Managing Annual Ryegrass in Bermudagrass: Keep It for Winter Color or Remove It

Overseeding bermudagrass with annual ryegrass provides winter green. If patches are undesirable, you have two options.

Spot-treat patches with glyphosate (Roundup). Reseed bermudagrass at proper spring time.
Pre-emergent herbicide in fall (controls winter annuals like ryegrass) and spring (controls crabgrass, goosegrass, etc.).

Decide based on whether you want winter color or pure bermudagrass.

Lawns: West Tennessee Lawn Weeds: Bermuda Grass Needs Summer Fertilizer, Not Spring; Kikuyu Invading Hybrid Bermuda: Pro Help Needed; Debunking Sugar for Organic Lawns and Ant Control; Controlling Winter Weeds in Dormant Bermuda Grass; Diagnosing Yellowing in Bermuda Hybrid Lawn After Heavy Rain; Early Spring Weed Control and Fertilization for Bermuda Grass in Florida; Why Your Bermuda Grass Isn't Greening Up: The Missing Soil Test; Phoenix Lawn Alternatives: Beyond Bermudagrass and Ryegrass; Overseeding St. Augustine with Annual Ryegrass: Benefits and Concerns; Bermuda Grass Die-Off in Central California: Disease or Variety Failure?

Garden Articles

Plants