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Brome Control Methods?

8 years ago

Our lot was covered in brome grass before we built our home. Once we laid sod (fescue), brome came back and crept up through some of the lines between the sod strips. Are there any selective herbicides I can use to kill the brome and not kill the sod? Any other suggestions on how to get rid of this unwanted grass without killing everything else? Thanks

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dchall_san_antonio
8 years ago
The tough love approach is to spot spray NOW, before it gets worse, with RoundUp. Try to minimize overspray onto the surrounding lawn. Cover with cardboard or something. RoundUp can be painted on the blades of the weeds if you don't have too much.
Aaron
Original Author
8 years ago
Thanks for the tip, dchall. Do you (or anybody else) have any experience with Tenacity? I found some studies that show the herbicide has some impact on Brome without permanently killing the desired grasses. There's too much Brome in the yard to paint on the blades, unfortunately.
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