Re: Lawns

>I have a relatively newly-established lawn here in Israel - "antorro".
>At the beginning of the winter,  I considered it ecologically sound to
>spread some animal compost on it, so spread several bags of cattle waste
>all over it as fertilizer.
>I felt very good about what I had done until I discovered that the
>cattle waste includes undigested seeds of unwanted grasses. I now have
>wild grasses growing between the blades of my smooth lawn. Speaking to
>local gardeners, I was told that I would have to root out each blade of
>wild grass manually if I wanted to get my lawn back.
>Is that the only solution?

Probably yes.  There are two selective killers of monocots approved for use
in the US.  I suspect they are also available in Israel.  The scientific
names of the compounds are sethoxydim and fluazifop.  They kill most
grasses but a few 'warm season' grasses are resistant.  There is a small
chance that your lawn grass is resistant to one or both.
Jerry Heverly, Oakland, CA
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