How do you get rid of the Florida snow weed?
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Nancy
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The big question.....once it takes over your lawn how do you get rid of it?
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Changing lawn care seems to be the best way to deal with these tricky weeds: check it out http://gardeningnewstoday.com/one-of-floridas-nastier-weeds/
First off the problem has to be figured out why you are getting the weeds. Insuficent water or improper fertilization etc. You will need to apply a herbicide for your area making sure it is applied at the right time of day,followed with the right watering schedule.Keeping fertilization at a timely schedule is also needed for a healthy lawn.
“What people are calling pusley, may actually be large-flower pusley or Brazilian pusley,” said Laurie Albrecht, Palm Beach County environmental horticulture extension agent.
Horticulturists steer away from recommending herbicide to fight the pusley, suggesting changes in lawn care maintenance that will improve turf health to help overcome the weed. Those changes can include watering more and setting the lawn mower higher.
But if 50 percent or more of a lawn is overcome, Albrecht said the cure is total turf replacement.
“If it’s over 50 percent, there is no recommendation except to start over and re-sod,” she said. “The problem is, all the flowers turn to seed and they spread and pretty soon there are a lot more.”
Hi Nancy, hope this video helps you out.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DytBDKeuBO8
Pre-emergence herbicides provide several weeks of residual control in the soil and will kill the seedling weeds as they emerge. Pre-emergence herbicides should be applied before germination of the weed seeds.