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maxrandb

(15,330 posts) Sat Aug 12, 2017, 07:13 PM Aug 2017

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I hate crabgrass

Ready to take a flamethrower to certain sections of my lawn.

Should I care, or just accept it as a fact of life and move on?

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I hate crabgrass (Original Post) maxrandb Aug 2017 OP

Never tried it myself nt doc03 Aug 2017 #1

if you hate the crabgrass SethH Aug 2017 #2

LOL maxrandb Aug 2017 #7

Personally, I've given it the front yard. Phoenix61 Aug 2017 #3

That's what I tell my bride maxrandb Aug 2017 #6

"flamethrower" - I contradict my Libness but I use weedkiller, not napalm UTUSN Aug 2017 #4

I hate bermudagrass. crabgrass has a post-emergent treatment Roland99 Aug 2017 #5

Having the same problem here. Would just leave it but we are getting our house ready to sell. Luciferous Aug 2017 #8

I got tired of spot spraying small spots and last winter after my last mowing Jim Beard Aug 2017 #9

doc03

(35,337 posts)

1. Never tried it myself nt

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 07:15 PM

Aug 2017

SethH

(170 posts)

2. if you hate the crabgrass

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 07:20 PM

Aug 2017

the crabgrass wins. I think Nixon said that.

maxrandb

(15,330 posts)

7. LOL

Reply to SethH (Reply #2)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 11:10 PM

Aug 2017

Phoenix61

(17,006 posts)

3. Personally, I've given it the front yard.

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 07:35 PM

Aug 2017

It's green, grows in sand and I don't have to water it.

maxrandb

(15,330 posts)

6. That's what I tell my bride

Reply to Phoenix61 (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 11:09 PM

Aug 2017

It's green and I've yet to see a natural setting of trees and perfectly manicured grass

UTUSN

(70,695 posts)

4. "flamethrower" - I contradict my Libness but I use weedkiller, not napalm

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 07:36 PM

Aug 2017

If I didn't have weeds I'd have no ground cover at all.

Roland99

(53,342 posts)

5. I hate bermudagrass. crabgrass has a post-emergent treatment

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Sat Aug 12, 2017, 07:46 PM

Aug 2017

Used it many years ago in KY. Can't remember the product but it was from a private company. Not from Lowe's or home depot

Bermudagrass intertwines with floratam and nothing treats it, other than roundup

Luciferous

(6,079 posts)

8. Having the same problem here. Would just leave it but we are getting our house ready to sell.

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Sun Aug 13, 2017, 10:27 PM

Aug 2017

I ordered some Drive xlr8 on Amazon and will be spraying the lawn tomorrow. Hopefully it works!

Jim Beard

(2,535 posts)

9. I got tired of spot spraying small spots and last winter after my last mowing

Reply to maxrandb (Original post)

Sun Aug 13, 2017, 11:14 PM

Aug 2017

I applied a herbicide I got from the local hardware store. We have a couple of guys that pull big tanks of herbicide around and spray peoples lawns VERY early in the spring. They kill existing weeds and pre-emergence. I will probably call these guys next year. Its about $50 and works but every year I think I can do it myself.

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