Nutsedges and kyllingas can be a difficult-to-control perennial weeds in lawns and landscapes. Nutsedges and kyllingas are not grasses nor are they broadleaf plants. Sedges and kyllingas have pointy, v-shaped, sharp edged leaves and triangular stems; sedges have edges!

There are many different kinds. Some are native including Cherokee Sedge. Others are non-native such as yellow and purple nutsedge and kyllinga. Most of them like wet soils.

Sedges move into turf areas during wet weather. The leaves are distinctly different than turfgrass and the plants grow faster. This can make lawns less desirable.

Control

There are several herbicides that kill sedges. SEDGEHAMMER is safe to use for sedge control on fescue grass. It will also kill many broadleaf weeds.

According to the product's website, "SEDGEHAMMER is one of the most “gentle- to- turf” products around. It has proven to be safe to most commonly used grasses of North America and has been successfully used for many years." Also, "SedgeHammer+ can be safely used on a variety of cool and warm season turfgrasses including the following: creeping bentgrass, fine fescue, perennial ryegrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, tall fescue, bahiagrass, bermuda grass, buffalograss, centipede grass, seashore paspalum, St. Augustine grass, kikuyugrass and zoysia grass."

***DO NOT use IMAGE sedge killer in your lawn because the chemical will kill fescue grass.

***Always READ AND FOLLOW THE LABEL when using pesticides