Weed Grasses

Coarse grasses such as Meadow Grass, Yorkshire Fog etc can invade your croquet lawns. There isn't a selective weedkiller that will only kill certain grasses. Here are three methods of dealing with it.

1. Dig it out with a penknife.
2. Some coarse grasses don't like being cut short and they may mow out over a period of time.
3. Kill off patches of coarse grass using Round Up Glyphosate. You can spread seed into the treated area immediately because Round Up Glyphosate doesn't kill seed. Then cover with seeding compost to a depth of around 8mm This is a quick and simple way of controlling coarse grass without disrupting the playing surface. More information about seeding is here SEEDING

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Weeds

Killing weeds is quite easy. All that is required is a selective, systemic weedkiller such as Weedol Lawn Weedkiller (Kills weeds not grass) which is available from garden centres. Systemic weedkillers enter the leaf and then reach the rest of the plant through its vascular system. However, they work best when sugars are moving through the plant. That is when they are growing, so the best time to treat weeds is in the growing season.

Pearlwort

This weed gets a special mention because it can invade croquet lawns and spread quite quickly. It looks very much like moss but can be distinguished by the tiny seedheads. It can be very difficult to spot so you have to look closely. It is quite a bright green and forms a mat in the sward.
Treat with a systemic weedkiller but it will almost certainly need more than one application

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Common weeds