" is -- Hell Hath No Fury May 2012 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague May 2012 #23

I'm not sure of the cause but the remedy is viagra. rug May 2012 #27

Oooh a Gardening Group post in the Lounge. rug May 2012 #8

Yes...wrong forum! Should it be locked? nt MADem May 2012 #13

I would send an alert but I can't think of anything witty. rug May 2012 #17

Can Lounge *ever* be violated - wittily?!1 n/t UTUSN May 2012 #19

I LOVE those! redwitch May 2012 #9

mow it or chop it down BEFORE it flowers/seeds out Kali May 2012 #10

I think that mow/chop are "planting". n/t UTUSN May 2012 #12

that is why you have to do it BEFORE it flowers or is close to setting seeds Kali May 2012 #14

I LOVED those weeds as a kid,,,, benld74 May 2012 #15

Here's what I know about lawns Major Nikon May 2012 #16

Thank you and YOU (Kali) and all !1 n/t UTUSN May 2012 #18

Just pull the damn thing out. All post-m herbicides do is leave you with (if ur lucky) a dead weed. Shagbark Hickory May 2012 #22

Vinegar to the rescue LiberalEsto May 2012 #25