Remove Quackgrass Manually. Since there is no selective herbicide meant to kill quackgrass in cool-season lawns (without harming the grass), you will have to dig quackgrass out of your lawns.

Quackgrass is a perennial that forms mats and is tough to control. Prevention is best, but learn about other ways you can get rid of quackgrass.

Moreover, there isn't a selective herbicide that kills quackgrass without hurting any surrounding turf. That's why quackgrass — also known as couchgrass, quickgrass, quitch, ...

Quackgrass was brought to North America by colonists in the 1600s, ... which are pre-emergent herbicides that are applied before the crabgrass seeds germinate.

Herbicides might kill or at least slow the spread of quackgrass, but as an organic gardener, the nuclear option is not for me. Much as I would love to be rid of this pest, a more reasonable ...

The quackgrass must be actively growing and 4 to 6 inches high. I’ve found these products to be effective, but they are slow-acting, so results might not be evident for seven to 14 days ...

Q: Somehow quack grass has appeared in my backyard. Although this isn't a disaster quite on a par with the armillaria root rot that hit my garden a few years ago, it's pretty bad. The grass has ...

Quackgrass (Elytrigia repens) is a rhizomatous perennial that spreads by seeds and rhizomes. Quackgrass is a highly competitive agricultural weed that can significantly reduce crop yields and ...

This quackgrass is very dense in a few large patches of our lawn, ... Working the area up prior to killing quackgrass with herbicide actually moves it to new areas.

Q: I have quackgrass in my yard. It’s taking over. How do I deal with it? A: Quackgrass looks like dull-green grass on steroids, growing in bunches 1 to 4 feet tall. Leaf blades are flat, with a ...

My faithful readers—all five of them—have likely noticed that the last three articles have discussed weed control in vegetable gardens. I’m going to continue along that same theme discussing ...