Japanese Stiltgrass Maryland
Mike mcgrath shares tips and tricks to getting rid of those pesky weeds in your lawn without all the fire and fury.
Japanese stiltgrass maryland. 2 japanese stiltgrass is physiologically adaptive. 3 japanese stiltgrass has an advantage over native grasses because white tailed deer do not browse on japanese stiltgrass. Herbicides do not work well on mature plants. Japanese stiltgrass may be driving you crazy but don t go for the torch just yet.
This annual s shallow. Japanese stiltgrass invasion maryland lawn. Additional resources pdf hg88 invasive plant control in maryland. Johnston woodstock maryland a.
Asked february 12 2019 7 47 pm est. It readily invades disturbed shaded areas like floodplains that are prone to natural scouring and areas subject to mowing tilling and other soil disturbing activities including white tailed deer traffic. Look for the active ingredient fenoxaprop. Japanese stiltgrass left nimblewill right nimblewill photo.
Stiltgrass also called vietnamese or japanese stiltgrass is a non native weed spreading quickly in maryland overtaking forests and wetlands as well as home landscapes. Japanese stiltgrass microstegium vimineum trin a. The grass can do well in areas where nutrient levels are rich and light levels are low or areas where nutrient levels are poor and light levels are high. Japanese stiltgrass microstegium vimineum is an invasive summer annual grass that is becoming more pervasive in maryland.
Japanese stiltgrass is a highly aggressive non native invader found throughout maryland. If japanese stiltgrass is present in your lawn a postemergent herbicide labeled to control annual grass weeds like crabgrass can be used to spot treat young weeds. I ve tried crabgrass preventers in previous. Stiltgrass has invaded over 50 of my quarter acre residential lawn so we re beyond spot treatments and weed pulling.
Camus is an invasive species found primarily east of the mississippi river in at least 24 states. While it used to be more limited to just woodland areas we are getting more reports of it infesting lawn areas in recent summers. Nimblewill goes dormant in the fall and looks straw like then begins to green up again in spring.
