Dallisgrass is a pesky weed you'd rather not have to deal with on your turf in Texas. It is a persistent, perennial weed that can easily invade your lawn because of its aggressive bunch-forming growth habit. If you see clumps of new growth in a circular fashion with coarse leaves, it's most likely dallisgrass. It can endure drought and frost conditions and can grow in both sandy and clay soil. To effectively control this pesky weed, you'll want to invest in pre- and post-emergent weed control treatments. Pre-emergent treatments will keep dallisgrass from sprouting on your lawn, while post-emergent treatments will target existing growth that is competing with your grass for nutrients! Keep reading to learn more about dallisgrass and what you should do to prevent and control it.

What is dallisgrass, and what does it look like?

Dallisgrass invasion in a lawn in Dallas, TX.

Dallisgrass is a perennial warm-season weed and one of the most problematic ones you can encounter on your lawn. This invasive weed has coarse, grayish-green leaves and can grow up to 5 feet high when left to its own devices. Dallisgrass is tough to control because of its bunch-forming growth habit, which means it grows in clumps through rhizomes that spread outward in a circular manner. It also has thick roots that grow deep into the soil.

Dallisgrass thrives in moist and wet conditions, like heavily watered lawns. To make matters worse, it can also tolerate various soil and weather conditions. It grows well in both sandy and heavy clay soils and can withstand dry and cold environments. When your lawn is filled with dallisgrass, it can easily outcompete your grass for nutrients and space.

How do you prevent dallisgrass from invading your lawn?

Dealing with dallisgrass is challenging, which is why the best course of action when tackling this weed is prevention. Applying pre-emergent weed control treatments is an effective preventative method to keep dallisgrass from invading your lawn and causing problems in the first place. This type of weed control gives you a head start by creating a barrier between the soil and surface that prevents dallisgrass and other weeds from breaking through and sprouting, saving you and your turf from dealing with them!

Keeping your lawn well-fertilized will enhance its health and strengthen it to naturally fight off stressors, including dallisgrass.

Post-emergent weed control treatments will help eliminate dallisgrass from your turf.

Lawn care professional applying post-emergent in lawn in McKinney, TX.

If you're already seeing dallisgrass on your lawn, you need to invest in post-emergent weed control treatments. Post-emergent treatments are applied directly to existing weed growth to target it specifically and eliminate it. To get the best results for your turf, you'll want to apply this treatment multiple times a year to effectively stop dallisgrass in its tracks and prevent it from taking over.

Call us today to sign up for our dallisgrass control service and keep your lawn free of this pesky weed!

If you want to keep your lawn healthy and looking its best, you'll want to keep it free of unappealing and invasive dallisgrass weeds. That's where we come in to help. Our team offers our professional dallisgrass control service to residential properties in Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, TX, and nearby areas. This service utilizes post-emergent dallisgrass control treatments designed to eliminate this problematic weed from your turf so it can't get the upper hand!

We offer this service as an add-on to our lawn care program, which includes nutrient-packed fertilizer treatments, as well as pre- and post-emergent weed control treatments that target a wide range of weeds! If you're ready to enjoy a robust, weed-free lawn, call us today at (972) 727-9207 to sign up for our dallisgrass control service.