This is a long shot, but has anybody out there ever had luck getting rid of Dallisgrass in their yard? I've tried most of the suggestions online. Now it feels like my only option is to try and find the chemicals that are no longer for sale in the US (but which worked very well), or to plow the entire yard under, nuke it with something that kills everything, and start over.
Or, go to some sort of desert lava rock landscaping motif, but the neighborhood association frowns on that option. 😞
@codeWhisperer My first question would be, what is the Ph level of your soil?
@Wolfman Great question. I do not know, will research how to measure/determine that. Thanks!
@codeWhisperer you can get a testing meter at lowest. They range from about $10 to $39 depending on what you ge.
@codeWhisperer A lot of problems can be corrected by Ph level. Most lawns do best with a Ph between 6 and 7.
A more acidic level closer to 5 will cause a lot of grasses to start failing and allow weeds to take over. That is corrected by adding lime or Dolamite to sweeten the soil.
I don't have any experience with Dallisgrass. However, grass is grass. Most people look to improve their grass by feeding it what it needs,but the opposite could be true for undesired grass strains as well.
@codeWhisperer I would test some patches of grass that would be less visible and see what you can change your Ph to what will best control what grows in your soil.
If you have Farm supply store in your area they should be able to help with controlling ph in local soils. You may also speak to your local soil conservation office too.
Cool, thanks for the feedback and advice. Dallisgrass is somewhat similar to crabgrass, but it is very fast-spreading and VERY hard to get rid of. I've even been (attempting) to pull the entire ring/crown oout of the ground when it's still moist in the morning, but it still comes back.
Thanks for giving me something new to try. 🙂