Robert Donofrio said: Okay, I am getting tired of crab grass and especially goose grass here in NJ......I applied Dimension twice already this year in split applications, Late April and four weeks later, both times followed by a half-inch of rainfall, and I am starting to notice small goose and crab tillers in two of my fairways. All nine fairways were aerated in early November 2013 to relieve compaction. It's really bugging me...I made the spray apps myself and didn't miss an inch. What can I use to knock this goose/crab down in it's early stage?
Thanks
Bobby Donofrio
Shadow Lake Village G.C
I am in NJ and also have a huge goose problem. However I am very surprised you are seeing goose grass germinate already. I wouldn't think soil temps are higher enough consistently. Are you sure its goose and not something else? What I have done in the past is spray Dimension on my tees in early May then in late May early June spread granular Ronstar G. Then biweekly spray either Acclaim, Solitare or Dismiss, all at low rates. Every once in awhile I will use MSMA at very low rates. I also have two fairways that get cover in Goose grass. This year i went half rate on Barricade in rough, early Dimension and then just applied 21-0-20 with Ronstar. I know, I know over kill. I am positive I will get some root pruning but what the hell. Either I have dead grass from the goose or dead grass from too much herbicide.
I also started punching fairways on a regular basis. One thing I made sure of is that most of my goose plants were dead before I punched. Give me a call if you'd like. Another guy to talk to is Kevin at Pine Barrons.