What is this light green weed making my lawn patchy?
This light green or yellow plant thrives in poor-quality soil where tall fescue struggles to grow. Because it lacks the long runners typical of Bermuda grass, it is difficult to confidently identify. Without knowing exactly what the plant is, you cannot find the proper treatment to eliminate it and fix your patchy lawn.
What people tried
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What is this light green weed making my lawn patchy?
- 1Applying sedge control productsDid this help you?
- 2Using a weed sprayer designed for nut sedgeDid this help you?
- 3looking for physical characteristics like long runnersDid this help you?
- 4posting photos to online forums for community identificationDid this help you?
In their words
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“9B zone. Light green/yellow in color making the lawn look patchy. What is it and how do I get rid of it?”source ↗
“I don’t find any super long runners that typically point to Bermuda. The soil is definitely not high quality here, my TTTF (Resilience II) grew poorly here.”source ↗
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