my husband says its "crab grass",if this is,how do i get rid of it?the grass is rough feeling and grows faster than normal grass,and its white and looks like "claws" on the grass.how do i get rid of it?

Crabgrass is a summer annual. The plants spread rapidly, be seed in the spring(seeds may lay dormant under the soil for up to 50 years), and by rooting stems all summer.

When a lawn thins out, whether it is from, disease, drought, insects, heat, low mowing, etc., crabgrass is nearly the first weed to invade.

Preventative measuers are the best. Anything containing pendamethelin will work(Mach II, Halts). There are post-emergent products out there, just remember, these products may harm the desirable grasses in the treated areas, and older plants are harder to kill, requiring more than one treatment.

Crabgrass may often be mistaken for goosegrass, but they are both grassy weeds, very undesirable.

Crabgrass stems are often purple, and may begin to root at the stem joints.

Trimec plus, and Drive are excellent post-emergent grassy weed remedies. Both should be applied at temperatures under 80 degrees, and a surfactant should be used in the mix.