What is the best way to get nut-grass out of Monkey Grass?

Mle28332602
by Mle28332602
Nut grass has taken over the Monkey grass in my flower beds, what can I use to kill out the Nut-grass but not harm the Monkey Grass?

  5 answers
  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Aug 29, 2017

    You cannot use anything.You will have to dig it or smother it with newspapers and cardboard

  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Aug 29, 2017

    Pull it out !

  • Landsharkinnc Landsharkinnc on Aug 29, 2017

    elbow grease works well -- nut sedge seems to LOVE mondo grass!!

  • Eloise Eloise on Aug 30, 2017

    This suggestion comes from a landscaper, and I've had good results using this method. "Paint" the nut grass, with Roundup. Using a cheap thin-tipped artist's brush, paint each petal of the unwanted grass sparingly with a small amount of the Roundup being careful not to as little as humanly possible on any of the grass you want to keep. It doesn't take much because the Roundup is systemic, meaning just a little will kill the entire plant. This is time consuming and tedious, but effective . I've had great success ridding my thyme groundcover of oxalis with minimal damage to the groundcover.

  • Nathan Proffitt Nathan Proffitt on Aug 30, 2017

    There is a special herbicide you can purchase at a turf store or irrigation company, sorry cannot recall the name of it, however our friend 'the landscape architect' recommended it....it worked, the only thing that worked. He called the grass 'nut sage' - has a nut shaped root and triangular blade. It will come back without this treatment.