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Crabgrass -- am I crazy?

20 years ago

Okay, so crabgrass dies with the first frost, right? How about dumping a bunch of ice on it? Or is there some kind of freezing spray, like a dry ice spray? I just have it at the edges of my yard, trying to creep in, so I wouldn't have to do that big of an area. What do you think -- am I crazy?

Jan

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rhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
20 years ago
Makes more sense to get a weed torch and fry it out of there. Annual weeds are fun to control with a weed torch.
jankay
Original Author
20 years ago
Well, but it costs more, too. And I'd end up killing the grass as well, wouldn't I? Crabgrass isn't like a dandelion that you can isolate and burn. Anyway, is there any way my idea could work?

Thanks!
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vera_eastern_wa
20 years ago
No....just pull it up if it's not that big an area. Next year use a crabgrass selective preemergent herbacide to keep any seed from germinating period.

Vera

Here is a link that might be useful: Annual Grass Weed Control in Home Lawns-OSU

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