I recently moved into a new construction home with new bermuda sod that was laid in early October of 2024. It went dormant around mid November, but over the past 3 months have noticed nutsedge (I think) starting to spread on one side of the house.
I've been looking into ways to deal with this (sedgehammer, ortho, weed and feed, etc), but am worried about potentially killing the sod along with the nutsedge, as it's likely not fully established yet. Is sedgehammer okay to use in my case? Any advice greatly appreciated!
by BrownSuga97
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Follow instructions on sledgehammer. Not sure about Bermuda, but it worked wonders on KBG for me. Took a couple of weeks, so patience is key while it might be tempting to apply something else or doing another application – don’t. Just follow instructions very very closely
I wouldn’t apply any pre emergent or killer. The sod is still fairly new and may kill it.
Get some Vexis herbicide works great it’s granular comes with a shaker.
It’s not nutsedge. Just because it a few stands of green, does not mean it is freakin🤬 nutsedge. ESPECIALLY with dormant bermuda surrounding it, the nutsedge would also go dormant/recede🤦♂️.
It’s fescue clump. Celsius will knock it out. Looks nice and rooted. Test by lightly pulling with thumb and forefinger. Heavy resistance will mean it’s rooted firmly and you can apply herbicide.
Not sedge. It’s either POA, fescue or rye. Use Certainty
I doubt it’s sedge. When Bermuda is dormant it’s usually too cold for sedge. I bet that’s POA
If Bermuda is dormant so is nutsedge, this is some kind of grassy weed.
Bentgrass..
Nutsedge is extremely cold intolerant. It goes away long before Bermuda goes dormant.
I wouldn’t think it would be nutsedge yet. I know I am starting to see poa pop up around my yard right now. If your lawn is completely dormant you can pretty much not worry about it as far as treating this, especially in just one area. I let things go in my front yard 5 years ago and in the winter I just sprayed roundup on the whole lawn. It delayed the waking up from dormancy for about a month and then it looked great. It sounds like it only had around a month to root though so that would probably not be a good option. Although it is Bermuda and even if you kill that area it will fill back in from around it. Don’t stress to much. Just post a better picture.
Looks like wild garlic or onion vessel will take care of it
Not nuts or poa. Almost looks like crab? Or something else you don’t really want.