Getting Rid of Nutgrass
I feel like it is time to discuss something that is the bane of many Texas gardeners' existence -- mine, too. This is a weed that is utterly rampant in my flower beds. It is common in lawns, too. Luckily, in my case, it doesn't flourish as well there as it does in the garden. This invasive, almost indestructible plant is nutgrass. . Yellow Nutsedge Growing Nutgrass isn't really a grass at all, but is, in fact, a true sedge, otherwise and more correctly known as nutsedge. Two types are common in the US, Yellow Nutsdege and Purple Nutsedge. The kind that grows here in West Texas is Purple Nutsedge. These plants are easy to identify in either your grass or garden as they grow much faster and larger than lawn-grass and other weeds. Their leaves are thicker and stiffer than most grasses and are arranged in sets of three at their base. Grass leaves grow across from each other in sets of two. Nutsedge stems are solid and triangular; grass
