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0:00 Introduction
0:35 Step 1: Identification
2:32 Step 2: Inspection
3:18 Step 3: Treatment
6:05 Step 4: Prevention

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Many homeowners do what they can to keep their lawns uniform throughout the year. Still, when temperatures drop and the grass becomes dormant, weeds like wild garlic will continue activity, creating uneven patches of growth. Wild garlic can spread and overtake your lawn if left untreated, out-competing the native turfgrass.

The term ‘wild garlic’ can refer to many plants in the Allium genus, however, for the purpose of this video, we’ll talk about the weed that commonly grows throughout the US, Allium vineale.

Wild garlic is a perennial, grass-like plant that grows from bulbs. They grow actively in the cooler weather of fall and spring and can grow up to 3 feet tall. When dug up, you can find small garlic bulbs with thin roots.

In fall, bulbs sprout and emerge from the ground. By late winter to early spring, visible clumps resembling grass will have formed. The leaves of these plants are tube-like and hollow when cut open. By mid-spring, the plants will have grown in height. The leaves often grow in twists or curly shapes. By late spring and summer, aerial bulbs will form and burst with bulblets. These bulblets may or may not also be accompanied by purple or green flowers, and they will eventually sprout green “tails” before falling to the ground to grow new plants.

Several plants are easily confused for wild garlic like wild onion. It’s important to distinguish wild garlic from other weeds, as that may impact your approach to treatment.

Even though wild garlic is closely related to the cultivated garlic we buy in grocery stores, unless you’re a trained foraging professional, we advise you not to dig up wild garlic for consumption.

For large infestations of wild garlic weeds, the best method of control is to apply a post-emergent herbicide that’s labeled to not injure your lawn’s native turf grass.

In cool-season grasses, we recommend 2, 4-D Amine. The labeled application rate for this product is 3.16 pints of concentrate per 1 acre. For smaller applications, this breaks down to 1.1 fluid ounces of concentrate applied over 1,000 square feet.

In warm-season grasses, we recommend Fahrenheit Herbicide. For spot applications, mix 0.2 ounces of the product per 1 gallon of water to apply over 1,000 square feet. Keep in mind that when making applications over St. Augustinegrass, Bermudagrass, or Zoysiagrass, temporary stunting or chlorosis may occur.

For either of these products, we recommend you mix and apply your herbicide with a handheld pump sprayer. Because wild garlic leaves are waxy, we recommend you use a surfactant like Nanotek to enhance the effectiveness of your treatment. Nanotek is a non-herbicide product designed to improve the adhesion and penetration of pesticides onto treated surfaces. When using Nanotek, just add 1 fluid ounce per 1 gallon of solution.

Spot-treat any wild garlic plant you’ve found during your inspection. Use a fan or cone spray pattern to ensure the leaves are fully coated, and spray the weed to the point of wet but not runoff. Be sure to spray on calm days when temperatures are not too hot and when wind speeds are low to minimize drift.

When applied properly, affected weeds will yellow and begin to die. A follow-up application may be necessary if signs of recovery are observed, especially if the plant’s bulb is still alive. Reapplication intervals with 2, 4-D Amine range from 21 to 30 days. Reapplication intervals with Fahrenheit range from 4 to 6 weeks.

Applications are most effective when plants are actively growing before seed production. If the plants are close to producing seeds, you may need to mow the plant to prevent the weed from spreading. If you do mow, the bulb will survive and grow a new plant over the next year, providing another opportunity to apply chemical control. Keep in mind that mechanical removal alone is not recommended, as it is easy to leave bulbs in the soil to grow new plants next season.


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