[Arid_gardener] Re: Spurge in lawn

[Olin Miller]

The best method in is to simply pull it out.  Wear gloves to keep the white 
sap off your hands. There are herbicides specific to broadleaf plants and 
will not kill grass.  Ask at a nursery.  But if there are tree roots under 
the turf, the herbicides and soak into the soil and damage the tree.  Fine 
spray particles can also vaporize and be suspended in the air for a period 
and drift to other plants and damage those plants - worse if there is a 
breeze.

Olin Miller, Master Gardener Volunteer
U of A Cooperative Extension, Maricopa County AZ
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----- Original Message ----- From: <gn4garc at aol.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2007 6:55 PM>
> 85044 gn4garc at aol.com
> Spurge is taking over my lawn. How do I get rid of it?