Certainty Herbicide is only labeled for warm season turfgrass and would injure cool season turfgrasses. Unfortunately, since poa trivialis is also a cool season grass, there is not a selective herbicide that would kill the poa trivialis without also killing the desirable turf.
Spot treating the poa trivialis with a non selective glyphosate product such as Roundup QuickPRO would be recommended. Any bare spots in the lawn can be reseeded after 2 weeks if needed.
Certainty Herbicide is not labeled for use on Kentucky Bluegrass or other cool-season turfs.
Acclaim Extra Herbicide is labeled to treat johnsongrass in Kentucky Bluegrass lawns. According to the product label, you will apply 20 fl oz per acre (0.46 fl oz per 1,000 sq ft) as soon as the weeds begin actively growing.Certainty Herbicide is labeled for warm season turfgrasses only and with Scotts Classic Grass Seed Sun and Shade Mix containing a mix blend of tall fescues and kentucky bluegrass, applying Certainty would injure your newly seeded lawn.
View our Weed and Disease Articles in our Lawn Care Guide for helpful information and recommendations for some of the most common weeds and our Cool Season Lawn Care Calendar for timing recommendations.
While Certainty Herbicide - 1.25 oz. cannot be applied to cool season lawns SedgeHammer + Herbicide provides selective post-emergent control of purple nutsedge, and can safely be applied to well established cool season turf grass types such as Kentucky Bluegrass, tall and fine fescue, and perennial ryegrass. Sedgehammer + is considered one of the more "gentle to turfgrass", if used as directed on the manufacturer's product label.
Certainty Herbicide - 1.25 oz. is not labeled for Kentucky Blue Grass. For Poa Triviales in cool-season lawns, you will need to use Acclaim Extra Selective Herbicide
Acclaim Extra can be used to remove poa trivialis from the listed cool season grasses on the label.
The best time to use Certainty Herbicide - 1.25 oz. on little barley is when the weeds are actively growing. When temperatures are above freezing and below 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
You could use a product like Dismiss Turf Herbicide to kill sedge and other weeds in the area. The most effective sedge products kill the plant slowly, and can often take a repeat application after 6 weeks to see full control. Nutsedge spreads through nutlets and tubers below the ground, so often when you kill the top plant, some of the attached tubers a few inches over will sprout a new plant. This is what makes sedge so invasive and hard to eliminate.
Certainty Herbicide - 1.25 oz. is applied per acre with sufficient volume of water (10-50 gallons for ground equipment) to cover the acre (other mix rates listed on the label for smaller areas). The tank mixing instructions with other products can be found here.