How can you get rid of barn grass that is overtaking my sodded yard?

Answer 1

Best bet, I feel is just to pull it out, or spot spray with something that kills grass. If it has taken over your lawn, you may want to kill the whole yard and start over in the fall. I may have to do that with my side yard because the grass I planted this spring did not come up well in some spots. Three keys to getting rid of it is to plant plenty of seed so you have a thick bed of grass when it comes up. Water it well so the maximum amount of seeds germinate. Then, most importantly, put down a pre-emergent in the fall and again in the spring. The pre-emergent should prevent any barn grass seeds from germinating. I couldn't do this because I plan to over-seed in the fall and the pre-emergent would keep the fescue from germinating. Now I have barn grass taking over.