putting green being invaded by 419

keith in jacksonville – posted 08 April 2006 07:29

I have a small backyard putting green. How do I keep the 419 from creeping into my tifdwarf?

tommy – posted 10 April 2006 11:04

You may have to kill back the Tifway a couple of feet by using ’round up’, and then plant more tifdwarf in the “kill zone”. It will take a couple of sprays to kill all the tifway. (4 to 6 weeks apart)

keith in jacksonville – posted 11 April 2006 04:16

Thanks for the reply Tommy. I wonder if there is something wrong with my maintenance habits.

tommy – posted 11 April 2006 08:45

Tifway has a more agressive lateral spread than Tifdwarf, so there is very little you can do- other than killing it back.