Turfgrass

Crabgrass species (Digitaria spp.) are common annual grassy weeds that can be problematic on athletic fields, golf courses, and certainly residential lawns throughout Tennessee. This publication will detail critical control practices for these species.   Published by: University of Tennessee Extension Date Published: 2015 Link to Resource: https://extension.tennessee.edu/publications/Documents/W146.pdf …

Dallisgrass can be one of the most challenging to control lawn weeds for Tennessee homeowners. Dallisgrass is a perennial grass that spreads from rhizomes (below ground stems) and seeds. This growth pattern creates a clump of course leaves with greenish-gray leaves. Even with herbicides, control of dallisgrass is difficult and sometimes the best option to […] …

Hairy bittercress is a common weed in Tennessee home lawns that is a winter annual. It can be found in a range of lawn as well as landscape bed locations, but prefers cool, and moist locations that were recently disturbed. This publication provides an overview of hairy bittercress in the lawn and landscape including identification […] …

Sedges (Cyperus spp.) and kyllingas (Kyllinga spp.) are unique lawn weeds in the home lawn that cannot be exactly classified as either a grass or a broadleaf. Yellow and purple nutsedge, and green and false green kyllinga are common weeds in the home lawn and some can also invade landscape beds and home vegetable gardens. […] …