Best Way to Get Rid of Quackgrass

When you have a garden or a flower bed, the last thing you want to see in it are pesky weeds! You've worked hard on the flower bed and now you've got a quackgrass problem.

We will discuss the best methods on how to get rid of quackgrass and restore your flower bed to its former glory.

First of all you need to inspect your flower bed daily if possible.

Quackgrass is a type of grass that will spread very rapidly once it starts growing.

If you spot it early then it will be much easier to get a handle on and remove it completely.

The bad part about quackgrass is that normal weed killer will not work on it like most other weeds.

If you tried to use a weed killer that will actually work on the quackgrass then you will also kill any plants that are around it which causes more of a problem.

The easiest and most efficient way to get rid of it will be to just get down on your hands and knees and pull them out manually.

This is not a fun task but it is by far the most effective way to get it out of your flower garden quickly.

When you are trying to get rid of quackgrass you really need to make sure you get all of the roots up with it.

The roots are the biggest part of the problem because that is how it spreads so quickly.

Try to be as gentle as you can around your other plants.

If the quackgrass is somewhat isolated in the garden away from other plants then you can completely dig up the grass, roots and all, with a small spade.

Finally, if the flower bed is completely overrun with quackgrass then you might have to replant everything.
The roots will be too far spread and will be extremely difficult to remove.

This is a last resort option, but sometimes it is for the best.