According to Texas A&M's Aggie Horticulture website, the best method of killing grass burrs is a combination of herbicides and fertilizers. Use a product that contains 2,4-D for killing of any weeds, including grass burrs.
How do you get rid of burs?
The seed heads attach themselves to clothing and animals and are painful to remove. They grow in bare patches and poor sandy soils and can prevent the enjoyment of a lawn. The best way to get rid of grass burs is to keep your lawn healthy with regular applications of fertilizer and a regular mowing schedule.
How do you get rid of sticker burrs in your yard?
A two-prong approach will work best when controlling burweed or sticker weed. The first effort is preemptive and involves the use of a preemergence herbicide or weed preventer. A preemergence herbicide is applied before the seeds start germinating in the fall, and it kills the seeds as they germinate.Jun 19, 2020
What causes burrs in grass?
The culprit is burweed or sticker weed (Soliva pterosperma), a cool-season annual weed that germinates in the fall as temperatures cool. It grows over the winter and flowers and produces seed pods in the spring. It is the seed pods that cause problems as they produce sharp spines as they mature.Jun 19, 2020