Sedge Grass

[BradB]

I have a lot of a Sedge type grass in a perrenial clover plot.What will kill it without killing the clover.

 

[dogghr]

I have a lot of a Sedge type grass in a perrenial clover plot.What will kill it without killing the clover.

I'm not the one to answer Brad and I'm sure others will chime in soon. I will say my Imox spray did hurt the sedge good but quite sure it wasn't killed. I'm not sure the actual order name but Sedgehammer used to be a drug of choice for sedges, as was gly. Gly can be done in mid spring on clover when it is growing good and lots of moisture without perm hurt to the clover. Good luck.

 

[Drycreek]

Sedgehammer has been recommended to me, but what I actually used was Basagran. It worked, but I had to hit it two years in succession in my clover. Some more that was growing in a corner that no deer food was growing in I just nuked with a strong dose of gly.

 

[MarkDarvin]

I have a lot of a Sedge type grass in a perrenial clover plot.What will kill it without killing the clover.

I'd try mowing first. I don't have enough experience with sedge yet myself, but I've got it too, and second only to horsetail, it's my biggest challenge.

 

[cutman]

Yellow nutsedge is my nemesis. Roundup can kill it if you spray a very hot mix, but that will also kill your clover. Permit smokes it but not sure what it will do to your clover. Basagran is what lots of old farmers used but it never worked well for me.

 

[Drycreek]

Yellow nutsedge is my nemesis. Roundup can kill it if you spray a very hot mix, but that will also kill your clover. Permit smokes it but not sure what it will do to your clover. Basagran is what lots of old farmers used but it never worked well for me.

I didn’t have much of it, in fact so little in one end that I spot sprayed it with a wand. Still took two seasons to get it all. Basagran is fairly expensive too.

 

[Hoosierhunting]

Just curious, has anyone had issues getting rid of Chufa after planting it for turkeys? I’ve never planted it because it’s non native here and also because the native sedges can be tough to get rid of.


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[BradB]

The Yellow Nutgrass is a whole nother thing. I Added about 3 acres of old pasture to my bean/corn field last year and had an explosion of it after I planted this year.Unfortunately its in an area I have planted in a 5 way summer mix and I will have to address it next year.In my area Nutgrass brings hogs and I do not want them around if possible.Will give the Imox a try on the Sedge in the Clover plot.

 

[X-farmerdan]

The Yellow Nutgrass is a whole nother thing. I Added about 3 acres of old pasture to my bean/corn field last year and had an explosion of it after I planted this year.Unfortunately its in an area I have planted in a 5 way summer mix and I will have to address it next year.In my area Nutgrass brings hogs and I do not want them around if possible.Will give the Imox a try on the Sedge in the Clover plot.

IF IMOX is the answer, and I think it might be (mix it hot), make sure you use a surfactant or crop oil at a sufficient rate. Sedges typically have an extremely waxy layer that inhibits the absorption of any recommended herbicide. That's one impediment handled. The other is the plants' root system. Herbicides typically fail when plants have root systems that dwarf the size of the plant on the green side. Consistent mowing will help to deplete those massive food reserves.

 

[cutman]

The Yellow Nutgrass is a whole nother thing. I Added about 3 acres of old pasture to my bean/corn field last year and had an explosion of it after I planted this year.Unfortunately its in an area I have planted in a 5 way summer mix and I will have to address it next year.In my area Nutgrass brings hogs and I do not want them around if possible.Will give the Imox a try on the Sedge in the Clover plot.

It’s not a whole nother thing. Although people often mistakenly call nutsedge “nutgrass,” it is still a sedge (not a grass).

 

[BradB]

What I have in the Clover is not Yellow Nutgrass, its a whole nother plant. I am way to familiar with Nutgrass and am aware that it is a Sedge type plant.Whats in the Clover likes moister soil apparently and has a thinner stalk/leaf,has smaller seed heads and grows much thicker.