I have this stuff growing throughout my yard. I live in Southern NJ, USA. It seems to only appear Mid/Late July - August. It grows in patches and if I don't pull, can spread pretty rapidly across the lawn.
It can be sort of "sticky" when I manually pull it from the yard. How do I control/remove it?
It is a variety of Spurge, mostly likely Spotted Spurge.
I use to have some of it in my cool-season lawn. Two cutting seasons of hand pulling it, has eliminated it from my lawn.
Is best to pull it out (roots and all) while it's still small, otherwise it will form a decent size mat & smother (kill) the grass.
Some additional information from University of Missouri Extension:
I've battled this same weed for years. It can be pretty aggressive, especially if you're watering often and it's getting a lot of sun. I've had some success with a selective herbicide in the mid to late summer and using pre-emergents in the spring to minimize it's effect, but I've never been able to eliminate it completely. The good news is that it's a relatively easy weed to pull. I hope this helps!
