![]() You will probably have to do more than one application if the goosegrass is tillered out. If you have cool-season turfgrass then you can use fenoxaprop (Acclaim Extra), fluazifop (Fusilade II), topramezone (Pylex), or MSMA ( golf courses and sod farms only!). Your herbicide selection is going to vary greatly depending on species. Well what if you didn’t, or there is break through? There are some POST application control options.įirst, Know you turfgrass species. Other preemergence herbicide efficacy can vary.īut as it seems like everyone has already put down preemergence herbicide so, you have nothing to worry about. Herbicides that contain the active ingredient oxadiazon work very well. Like crabgrass, goosegrass is best controlled with a preemergence herbicide. That is about when the soil temperatures consistently reach approximately 60° F. ![]() Goosegrass ( Eleusine indica) is a summer annual weed that typically germinates after crabgrass in the spring. So should we hit the panic button? I am not sure but I do think that means we need to keep an eye out and know that goosegrass is on its way if not already germinated and especially in areas that haven’t been applied with a preemergent herbicde. There was a set of keys in the picture to help show the relative size of the goosegrass and on the key was a “panic” button that is commonly on keyless entry vehicles. Then I went back and looked at the picture. To answer that question honestly… I’m not sure. One of my good friends, Scott, down in Georgia commented “Should we hit the panic button?” Not too long ago I received a text from a friend of mine with a picture of goosegrass and the caption, “goosegrass emergence reported in Salina, KS in areas w/o PRE.” With the mild temperatures and just now seeing crabgrass germinate in some thin areas where no preemergence has been applied, I thought to my self, “Oh no.” I then posted the picture on Twitter to let everyone know what was going on in the area. (By Jared Hoyle, KSU Turfgrass Research and Extension)
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