What this in my lawn grass
Anjib (Clive IA)
5 years ago
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What is this invasive grass taking over my lawn ?
Comments (8)Don't waste the Atrazine. Atrazine may damage certain cultivars of Bermuda during Spring, but it is a common part of Bermuda lawn programs in the southeast to control Annual Bluegrass during winter dormancy. What's more, the image looks more like a common Bermuda, which is less likely to be effected by Atrazine. If it is a small area, and you won't to avoid having it increase in size, use a product like Fusilade II. Fusilade II is used around ornamental landscapes and Liriope beds to kill Bermuda selectively and quickly. It works better than Round up at killing Bermuda, but is likely to damage the St. Augustine as well. So there again, it really depends on how far it has spread. Also, if you go that route, wait until the Bermuda has fully transitioned and again expect what ever St. Augustine is sprayed to die initially, and then fill back in from the surrounding turf. Here is a link that might be useful: Serenity Lawn Service...See MoreLawn Grass - There's grass in my grass
Comments (2)Oh no, Paul James the Gardener Guy's manual method, maybe I will buy a goat. Better yet, I will pay the neighborhood kids $10 a bushel for all the grass they can pull from the clumps. Will need to try watering before pulling. Anything has to be better. (Propane torch?, Nah.)...See MoreWhat is this strange grass type in my lawn?
Comments (2)I know this is an old thread, but that's poa annua, an annual or biennial aggressive clumping (non running) grass with the ability to bloom and mature seed in a record amount of time. I'm always waging a battle with it, it thrives in both rich soil and poor and loves growing in pathways or cultivated gardens alike and will quickly and extensively colonize an area if left unchecked, thus mulching of bare ground is a good idea. New lawns and those that are thin and sparse are often invaded by poa annua. Your lawn has likely now filled in nicely and that'll help with keeping the poa in check. Hand pulling is effective when small numbers of this grass is present, though larger poa plants are hard to remove, sliding a knife under the surface of the soil just under the base of the plant is an effective means of removal....See MorePatchy lawn
Comments (9)On the ID, i don't know. There are definitely a couple of different species evident from the different shades of green. If they're thriving in summer, I would assume they are either summer weeds or a type of warm season grass, so being in Ohio, I would think you'd be better off with a cool season grass. If this is the case, the ID shouldn't be too important if you're looking to get rid of it and plant cool season grass everywhere. If you decide to just kill the green stuff and reseed in the fall, you should get something with quinclorac or mesotrione, which will kill most warm season grasses and many grassy weeds, but won't harm cool season grasses. They don't control bermudagrass, but I don't think that's what you have. I've used Tenacity, which has mesotrione. It seems to work pretty well. I picked it over quinclorac because it kills nimblewill....See Moredchall_san_antonio
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