I had a shady backyard that was once Bahiagrass but is now full of dollarweed. What can I plant in the yard if I control the dollarweed?
It’s a problem. When you control the weeds, it could be difficult to reestablish grass in the shady areas. If you want to try, eliminate the dollarweed with Finale, Roundup or a similar herbicide that allows re sodding or plugging after use. Next remove the weeds when brown with a firm raking. It’s best not to till near or under pine trees to avoid damaging their sensitive roots. Then install new sod or plugs of a shade tolerant St. Augustine variety, like Bitterblue, Delmar, Palmetto, and Seville. Try to reestablish turf in a small area first to see if by the end of the spring the grass begins new growth. If it too declines, a groundcover may be better, like English ivy, mondo grass, liriope, or Asiatic jasmine.
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