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Doveweed everywhere. Advise.
Posted on 9/28/25 at 11:32 am
Posted on 9/28/25 at 11:32 am
Walker LA. Identified doveweed in massive amounts in my Bermuda hopefully taking over centipede yard. This is surprising because it’s a well drained area , and have maintained yard season round with nitrogen application and mowed at 1.5” at least 1 x week. I noticed the doveweed purple flowering this past week after the several days of rain. Last week I did apply dithiopyr fall pre emergent. At this point in the year, do I just wait and see and hope the winter kills it off? It doesn’t look terrible mowed because it’s full and green, but it’s definitely not a turf grass that I’m wanting. Thanks.
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Posted on 9/28/25 at 12:20 pm to LSUTIGERTAILG8ER
Can you pull it? It comes up really easy.
I velcroed one of these to my lawn mower and rip out anything as I see it. Last week there were about a dozen small patches of dove weed.
I velcroed one of these to my lawn mower and rip out anything as I see it. Last week there were about a dozen small patches of dove weed.
Posted on 9/28/25 at 12:57 pm to ELLSSUU
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Can you pull it?
Negative. It’s everywhere.
Posted on 9/28/25 at 1:05 pm to LSUTIGERTAILG8ER
A frost should kill it but that likely won't happen until November or December. Since it is aggressive at killing good grass i would consider a good selective herbicide. Celsius WG works well in my experience but usually takes two applications two weeks apart. Since it's kind of a waxy blade a surfactant would help or add some dawn in the blue bottle with the duck on the label.
This post was edited on 9/28/25 at 1:08 pm
Posted on 9/28/25 at 1:28 pm to LSUTIGERTAILG8ER
Celsius kills the shite out of it. Once sprayed it's going to take over a week before you see a difference. Will go downhill quickly after that. I have the instructions on my site. And I think the links for the small packets
Celsius guide
Celsius guide
Posted on 9/28/25 at 8:09 pm to LSUTIGERTAILG8ER
Doveweed is an annual summer weed it will die with winter. You can kill it post-emergent with Celsius herbicide but it will return next year as the seeds are there. To mitigate its proliferation you need to apply Specticle pre-emergent herbicide next spring, around mid- to late April before the seeds germinate at a soil temperture near 70 F. With a wet summer a second application might be required in late July-early August. Dimension or Prodiamine pre-emergent herbicides will not work with Doveweed.
Specticle Flo is expensive upfront, near $300 for a 18 oz bottle. But it should last 3 or 4 years for 10,000 square foot lawn with 2 or 3 applications per year when applied at the labeled rate. Cost should equate to about $3 per 1000 sq ft or $30 for 10,000 sq ft of lawn - which in the grand scheme is not terribly expensive.
Doveweed Fact Sheet - LSU AgCenter
Specticle Flo is expensive upfront, near $300 for a 18 oz bottle. But it should last 3 or 4 years for 10,000 square foot lawn with 2 or 3 applications per year when applied at the labeled rate. Cost should equate to about $3 per 1000 sq ft or $30 for 10,000 sq ft of lawn - which in the grand scheme is not terribly expensive.
Doveweed Fact Sheet - LSU AgCenter
This post was edited on 9/29/25 at 10:05 am
Posted on 9/28/25 at 9:27 pm to LSUTIGERTAILG8ER
Atrizane and Celsius kills doveweed
There is no pre-emergent for doveweed
There is no pre-emergent for doveweed
This post was edited on 9/28/25 at 9:29 pm
Posted on 9/29/25 at 7:27 am to LSUTIGERTAILG8ER
Atrazine, Celsius, Weed-Free-Zone, or any other herbicide with 2,4-D will kill it.
Specticle Flo is supposed to be very effective against doveweed. So I don't think this is true. I personally haven't used the stuff, so I don't have first hand experience.
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There is no pre-emergent for doveweed
Specticle Flo is supposed to be very effective against doveweed. So I don't think this is true. I personally haven't used the stuff, so I don't have first hand experience.
This post was edited on 9/29/25 at 7:30 am
Posted on 9/29/25 at 8:38 am to PillageUrVillage
Seems like Doveweed pops up very late in the summer. Probably works for it but have to time it correctly.
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