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Virginia Buttonweed seems worse this year
Posted on 9/17/24 at 3:10 pm
Posted on 9/17/24 at 3:10 pm
My yard is St. Aug grass. Spot sprayed msm turf about a month ago. This past week I noticed it’s worse than ever. Spot sprayed msm again, twice this past week. Anyone else have the same issues with this stubborn weed?
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Posted on 9/17/24 at 3:12 pm to mamagreg
I've never been able to get rid of it. It's mainly in the patches of St Aug I have in the front yard. I broadcast applied MSM in May then have spot treated twice with celsius. It damages the St Aug so bad I'm hesitant to get after it. The second application of celsius barely slowed it down.
Posted on 9/17/24 at 3:15 pm to mamagreg
I had a pretty good control of it in my yard and then last summer we had to move out of our house for 7 months and the yard went to shite.
Its terrible this year. I tried staying on top of it early by pulling (the only effective way I've found to get rid of it), but it was coming up everywhere.
My entire front half of my yard is covered.
Its terrible this year. I tried staying on top of it early by pulling (the only effective way I've found to get rid of it), but it was coming up everywhere.
My entire front half of my yard is covered.
Posted on 9/17/24 at 3:38 pm to mamagreg
Between it and lespedeza, I am going to have to have an all out war next year.
Posted on 9/17/24 at 4:04 pm to mamagreg
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Anyone else have the same issues with this stubborn weed?
yes, it's horrible at my place...I just tell the wife, "at least it's green"...
Posted on 9/17/24 at 4:32 pm to farad
I pick it out on occasion.
Posted on 9/17/24 at 4:40 pm to mamagreg
I’m having an issue where there is excessive moisture.
Posted on 9/17/24 at 4:43 pm to mamagreg
My lawn is filled with VBW and doveweed. I've pretty much given up.
Posted on 9/17/24 at 6:44 pm to mamagreg
I think it is impossible to rid. I only spot spray with a high dose, and each year it gets worse.
Fixing to give up and have a nice VBW lawn, with pretty white flowers.
I may go to round up on the patches and see what happens.
Fixing to give up and have a nice VBW lawn, with pretty white flowers.
I may go to round up on the patches and see what happens.
This post was edited on 9/17/24 at 6:46 pm
Posted on 9/17/24 at 7:33 pm to mamagreg
St. Augustine sure doesn’t seem as tough as when I was a youngster. Almost wonder if we had a different St. Aug cultivar than what is sold today. I replaced my mom’s yard a decade ago from St. Aug to Empire Zoysia. You can’t kill that stuff. I planted Palisades Zoysia in my front yard. That grass grows so thick, stays green even during most of the winter, and it grows so thick it chokes the weeds out. I’m not going to put that much work and money into battling with St. Augustine and it’s bugs and diseases. Pretty grass when healthy, but it either likes its spot or doesn’t.
Far as weeds Celsius and Certainty kill pretty much everything I need it to.
Far as weeds Celsius and Certainty kill pretty much everything I need it to.
This post was edited on 9/17/24 at 7:47 pm
Posted on 9/17/24 at 7:58 pm to PillageUrVillage
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My lawn is filled with VBW and doveweed. I've pretty much given up.
I think I'm at this point, as well. Neverending uphill battle.
Posted on 9/17/24 at 8:50 pm to Goldensammy
The white VBW flowers make for a nice contrast against my green centipede.
Posted on 9/17/24 at 8:58 pm to mamagreg
quote:
Anyone else have the same issues with this stubborn weed?
Once your notice it, you will notice it in every yard everywhere
Posted on 9/17/24 at 8:59 pm to shoelessjoe
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I’m having an issue where there is excessive moisture.
Definitely notice that areas with poor drainage the VBW can outcompete St Aug
Posted on 9/17/24 at 9:26 pm to MikeD
I was on top of my pre and post emergent game the last year and a half, even did what was recommended by LSU Ag to fix up my yard.
Yard has been arse but "at least it's green" right now. No chance St. Aug is one of those yards you can set on fire and have it come back better after winter huh?
Yard has been arse but "at least it's green" right now. No chance St. Aug is one of those yards you can set on fire and have it come back better after winter huh?
Posted on 9/17/24 at 10:02 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
Specticle Flo pre emergent does a great job at getting rid of VBW, Dove weed and the majority of our common uninvited lawn guests. I have been using it for the last two years and have very little of either. It is pricey however the application rate is so low that the cost / application is very reasonable.
Posted on 9/17/24 at 11:18 pm to mamagreg
VBW does seem to be really active this year. I keep it under control in the yard with MSM. I also have some small pastures and the VBW is terrible in them. I've got to get with it and spend the time and spray the MSM out in the pastures.
Posted on 9/18/24 at 9:16 am to windmill
I feel like if my neighbors don’t treat their yard also it’s a losing battle so I just keep spraying it with roundup all summer
Posted on 9/18/24 at 9:43 am to Woodsmaster
quote:I just looked at the prices. Wow
Specticle Flo pre emergent
Posted on 9/18/24 at 9:49 am to AlxTgr
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I just looked at the prices. Wow
Yep - but it's the best shite out there and 1 bottle covers like 130K SF.
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