I barely know anything about lawn care and anything I do i learn from here. This weed is taking over my yard and it's driving me crazy. I even put pre-emergent back in October and it's not working.
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churst50
Someone in here is gonna have a more detailed answer, but Oct pre-emergent isn’t going to do you much help. Post treatment with a selective herbicide and pre-emergent before spring will be more effective. Then you need to be running a fert program to get that grass what it needs to grow and fight off weeds. I reckon it’s dormant, whatever it is. Water and warm weather will bring it out.
CPOx
Honestly doesn’t look too crazy. Just spend like 5 minutes every evening picking some weeds while you make a phone call. All gone in a few days.
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If you’re asking for help with identifying a weed and/or type of grass, please include close-up photos showing as much detail as possible.
For grasses, it is especially important to get close photos from multiple angles. It is rarely possible to identify a grass from more than a few inches away. In order to get accurate identifications, the more features of the grass you show the more likely you are to get an accurate identification. Features such as, [ligules](https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_gallery_mobile/public/2024-03/180.png.jpg?itok=D5yNs0l8) (which can be hairy, absent entirely, or membranous (papery) like the photo), [auricles](https://extension.illinois.edu/sites/default/files/styles/image_gallery_mobile/public/2024-03/Grasses%20at%20a%20Glance%20Blog%20Pictures.png.jpg?itok=PLrWX4q-), any hairs present, roots, stems, and any present seed heads. General location can also be helpful.
Pull ONE shoot and get pictures of that.
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Someone in here is gonna have a more detailed answer, but Oct pre-emergent isn’t going to do you much help. Post treatment with a selective herbicide and pre-emergent before spring will be more effective. Then you need to be running a fert program to get that grass what it needs to grow and fight off weeds. I reckon it’s dormant, whatever it is. Water and warm weather will bring it out.
Honestly doesn’t look too crazy. Just spend like 5 minutes every evening picking some weeds while you make a phone call. All gone in a few days.