Nut grass in my vegetable and flower beds

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cookiepress Myrtle Beach, SC(Zone 8a) Apr 30, 2008

I relocated from the Hudson Valley in NY to Myrtle Beach SC. I have always gardened and have found a new challenge here. NUT GRASS. Does anyone know how to get rid of it organically? I dig deep to get at the root (12 inches or more) sometimes I get at it and sometimes not. Its driving me crazy. Any help is appreciated

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Dean_W Central Texas, TX(Zone 8b) Apr 30, 2008

cookiepress, I have the same problem here in Texas so your not alone. I'd be intrested if there is an answer which I don't think there is. I've heard the only control for Nut Grass is chemical herbicides. Which I don't want to use.

Dean

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tarheel2az Tonto Basin, AZ Apr 30, 2008

"I dig deep to get at the root (12 inches or more)"

That's the ony way I know, and will work finally. Once you get it under control, keeping it so is pretty easy if you spot and remove new growth quickly. Watch out for rotted stable shavings and horse manure, which usually contain nutgrass.

Frank

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Farmerdill Augusta, GA(Zone 8a) Apr 30, 2008

The old folks had two sure fire ways to get rid of nutgrass. 1. a fenced in chicken yard. Chickens love this stuff and will over a year or so time scrtach up every bit of it. 2. A fenced in hog lot, hogs especially love the nuts and will root every bit of it up. Neither of these methods is too practical for the modern suburbanite tho.

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