Where To Find A Nutgrass Killer That Works

If you want to ensure that your pets, livestock and family are kept safe, sourcing a nutgrass killer can be tough – but the good news is that there is a way. 

Although it has dominated almost all of the world’s many regions, nutgrass is classed as a sedge type plant thought to originally be native to Africa and Asia. Although it’s distribution network in Australia covers all states, it’s considered to be particularly dominant in the northern states and territories – and even naturalised in South East Queensland. 

What You Need To Know About Nutgrass 

Nutgrass is now known to be a very troublesome weed found in crops, orchards, vineyards, fallows, lawns, footpaths, gardens, parks, pastures, waste areas and disturbed sites. A perennial grass-like plant that usually grows between 20-50cm tall, it produces creeping underground stems (i.e. rhizomes) with small tubers. New growth is most noticeable in spring, and flowering occurs in late spring to summer.

Nutgrass grows from tubers, or “nuts” underground. They can live dormant in the soil for up to a whopping ten years, and gardeners may not even know they are present until the soil has been disturbed or the conditions for new growth are just right. Nutgrass prefers high fertility soil, and will compete in gardens for food that is intended for your own plants. As the weed enjoys a high moisture content, areas of damp or wet soil will usually attract it most. 

Also known as coco grass, ground almond, java grass, nut sedge, umbrella sedge and nutweed – how do you control it, and where do you find a safe nutgrass killer that actually works?

Control Your Weeds With A Nutgrass Killer

Thankfully, nutgrass only grows at a rate of approximately one metre per year. The key to controlling this noxious weed often lies in a gardener’s ability to control it’s spread, so ensure that you’re taking care in watching for tubers when transporting soil around your yard.

Within two to three weeks of new nutgrass emerging, the plant will be sending out new rhizomes in force (the particles that produce new nuts). These “daughter” plants in turn repeat the cycle, and hundreds of new nuts will be dispersed in just one short season. If you’ve discovered nutgrass in one of your garden beds, then the best way to control the spread is introducing strong competition – meaning start mulching regularly if there are currently no plants in the bed, or introduce cover crops in bare soil. Regular mowing can also be a great way to reduce the biomass of an infestation, but if you’re in need of a nutgrass weed killer, then it’s important to pay attention to the chemicals that you’re introducing to your home. 

Where To Source A Safe Nutgrass Killer

Bioweed is an organic, non selective weed killer that works fast on contact with the weed, in order to rapidly desiccate and burn even the most stubborn of plants. It can be used anywhere around the house including garden beds, veggie patches, paths and driveways, and is safe to use around children, animals and even native wildlife. 

The best part? Bioweed is the brainchild of well established agricultural leaders Greenpro, and is backed by over twenty years of research and development. Owned and manufactured in Australia, the primary ingredient of Bioweed is actually sustainably sourced pine oil, and is even approved by NASAA, ACO and APVMA for use around organic farms and food production.

If you’re an avid gardener or agricultural enthusiast, you most likely already know how difficult nutgrass is to kill. This boils down to the fact that for every nutgrass plant, there can be multiple seeds or nuts hiding underneath. While Bioweed will control nutgrass, it will take several treatments to get it under control completely. With regular follow up treatments, users will be able to get on top of the seeds and stop future germination from occurring. It’s important to aim for full coverage, and best results are seen when applied in the morning on a hot and sunny day.

If you would like to know more about organic weed solutions, please get in touch with us at Bioweed to discuss ways we can help you combat weeds organically at your property.