I hate bluestem!

[Palmetto]

man i'm in the same boat but with bahia grass. It is slowly taking over my entire 4 acre yard. It is choking out my st agustine and bermuda. I hate the crap with a passion. Hard to mow clean and grows fast..

msm

[Dusty Britches]

You know .... timing has everything to do with the outcome of a rain dance.

[MarkV]

Do I have to have an applicator's license to order Target 6?

More than you need but you can order it here

MSMA Target 6.6 (domyown.com)

[SabreKiller]

What percentage of the 3.47 ac consists of KRB? And is it scattered or concentrated in a specific area?

It's concentrated in several spots on the property. Probably 1.5 acres total.

[powderburner]

Man I'm in the same boat but with Bahia grass. It is slowly taking over my entire 4 acre yard. It is choking out my St Agustine and Bermuda. I hate the crap with a passion. Hard to mow clean and grows fast..

same here

[Top Of Texas]

It's concentrated in several spots on the property. Probably 1.5 acres total.

It's probably a little late in the growing season, but consider this. Mow it as low to the ground as soon as you can. And I mean down to the ground. Scalp it. It would be best to do this immediately after the grass has produced a seed head. If the seed heads have already matured (releasing seed when you hit it) and the leaves have browned, then it's probably too late for this growing season. But if the plant still has some green on it, go do it now.

Here's why - we've been seeing good success on burning Old World Bluestems (which KR is an OWB) during the late summer. What we're targeting is a time period during the plant's life cycle where it has expended its root reserves toward leaf growth and seed head production but before it's had the opportunity to send carbohydrates from the leaves back down to feed the roots. The result is weakened roots. Since you can't burn, mowing can serve the same purpose, because all burning is doing is removing the plants leaves before it can feed itself. It'll take a few years and you'll have to tolerate the plants existence until it arrives at that vulnerable state in late summer. I don't know what you're trying to grow, hopefully native grasses since I don't know what response ornamental grasses will have to this, but be emotionally prepared for it to be weedy for a while. It will take native grasses several growing seasons to fill the gaps.

[SabreKiller]

It's probably a little late in the growing season, but consider this. Mow it as low to the ground as soon as you can. And I mean down to the ground. Scalp it. It would be best to do this immediately after the grass has produced a seed head. If the seed heads have already matured (releasing seed when you hit it) and the leaves have browned, then it's probably too late for this growing season. But if the plant still has some green on it, go do it now.

Here's why - we've been seeing good success on burning Old World Bluestems (which KR is an OWB) during the late summer. What we're targeting is a time period during the plant's life cycle where it has expended its root reserves toward leaf growth and seed head production but before it's had the opportunity to send carbohydrates from the leaves back down to feed the roots. The result is weakened roots. Since you can't burn, mowing can serve the same purpose, because all burning is doing is removing the plants leaves before it can feed itself. It'll take a few years and you'll have to tolerate the plants existence until it arrives at that vulnerable state in late summer. I don't know what you're trying to grow, hopefully native grasses since I don't know what response ornamental grasses will have to this, but be emotionally prepared for it to be weedy for a while. It will take native grasses several growing seasons to fill the gaps.

I've been mowing it as short as I can get it. Not scalped, but darn near. I'm wanting to get the native grasses to take over, but the bluestem is so thick in some areas that nothing can grow there. It's almost like the seed head just showed up within the last two weeks. I mowed it down a week ago. I'll keep mowing it as short as I can and hit it with the Target 6 some time in early spring.