How to get rid of yellow rattles?
The best way to manage yellow rattle is to mow or pull the plant before it blooms. If the plant blooms, mow it well before the flowers go to seed. Once the plant drops its seeds on the soil, it becomes very difficult to control. Yellow-rattle is an annual that thrives in grasslands, living a semi-parasitic life by feeding off the nutrients in the roots of nearby grasses.If your lawn is dominated by grasses, Yellow Rattle can help introduce more wildflowers by reducing grass density. However, it’s less effective in lawns that are regularly fertilised or where grass is particularly dense. Will Yellow Rattle spread to my entire garden? Yellow Rattle is unlikely to become invasive.