Goosegrass in Strawberry Plantings
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Goosegrass (Eleusine indica) is a summer annual that grows in a flat rosette; centers appear white. Plants, which have fibrous root systems, are typically found in dry, compacted soils. Plants are frost sensitive. Seed will not germinate until soil temperatures are over 65° F.
Goosegrass.
(Photo: Virginia Polytechnic Institute Weed Identification
Guide, Virginia Cooperative Extension)
Management:
- Cultivate when plants are young.
- Apply a grass-specific post-emergent herbicide (graminicide).
