I have done extensive reading and conclude that the Argentine Bahia grass is ideal for central Florida lawns and for weed control Basagran t/o or 2-4 D are two good products for weed control. Especially if you have kids and dogs. My uncle started out in late spring with a crappy yard he sprinkled down some Milorganite laid down one pallet of sod (only covered 1/4 of area) hand threw Bahia seed in the rest and by mid July he has a weed free lovely looking green lawn. He has a rambunctious 2 1/2 yr old husky too. Yes frequent mowing in summer, that's just a normal Florida issue all must endure. Keep you mower on high setting and only cut no more than 1/3 of it's growth each time with a well kept sharp blade. This enables a strong root system to grow. It keeps itself reseeded too. no worries about detaching. If grass starts to turn a yellow shade this holds a good likeliness to be do to needing an IRON supplement; do to the sandy dirt we have. in the fall to maintain a year round nice green lawn it is easily done by throwing out some rye seeds. which you can use the aline or a combo of rye and Bahia. I personally am working on my yard where I have 2 large dogs that tromp around. I went with just over seeding in the spring and though my lawn isn't where my uncle's is ( my lawn was severely neglected for many years) still it is coming along nicely. One needs to factor in how long it took to get in the bad state it is truly in from start. My only regret is I wish I just bit the bullet from start and did the kill all starting all over with seed (I just can't afford sod!) Anyways I'm still gaining in improvements and I truly have faith that my lawn will look as nice as his in 2 more growing seasons. I just didn't have the money UPFRONT to do in the most ideal fashion. So yeah, it will cost a bit more in the end I know and takes more time to attain the desired goal. Nonetheless, I still believe the Argentine Bahia grass makes the better choice in both cost and time in the care of. Only wish that the local diy's and branded seeds had more in their variety that seems better for use in home lawns, instead they carry the farmers choice in that of the Pensacola. I am not a pro by any measure just one who came to own conclusion after reading A LOT, asking many "pro's" in gardening and lawn care, local extension, home owners and all the like along with that of my personal experiences. hope it helps some in their personal choice of the many!

I have included two more pictures in my PhotoBucket album, one each of the seeds and of the roots. Link is at the bottom of this message, This is occuring in a shade section [under the Pin Oak] that i mowed, raked and re-seeded last fall. I installed Shady Woodland Seed Mix from Prairie Moon Nursery. I am thinking that this is not from that seed mix, and is just a weed that was waiting to come up. The seed mix contains these grasses: Hairy Wood Chess, Plains Oval Sedge, Long-Beaded Sedge, Beak Grass, Silky Wild Rye, Virginia Wild Rye, and Bottlebrush Grass [plus a large assortment of forbs]. I am a retired computer guy; i have some knowledge of native plant ID but i find the process of looking thru the guides etc very frustrating. I appreciate any help i can get. Thank you. Here is a link that might be useful: WeedGrass Pictures PhotoBucket

Maybe Senecio vulgaris, common groundsel??? If so, pretty early for bloom although it is a spring bloomer. Can be tough to control as it has developed resistance to many products. Contact your local extension service for the right treatment. hortster Here is a link that might be useful: common groundsel

The solo cup would work, but my area was fairly large with a lot of just single sprouts. Even pulling each one up was very time consuming. It's doing better the last couple years, I took out a tree (for other reasons), now it gets more sun. Also, stay away from Kentucky 31 on your lawn. I have my lawn plugged and overseed every 5 or so years and in the past I have used K31 because it was cheaper. A couple years ago I did the reading/research I should have done and learned it was a good pasture grass, but not so good for lawns. Now I avoid anything with K31 in it. So far.... that seems to be helping, plus my entire lawn looks better.