How to Remove Rye Grass
- 1). Locate the areas of your lawn where the ryegrass is growing. Ryegrass grows glossy leaves with clumps of flowers between September and April. Mark the locations you need to focus on by sprinkling colored chalk around the rye grass.
- 2). Dig 2 inches deep around the ryegrass area with a spade. Water the area if the soil is compacted and difficult to dig into. Lift the ryegrass area from underneath, subsequently removing the ryegrass and the underlying root system. Place the removed ryegrass into a wheel barrel or trash bag.
- 3). Cut a landscaping fabric that is infused with herbicide to place over the ryegrass area. The landscaping fabric infused with the herbicide will retard the growth of ryegrass seeds and weeds. Place boulders on the fabric to keep the fabric down. Keep the landscaping fabric over the ryegrass areas during the warmest part of the summer for four to six weeks.
- 4). Lift and remove the boulders covering the landscape fabric. Remove the fabric and aerate the soil by raking the rye grass area.
- 5). Pour your preferred lawn seed into a handheld feeder. Apply a thin layer of your lawn seed onto the bare areas of your lawn.
- 6). Cover your lawn seeds with a 1/8 inch of compost. Water the lawn seeds. Water the germinating grass with a light mist three to four times a day. Keep watering the seeds until the grass is about 1 inch tall before returning into your normal watering routine.
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