Certainty - Sort of slow to work, No temperature restrictions

Dismiss - Works faster but has temperature restrictions

Sedgehammer - Works about the same as Certainty

However, we need to know what type of turf you have first before we can recommend the best approach!

 

Great results with sedgehammer. Someone posted a video that it doesn't give the best long term results so I am trying certainty/outrider this year in my bermuda.

 

I used sedgehammer last year and it worked okay. Certainly cheaper in the "single serving" packet size compared to buying a bottle of concentrate.

This year I went with sulfentrazone and was really impressed with the versatility and quick burn on the target species. I sprayed creeping charlie and my sedge/kyllinga infestation on the same day. The creeping charlie was withered and gone in 48 hours and the sedges showed discoloration around the same time although they never entirely disappeared like the creeping charlie. That may have more to do with the relatively robust growth of the sedge where creeping charlie is notoriously (and frustratingly) fragile.

 

Sedgehammer doesn't kill all types of sedge. I've had better luck spot spraying Dismiss. It smokes any sedge you spray within two weeks.

 

Most of my problems have been green kyllinga and purple nutsedge. Sedgehammer seems to work, but it takes a longggg time. I've had quicker results on my centipede grass using the image nutsedge killer concentrate.

 

Sedgehammer did nothing to my green kyllinga. Sulfentrazone smokes it but it requires several repeat applications. I'm winning the war but it's taking time. I'm sure a solid blanket app would take care of most of it but I am apprehensive to put that much down. I have not tried Certainty but have read that it works really well on all sedges, including green kyllinga. If you are just dealing with yellow nutsedge or globe sedge then the sedgehammer will take care of it.

 

Last week i used outrider at medium rate and sedgehammer at half rate with a blanket spray and it smoked all my sedge quick

 

Image has all ways worked well for me.

 

I always recommend Image first, and if that fails, go to Sedgehammer.

Don't overly drench Image and try as much as possible to keep it localized. I usually spray the top, then I flip it over with my foot and spray the bottom. Latitude 36 can be sensitive to herbicides (except Celsius for some reason) but will still recover. And be very accurate with Sedgehammer applications per instructions. It's not very forgiving.

Keep in mind, Sedge does not die quickly, and can seem as if it is not affected after 2 or even 3 days. Be patient and if after 10 days you see no improvement, try again or try another product.

 

Last week i used outrider at medium rate and sedgehammer at half rate with a blanket spray and it smoked all my sedge quick

Next time this is how I'm going to spray. Thanks

 

My sedgehammer is on its way. Will it cause discoloration on my bermuda? If yes will it be ok to add ironite to the mixture?

 

I have used ortho nutsedge killer on my bermuda with a lot of success. It worked well on yellow and purple nutsedge. Bermuda stayed green, nutsedge started to yellow in about 3 days and died completely in about a week.

 

Certainty (Sulfosulfuron) works extremely well for my yard and seems to prevent them for some time (just my experience). Nut Sedge is about the only weed I see these days pop up - got real bad beginning of spring, after spraying nothing.. so far. I tried Sedgehammer last year which did work, but not as well as certainty IMO.

 

Certainty (Sulfosulfuron) works extremely well for my yard and seems to prevent them for some time (just my experience). Nut Sedge is about the only weed I see these days pop up - got real bad beginning of spring, after spraying nothing.. so far. I tried Sedgehammer last year which did work, but not as well as certainty IMO.

This has been my experience as well. Certainty killed the slowest, but was the most complete. I found tank mixing it with celsius was more effective than certainty alone. Sedgehammer did not kill off my kyllinga, but certainty knocked it down. And just like you said, it seems to have prevented any of it form showing up this spring.

 

I have some tribute total. Does that greet sedgd?

 

I like a well timed Monument blanket application. In most cases it should give you season long control for sedges.