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 people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1applying preventative fungicide rotations
- 2using a verticutter to thin out the grass
- 3using more fertilizer to help them fight for nutrients
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, 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 ↗
Where this came up
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