Overgrown nutsedge going to seed
These monster weeds routinely reach two to three feet, and can sometimes grow as tall as five feet. Many people never realize the plant goes to seed until they spot these massive nutsedges growing outside of standard lawns.
What the numbers show
Counted from the threads quoted below. How we count
- This comes up 25.3× more often in r/lawncare than across the site as a whole.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
Share your steps and trade-offs so fellow engineers don't have to reinvent the wheel. No account required.
- 1applying preventative fungicide rotationsDid this help you?
- 2using a verticutter to thin out the grassDid this help you?
- 3using more fertilizer to help them fight for nutrientsDid this help you?
- 4asking for design suggestions and alternatives onlineDid this help you?
- 5considering ripping out the shrubsDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“First time overseeding myself, went a little too crazy on the Blue Resilience I guess.”source ↗
“Never knew it went to seed.”source ↗
“Not in my lawn, but on some of lease roads where I walk my dogs there are some absolute monster nutsedges out there. 2-3' tall all day long.”source ↗
“Seen 5 foot.”source ↗
“What’s a good way to thin it out after you realized that it’s crowded?”source ↗
“Did the same last year. Went 2x the seed. Came in beautiful, but my tttf never really matured”source ↗
“My shrubs in front of my home have more weeds / unwelcome plants than the shrubs themselves.”source ↗
“I know, I am terrible at this green thumb thing and can’t currently afford landscapers.”source ↗
“Also, any suggestions on alternatives OR just ripping the shrubs out?”source ↗
Where this came up
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