How do I control wild onions (garlic) in centipedegrass?
Wild garlic, sometimes called wild onion, appears in winter as ugly green “tufts” of erect shoots standing several inches above your centipede. This weed is one tough cookie for centipede lawn owners. Shoots emerge from perennial bulblets that are impossible to eliminate by digging. The best product for wild garlic control is 2,4-D. Since this herbicide can harm centipedegrass, it can only be applied as a spot treatment and not over the entire lawn area. Apply one tablespoon of 1% 2,4-D solution per garlic clump. By this method, you will limit injury to a four inch diameter circle, which will fill in quickly as your centipede greens up. It may take several years of this ritual to control wild garlic. Return to Home Horticulture: Frequently Asked Questions What is causing these tunnels in my lawn? Moles tunnel in search of insects, earthworms, and beetle grubs. Two general methods are used to control moles. You can reduce mole populations directly through trapping or indirectly by reduc
