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Tackling Crab grass,scutch

galaxy12 · 2024-05-16 22:14:47

I have patches of scutch or crab grass like the picture here in parts of the lawn and has been spreading quite a bit . Although it's a small lawn replacing it is not an option so my plan is to dig out as much as possible and then reseeding. If so then which seed /brand and should I over seed to allow for the fescue to…

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16-05-2024 11:14pm

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galaxy12

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I have patches of scutch or crab grass like the picture here in parts of the lawn and has been spreading quite a bit .
Although it's a small lawn replacing it is not an option so my plan is to dig out as much as possible and then reseeding.
If so then which seed /brand and should I over seed to allow for the fescue to grow?
I stopped using lawn feed last year as I think it makes the unwanted grass grow more rapidly !
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#2 17-05-2024 5:58pm
standardg60

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Spray them off with glyphosate rather than digging as the roots will have already run.
Read the back of the box when buying grass seed, the higher % of bents and fescues the finer the grass.

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