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Creeping bent in Kikuyu — best way to target it?
Have a Kikuyu lawn with scattered creeping bent (thin red stolons, ID’d on the NZSTI app). Too spread out to hand-pull.
I know Meso isn’t labelled for Kikuyu, but it lists bent as controlled. Is there a safe way to use it on Kikuyu (spot-treat, lower rate), or another option? Or is it just a matter of letting summer Kikuyu growth outcompete it?
Update ; don't even think it's bent now ,... getting mixed results between early / young kikuyu and mercer grass
Look into msf600 , safe on Kik and fine fescue only . Is used to kill rye grass in Kik , will kill quite a number of weeds (yet another brush killer type herbicide so will kill trees shrubs ) long activity in soil . It's difficult to track info on grasses killed by metsflurion msf600 . Some info on Nzla fb page
@Stephen cheers that's in the plan , pretty sure it's mercer grass in the spongey area from winter shade , area is already getting sun most of day now so I've used penetrate and aerate on the area , then plan to core aerate it all closer to summer