141 Controlling Nutgrass. The Michaelmas Daisy.

Pull one nutsedge weed from your lawn or garden, and nine more will come to the funeral. Nutsedge, also called nutgrass, is tough to control. And one of the worse things you can do is to pull it out of the ground. Former college horticulture professor, Debbie Flower, has some better ideas on how to control this wide-spread weed. UC Davis Arboretum superintendent emeritus Warren Roberts tells us about a popular, fall-blooming Plant of the Week, the Michaelmas daisy. It’s on episode 141 of the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast, brought to you today by Smart Pots and Dave Wilson Nursery.  And we will do it all in under 30 minutes. Let’s go!Pictured:Yellow Nutsedge, aka, NutgrassLinks:Smart PotsDave Wilson NurseryUC Davis ArboretumThe New Garden Basics with Farmer Fred NewsletterSolarization TipsGarden Basics Podcast Ep. 24 “Soil Solarization Kills Weeds, Pests”SedgehammerNutsedge Control Info from:Kansas St UniversityUniversity of California Ag and Natural ResourcesNorth Carolina State UniversityPurdue UniversityWeed Science Society of AmericaBeautiful but Deadly: PokeweedMore episodes, info available at Garden Basics with Farmer FredGarden Basics comes out every Tuesday and Friday. More info including live links, product information, transcripts, and chapters available at  Garden Basics with Farmer Fred. Got a garden question? • leave an audio question without making a phone call via Speakpipe, at https://www.speakpipe.com/gardenbasics• Call or text us the question: 916-292-8964. • E-mail: [email protected] • or, leave a question at the Facebook, Twitter or Instagram locations below. Be sure to tell us where you are when you leave a question, because all gardening is local. And thank you for listening.All About Farmer Fred:Farmer Fred website: http://farmerfred.comDaily Garden tips and snark on TwitterThe Farmer Fred Rant! BlogFacebook:  "Get Growing with Farmer Fred"Instagram: farmerfredhoffmanFarmer Fred Garden Videos on YouTubeAs an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases from some links mentioned here.Thank you for listening, subscribing and commenting on the Garden Basics with Farmer Fred podcast and the Beyond the Garden Basics  Newsletter.