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How do I get rid of nutgrass?

How do I completely rid my lawn of nutgrass without damaging my lawn?

Nutgrass is also known as nutsedge, either yellow or purple. Yellow nutsedge (Cyperus esculentus)is a lot easier to control than Purple nutsedge. For the homeowner, the only available chemical control that you can buy is MSMA (Ortho® Weed-B-Gon® Crabgrass Killer For Lawns Concentrate). This will take several applications (4-8) and you probably will experience discoloration of your grass, particularly if it is a cool season grass. Warm season grass, like bermudagrass will take only two applications because you can use a higher rate.

If you want to pay a licensed professional to apply a chemical to kill the nutgrass, then your options become a little better. Manage (halosulfuron-methyl) will do a very good job on controlling nutgrass and is labeled for just about every type of cool and warm season grass.

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