The Grass Doctor

How do I get rid of Quack grass from my lawn?

Hi All, My home is about 5 years old, I bought it 1.5 years ago. When I bought the house, there were some patches of grass that was growing faster than the regular lawn grass -- did not know what it was .. forgot about it. I asked tru-green to service the lawn last year and spent extra money to do the aeration and seeding .. No results and no support. Fast forwarding to today.. the bunchy grass (quack grass?) has grown like weeds and has taken over 1/2 of the lawn area. it is still early spring here and the normal lawn has not picked up any length yet.. but quack grass is over 6 inches already . My lawn is in very bad shape. I read some where in the blog to dig out the grass and patch up with grass patch - so I dug about 10 - 15 patches, bought Scotts lawn patch grass and put it on the patches. I have another 10 -15 spots to clear out -- Can one of you readers help if this is a good idea.. :? What else can I do ? Thanks for reading the post, I appreciate your help.

Public Comments

1. Quackgrass also known as couch grass and other names will kill your lawn if you dont get rid of it quickly. Putting down weed killer and cutting it will not rid it completely but you'll have to dig deep. Here's a website about quackgrass.
2. weed killer aerating the lawn and my mom used to use lemon juice???? i think she was nuts
3. In this part of the globe we call it "Twitch" This is not a problm per sae, it is an infestation. Very difficult to get rid of. You must dig it out and burn it, any little bits left will grow again. it is very deep rooted, but if you decide to dig it out, use a garden fork rather than a spade, which will only serve to cut the roots to bits thus make the problem worse.Dig at least 1ft deep and pick up every tiny piece. .