Southern Crabgrass

The grass photo does not look like Digitaria ciliaris, but rather Eleusine indica. For instance compare: [...Read More/cdn/eleusine-indica-581783cd-4f98-4144-90bb-663dc419228-resize-750.jpg" target="_dgnew"rel="nofollow">HYPERLINK@alchetron.com] or [HYPERLINK@i.pinimg.com]

This grass resists mowing with my human-powered reel mower; I have to pull it out.

I once heard a person say (in all seriousness) "Ain't that a fine stand of crabgrass?" It's the only time in my life I've heard anyone s...Read Moreay anything good about crabgrass (it's stuck with me for nearly 20 years!)

I guess you could argue that it *does* hold soil in place in otherwise barren spots, but for most of us, crabgrass is a weed, pure and simple.