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How To Kill Stickers In Yard
Posted on 5/27/14 at 8:58 am
Posted on 5/27/14 at 8:58 am
This is the first year I've ever had a problem with stickers in the yard. My neighbor says the same thing. I'm not sure where they're coming from or why, but it doesn't matter. What's the best chemical for killing these things and leaving the grass intact?
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Posted on 5/27/14 at 9:23 am to Python
Atrazine, but if you spray it this late and have Bermuda grass it will smoke it too. I spray my stickers in March, before the Bermuda comes out.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 10:58 am to Python
Manually pull up the weeds.
Atrizine granules. Water really good afterward.
Atrizine granules. Water really good afterward.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:11 am to Python
I am trying to get rid of them myself. I have been reading up on it and was told to fertilize your yard really good and let the grass smother it. I can tell this is going to be a slow process. My grass is growing like a champ but I can still tell for it to smother it out it is going to take a while. I just didn't want to spray something that could also possibly kill my grass too. I have a St. Augustine yard and I am thinking about transplanting a few patches in the spots that have mostly stickers to make the grass smother it out quicker.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:22 am to Teyeger
Mow at 3.5" to 4.0" every single week, bag any clippings, and most everything will get smothered out in a year.
One granule atrizine application and a slow-release fertilizer application will give you a perfect lawn late summer or next spring.
One granule atrizine application and a slow-release fertilizer application will give you a perfect lawn late summer or next spring.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:32 am to Python
If its already sticking you its too late. You have to spray em early in the spring when they are green. I get with 2-4D or triclopyr
Posted on 5/27/14 at 11:43 am to CoastieGM
quote:
Mow at 3.5" to 4.0" every single week, bag any clippings, and most everything will get smothered out in a year.
One granule atrizine application and a slow-release fertilizer application will give you a perfect lawn late summer or next spring.
I am close to this method, I mow really high (2nd highest setting) every other week. It gets shaggy, but that's what lets it run.
The first year I did weed and feed (atrazine/fertilizer) I did not see much difference. Each consecutive year since then it has gotten better and more responsive to the application it seems.
My lawn is super healthy now, and filled in at about 96% St. Augustine. I love walking on it bare footed.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 12:05 pm to TigerTerd
quote:True. Stickers grow where there's no grass or weak stands so "covering" the ground with a good solid stand going into winter is important.
CoastieGM
Mow at 3.5" to 4.0" every single week, bag any clippings, and most everything will get smothered out in a year.
quote:I used to care for ball fields and that was how I have addressed them in the past. No issues any more.
TigerTerd
If its already sticking you its too late. You have to spray em early in the spring when they are green. I get with 2-4D or triclopyr
Posted on 5/27/14 at 12:32 pm to Geauxtiga
So you're saying if they're showing up, nothing will kill them? Not even Atrazine as mentioned earlier?
Posted on 5/27/14 at 12:37 pm to Python
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So you're saying if they're showing up, nothing will kill them? Not even Atrazine as mentioned earlier?
I think what he is saying is that if they are already there, then killing them wont do much good. A sticker sticks you when it is dead and dried out.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 12:38 pm to Teyeger
Understood. But I'm trying to prevent them from spreading even more.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:01 pm to Python
Yeah, when you get stuck the burweed is already dead, therefore spraying it would be wasting money and time. For control use I would consider what I posted above or Atrazine, but like stated earlier, Atrazine will burn Bermuda grass now. You have to spray it when its dormant in the early winter.
To keep from spreading I would look out trying to smother it with the grass you have now. IDK if weed and feed would be the appropriate thing for this time. Maybe give your county agent a ring?
To keep from spreading I would look out trying to smother it with the grass you have now. IDK if weed and feed would be the appropriate thing for this time. Maybe give your county agent a ring?
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:07 pm to TigerTerd
Well, it's not in my "main yard" right now. It's only in a strip of grass between the pool deck and a fence. I recently pulled up some shrubs so there's a lot of bare soil (I spread around some top soil earlier) and that's probably what is promoting the growth. I know it likes dry conditions with no other grass growth. So maybe the Atrazine would work since there's not a lot of other grass close to it. There's a little grass, but I'd be willing to sacrifice a spot here and there.
Or maybe just pull it up. Heck, Roud Up might even work. I just want it to stop spreading or it'll eventually get into my back yard.
Or maybe just pull it up. Heck, Roud Up might even work. I just want it to stop spreading or it'll eventually get into my back yard.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:08 pm to CoastieGM
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Mow at 3.5" to 4.0" every single week, bag any clippings, and most everything will get smothered out in a year. One granule atrizine application and a slow-release fertilizer application will give you a perfect lawn late summer or next spring.
I mow every single week. I think I may mow too short. I have my mower set to 1.5". I will raise my deck a little higher.
Also I have been using Triple 13 as the fertilizer. Is there a better fertilizer I may try? We got this big rain coming, I thought about putting out some more Triple 13 in the areas that are mostly stickers. I used a spreader and fertilized the whole yard about two weeks ago. I have about 3 acres of yard.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:15 pm to Python
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This is the first year I've ever had a problem with stickers in the yard. My neighbor says the same thing. I'm not sure where they're coming from or why, but it doesn't matter. What's the best chemical for killing these things and leaving the grass intact?
Are talking about Sand Spurs? If so, and this is the first year you've had em,( the infestation can't be that bad)just follow the runners back to their root, then pull the runners back to their source and pull them up by the roots.
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:15 pm to Python
If it is not too big of an area, round up twice, a week r 2 apart, till, rake up all dead grass, level and resod
Posted on 5/27/14 at 1:21 pm to Python
quote:He said if they were already "sticking" it was too late. That "sticker" comes when it's maturing/dying. I assume the sticker is the seed but not certain.
So you're saying if they're showing up, nothing will kill them? Not even Atrazine as mentioned earlier?
Posted on 5/27/14 at 2:04 pm to Python
Msma
Posted on 5/27/14 at 2:08 pm to Clyde Tipton
why do you bag, vs not bagging?
Posted on 5/27/14 at 2:10 pm to CarRamrod
I mulch, I do not bag.
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