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Posted on 4/6/25 at 8:08 pm
Posted by RebRxV
Member since Oct 2022
273 posts
Posted on 4/6/25 at 8:08 pm
What y'all got for dallisgrass in the lawn? I've found nothing that will kill it without killing the lawn short of digging up each plant.
Posted by Bayou
Boudin, LA
Member since Feb 2005
38979 posts
Posted on 4/6/25 at 8:38 pm to
Do you lay pre-emergent twice/year?
Posted by Spelt it rong
Louisiana
Member since Oct 2012
10497 posts
Posted on 4/6/25 at 9:13 pm to
I'm about to hit it with Celsius.

I've tried pre emergents, glyphosate (in winter after grass is dormant) and straight-up pulling it. Nothing works on that shite weed
Posted by jfw3535
South of Bunkie
Member since Mar 2008
5192 posts
Posted on 4/6/25 at 9:22 pm to
Dig it up from the root. Nothing kills that shite.
Posted by LSUtigerME
Walker, LA
Member since Oct 2012
3891 posts
Posted on 4/6/25 at 9:26 pm to
Dig it out or Glyphosate carefully applied.

Celsius will stunt it, but not kill it.

If you are a golf course, sod farm, or athletic field you could also use MSMA.
Posted by ronk
Member since Jan 2015
6915 posts
Posted on 4/6/25 at 9:45 pm to
Pre ems don’t work. You’ll have to dig it out.
Posted by shoelessjoe
Member since Jul 2006
10835 posts
Posted on 4/6/25 at 9:49 pm to
quote:

If you are a golf course, sod farm, or athletic field you could also use MSMA.

This is the only way if you don’t use glyphosate. No pre-emergent works on Dallisgrass.
Posted by RebRxV
Member since Oct 2022
273 posts
Posted on 4/6/25 at 10:08 pm to
Thank y'all for your feedback, even if it confirmed my fears. I guess I'll just have to keep digging, cussin' and learning new cuss words.
Posted by Zappas Stache
Utility Muffin Research Kitchen
Member since Apr 2009
40640 posts
Posted on 4/6/25 at 11:06 pm to
You can listen to this song while your digging to help the time go by
Posted by TheBoo
South to Louisiana
Member since Aug 2012
5094 posts
Posted on 4/7/25 at 2:07 am to
What kind of grass do you have? Sethoxidym will do a good job on in and doesn’t harm centipede. Will kill other grasses though.
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
57944 posts
Posted on 4/7/25 at 1:17 pm to
quote:

No pre-emergent works on Dallisgrass.
you mean post emergent.... pre emergant, as far as i know, does work on dallis grass seeds.
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
84183 posts
Posted on 4/7/25 at 1:34 pm to
quote:

Dig it out or Glyphosate carefully applied.
These have always worked for me. A small sacrifice in turf has been worth it and short-lived.
Posted by ronk
Member since Jan 2015
6915 posts
Posted on 4/7/25 at 1:58 pm to
Pre em. It appears on the dimension label but only for seedlings. I don't count that as working as a pre em because the second the barrier breaks down you'll have new Dallisgrass plants. This is due to how long it will go to seed.
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
57944 posts
Posted on 4/7/25 at 3:59 pm to
welp im wrong, you are the expert.
Posted by shoelessjoe
Member since Jul 2006
10835 posts
Posted on 4/7/25 at 8:17 pm to
Which one? Please help me out. I’ve sprayed prodiamine, Specticle flo and neither stops it.
Posted by CenlaLowell
Alexandria, la
Member since Apr 2016
1102 posts
Posted on 4/8/25 at 2:18 am to
Msma, if not that a mix of tricypolr, fuilsade 2, and roundup. When using that mix you have to paint it on the weed
Posted by CenlaLowell
Alexandria, la
Member since Apr 2016
1102 posts
Posted on 4/12/25 at 8:49 am to
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This post was edited on 4/12/25 at 8:51 am
Posted by Art Vandelay
LOUISIANA
Member since Sep 2005
11154 posts
Posted on 4/12/25 at 9:39 am to
Cold beer and a shovel.
Posted by armytiger96
Member since Sep 2007
1616 posts
Posted on 4/13/25 at 9:27 am to
quote:

If you are a golf course, sod farm, or athletic field you could also use MSMA.


This has worked for helping transition a small piece of land I own from 60%-70% dallisgrass into a bermuda sod farm. The transition is almost complete.
Posted by Schmelly
Member since Jan 2014
15129 posts
Posted on 4/14/25 at 3:29 pm to
Don’t use a shovel, use a post hole digger. Easier work and less soil to replace. I’m currently in a war with the shite in my yard. It needs to be nuked but I’m gonna have fun with it, see what i can do
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