Pearlwort on Lawns
Sagina procumbens, or as it is commonly known, pearlwort is often very troublesome on lawns as it seeds freely, and thus reproduces itself extensively. The best method of attack is to tear out the patches with a small hand fork. An old table fork will do. Apart from this, the patches can be heavily dressed with lawn sand. This will destroy the weed and be an encouragement to the surrounding grass. Any bare patches which result through the removal of the weed, should be sown with fine lawn grass in autumn, when damp weather can be expected.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVI, Issue 23275, 18 February 1939, Page 10 (Supplement)
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