Southern Crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris)

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Terry Murfreesboro, TN(Zone 7a) Jun 07, 2004

Southern Crabgrass
Digitaria ciliaris

Very common weed in the U.S.

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LouisianaSweetPea Mount Hermon, LA(Zone 8b) Jun 07, 2004

Hey! That's my LAWN. LOL.

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Jun 08, 2004

This stuff keeps me busy and out of trouble while trying to pull it up.

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ShirleyVH Manchaca, TX Apr 22, 2010

At least it is green. LOL

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Apr 29, 2010

That's true! :o)

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tvksi Paris, TX(Zone 7b) Jun 04, 2010

This is a really good picture of the Crab! Keeps me busy, too, but there have been a few times that I was almost glad to see it as it held the soil in place when some of my St Augustine froze! It sure can find the bare spots!!!

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Jun 05, 2010

Yes, with the severe cold this winter, the crab grass was almost a welcome sight!

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Terry Murfreesboro, TN(Zone 7a) Jun 23, 2010

I had forgotten I even took that picture..now I'm trying to figure out WHERE I took it (my guess is out in the veggie patch, where the best bermudagrass and crabgrass grows!)

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Jun 23, 2010

:o)

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tvksi Paris, TX(Zone 7b) Jun 27, 2010

It's nearly as bad as Johnson grass. I once had a frame house built on piers instead of concrete and the crab grass as well as the johnson grew up between the siding and the sheeting. It was a bugger getting it out. I wonder if I'd left it would it have made good insolation ... or a bonfire????
tvksi

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Terry Murfreesboro, TN(Zone 7a) Jun 28, 2010

Johnsongrass is in its own class of nasty weeds.

It grew in the greenway behind our first house, so occasionally it would crop up in the garden. A few times of trying to pull it by hand convinced me that it should only be attempted when the soil was loose (after a rain or sprinkler), and with gloves on.

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htop San Antonio, TX(Zone 8b) Jun 29, 2010

Ah, Johnson grass. Another evil plant in the garden. Sure can cut your hands up when trying to pull it up.

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tvksi Paris, TX(Zone 7b) Jun 30, 2010

Yep! it is a booger, but a blessing, too; a lot of it is grown in Central Texas for hay. we've bailed a bunch of it in my time and son's still bailing it. love to hate it

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