We have a small amount of this weed in our lawn out the back.

But Debbie has heaps of it in her yard in Burra. So i have taken these photos, hoping for an ID on it. Deb has tried to pull it up, but its so hard to remove. Pretty sure its a bulb weed of some kind. Said to Deb & the elf …….“wonder if its a form of onion weed?”

Hoping someone can help Deb out on how to remove this weed from her garden/lawn/rose beds.

lawn , weed n feed, rose bed, dig them out

do they have a brown nut looking bulb? Nut grass?

bluegreen said:

do they have a brown nut looking bulb? Nut grass?

Dunno BG….. it didn’t bring up much when pulled and the leaf just broke off. Deb hasn’t dug down far enough to see the bulb.

Lucky1 said:

bluegreen said:

do they have a brown nut looking bulb? Nut grass?

Dunno BG….. it didn’t bring up much when pulled and the leaf just broke off. Deb hasn’t dug down far enough to see the bulb.

the nut won’t come out with pulling, you have to dig it up.

bluegreen said:

Lucky1 said:

bluegreen said:

do they have a brown nut looking bulb? Nut grass?

Dunno BG….. it didn’t bring up much when pulled and the leaf just broke off. Deb hasn’t dug down far enough to see the bulb.

the nut won’t come out with pulling, you have to dig it up.

Okay, I’ll tell Deb this.

If it is nut grass…..what is a good way for Deb to remove it???

Lucky1 said:

bluegreen said:

Lucky1 said:

bluegreen said:

do they have a brown nut looking bulb? Nut grass?

Dunno BG….. it didn’t bring up much when pulled and the leaf just broke off. Deb hasn’t dug down far enough to see the bulb.

the nut won’t come out with pulling, you have to dig it up.

Okay, I’ll tell Deb this.

If it is nut grass…..what is a good way for Deb to remove it???

with great difficulty. there is a poison called ‘Nut Buster’. Manually digging up has limited success as it easy to leave little bulblets behind. Or persistently smothering with a thick mulch over several layers of newspaper, and if it pokes through then recovering again until it eventually starves through lack of sunlight.

you’ll be doing the ‘nut bush city limits’ LOL

Passed all info on, via email:D

The Estate said:

you’ll be doing the ‘nut bush city limits’ LOL

LOL….. Oh Thee…….

Lucky1 said:

Passed all info on, via email:D

assuming that is what it is – I might be wrong! It has been known to happen once or twice! :P

bluegreen said:

Lucky1 said:

Passed all info on, via email:D

assuming that is what it is – I might be wrong! It has been known to happen once or twice! :P

Oh well…. I will be talking to her via phone before she has time to check her emails….lol They start shearing soon.

more…

NUT GRASS
This is one of the weeds that makes people freak out when they find it growing in their lawns or garden beds.
WHAT A PROBLEM……..WHAT SHOULD YOU DO??? ……… SHIFT !!!.
I had the same problem some years ago in the front lawn of a new house I’d just bought. Here is what you can do.
All you will need is a cotton bud or a very small paint brush.
On one leaf of each plant paint GLYPHOSATE 450g/L WEED KILLER straight from the container.
This poison will kill the whole plant including the roots which may have small bulblets attached to the main plant..
You will have to repeat some areas if any nut grass come up later in the season or the following year.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO NOT SPILL OR PAINT ANY ON THE LAWN GRASS.
Munns Glyphosate 450 WEED KILLER non-residual spray.
Make sure you follow the directions carefully for all herbicides and chemicals.

from http://www.heyne.com.au/gardencentre/factsheets/factsheet.php/Weeds+in+the+Lawn.htm

more…

http://extraonline.com.au/stories/story/10772.html

All passed on:)

Lucky1 said:

All passed on:)

information overload! don’t know whether to hope it is nut grass or not!

bluegreen said:

Lucky1 said:

All passed on:)

information overload! don’t know whether to hope it is nut grass or not!

Way I see it…… if its nut grass..she can treat it and if it’s not nut grass…Deb will scare the hell out of it enough…that it doesn’t even grow there…LOL

Does it smell like onion grass Lucky? Have a whif!

pomolo said:

Does it smell like onion grass Lucky? Have a whif!

I’m not in Burra now;) I’ll get Deb to do it Friday for you:)

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Does it smell like onion grass Lucky? Have a whif!

I’m not in Burra now;) I’ll get Deb to do it Friday for you:)

I thought you said you had a small amount of it in your yard.

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Does it smell like onion grass Lucky? Have a whif!

I’m not in Burra now;) I’ll get Deb to do it Friday for you:)

I thought you said you had a small amount of it in your yard.

Oh yeah….. been a long day cleaning…just crawled out the shower…. still have tea to cook and clean up afterwards.

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Lucky1 said:

pomolo said:

Does it smell like onion grass Lucky? Have a whif!

I’m not in Burra now;) I’ll get Deb to do it Friday for you:)

I thought you said you had a small amount of it in your yard.

Oh yeah….. been a long day cleaning…just crawled out the shower…. still have tea to cook and clean up afterwards.

That’s ok. It can wait till tomorrow anyway.

I could be wrong, but it doesn’t look like nut grass in the photo…did you dig/pull it up at all?has a little “nut” with rhizomes coming out of them (in the ground)…

where’s Bubba Louie when you need her???

Doesn’t look like nut grass.

Dinetta said:

I could be wrong, but it doesn’t look like nut grass in the photo…did you dig/pull it up at all?has a little “nut” with rhizomes coming out of them (in the ground)…

where’s Bubba Louie when you need her???

On my way up.

Bubba Louie said:

Doesn’t look like nut grass.

I agree. That’s why I asked you to smell it Lucky. If it’s onion weed you should be able to smell onion in the leaves.