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Bahia Grass (aka-Highway Grass) Infestation this year!
Posted on 5/2/16 at 1:30 pm
Posted on 5/2/16 at 1:30 pm
I've always fought against it but it seems like this year it's taking over. I've heard it thrives in dry or drought-like conditions which explains one part of my yard, but it's completely taken over there and I'm tired of fighting it.
I've got a mix of grasses thanks to neighbors going with different types so I need to be careful with how I control it. From the research I've done, it looks like I need to mix:
Metsulfuron - Which controls Bahia but is friendly for St. Aug, Bermuda, centipede and zoysia as well.
Herbicidal Surfactant - To help the herbicide stick to the treated area better.
Post-Control Marking Locator - A safe blue-coloring that will help me determine where I've applied the herbicide.
Is this overkill? Am I overlooking a simpler method with no mixing/spraying required? Something I can perhaps use my mixer for?
Obviously I don't want to use Round-Up as this is gonna destroy my grass in several spots, and even though the weed is crowding it out it'd still come back in a hurry if I got control of the weeds.
Tell me what y'all think.
I've got a mix of grasses thanks to neighbors going with different types so I need to be careful with how I control it. From the research I've done, it looks like I need to mix:
Metsulfuron - Which controls Bahia but is friendly for St. Aug, Bermuda, centipede and zoysia as well.
Herbicidal Surfactant - To help the herbicide stick to the treated area better.
Post-Control Marking Locator - A safe blue-coloring that will help me determine where I've applied the herbicide.
Is this overkill? Am I overlooking a simpler method with no mixing/spraying required? Something I can perhaps use my mixer for?
Obviously I don't want to use Round-Up as this is gonna destroy my grass in several spots, and even though the weed is crowding it out it'd still come back in a hurry if I got control of the weeds.
Tell me what y'all think.
Posted on 5/2/16 at 1:36 pm to GFunk
Metsulfuron has very different formulations for centipede/St Aug vs. Bermuda, but you should be good at about .5 oz/acre (dry measure). Hope you have a good little kitchen scale to measure out small increments.
ETA: .5oz/acre is the maximum application rate for centipede...Bermuda can handle up to 1oz/acre, but you should stay at .5 if you don't want to damage the centipede and St Aug
ETA: .5oz/acre is the maximum application rate for centipede...Bermuda can handle up to 1oz/acre, but you should stay at .5 if you don't want to damage the centipede and St Aug
This post was edited on 5/2/16 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 5/2/16 at 1:53 pm to bootlegger
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bootlegger
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Metsulfuron has very different formulations for centipede/St Aug vs. Bermuda, but you should be good at about .5 oz/acre (dry measure). Hope you have a good little kitchen scale to measure out small increments.
ETA: .5oz/acre is the maximum application rate for centipede...Bermuda can handle up to 1oz/acre, but you should stay at .5 if you don't want to damage the centipede and St Aug
Thanks. I really appreciate your feedback. Do you think the Surfactant is overkill? I'm just worried about how often and how quickly the forecast changes so if I treat I want it where it needs to be for as long as I can get it to stay there.
Posted on 5/2/16 at 1:57 pm to GFunk
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Surfactant
Just use dish soap, cheap surfactant
Posted on 5/2/16 at 2:28 pm to geauxnc0308
I hope you prove me wrong, however in my experience there is no way to get rid of Bahia Grass.
Posted on 5/2/16 at 2:53 pm to GFunk
Surfactant probably not necessary, but like mentioned, just add some Dawn....
Bahia grass on MSM label:
Bahia grass on MSM label:
Posted on 5/2/16 at 3:15 pm to bootlegger
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bootlegger
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Surfactant probably not necessary, but like mentioned, just add some Dawn....
Bahia grass on MSM label:
Thanks again brah.
Posted on 5/4/16 at 8:42 am to GFunk
I made my first applications of MSM to my pasture(Bermuda) and yard(st Augustine), starting the first week of April. I went with 2 applications @ .3oz/acre with surfactant, 3 weeks apart. It's a slow kill and needs a rain to get chemical down in the root zone. I'm pleased with it.
Posted on 5/4/16 at 9:16 am to GFunk
2 treatments of MSM about a week apart once the Bahia comes in kills it in my yard and it doesn't come back until the next summer. It's witchcraft.
ETA: It's cheap, too. One $20 bottle of granules will cover the two treatments of my 2 acres.
ETA: It's cheap, too. One $20 bottle of granules will cover the two treatments of my 2 acres.
This post was edited on 5/4/16 at 9:21 am
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