I noticed this year that i had different looking type of grass growing, although it was green you could pull it up in pieces almost like a carpet...did some searchin and found that its bent grass and unless kept at an inch or lower it will have a pillow effect (tall patch). it pulls up easily because it doesn't root very deep kinda grows on top of soil. anyway has anyone ever had this and if so how did you rid of it....thanks
Bent grass......how to rid of it?
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no, i just today found out what it was so the goal is to tackle it soon as spring hitsEatenByLimestone said:
velvetfoot
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I have exactly the same problem!
I think the wet summer did it.
How do you know it's bent grass?
I self-diagnosed mine as rough blue grass.
If I'm right, I read you have to kill it with round up and start again.
The stuff I have spreads real quick.
I think the wet summer did it.
How do you know it's bent grass?
I self-diagnosed mine as rough blue grass.
If I'm right, I read you have to kill it with round up and start again.
The stuff I have spreads real quick.
I think in a homeowner situation your only choice is to kill it with a non-selective herbicide and reseed. There are other ways to do it but i don't think a homeowner could get their hands on the right chemicals.
google bent grass and you'll see all the descriptions and pictures that lead to it....come spring i'm gonna bring a patch to the local LESCO dealervelvetfoot said:
It can be hard to say what exactly is or is not Bentgrass, because a number of weeds and other grasses can look like it, especially in colder months. Bentgrass in these parts doesn't spread very fast, especially through reasonably healthy turf. I have a small patch in the middle of some healthy bluegrass that I haven't gotten around to digging up, but it hasn't spread.
Round-Up won't work at this time of year. Is this weed in patches, or spreading through healthy turf? If in patches, just cut down into the margins with a sharp spade or sod cutter and lift up like a mat, and discard somewhere far from your turf. Then reseed in the spring.
If it's intermixed with healthy turf that you want to keep, there are chemicals that will kill it and spare your turf, but I'm not sure homeowners can get it.
Round-Up won't work at this time of year. Is this weed in patches, or spreading through healthy turf? If in patches, just cut down into the margins with a sharp spade or sod cutter and lift up like a mat, and discard somewhere far from your turf. Then reseed in the spring.
If it's intermixed with healthy turf that you want to keep, there are chemicals that will kill it and spare your turf, but I'm not sure homeowners can get it.
velvetfoot
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I don't think there's a chemical, pro or not, for rough bluegrass.
What's disturbing is that because of its shade tolerance, it's included in some mixes.
It is evil.
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/92-054.htm
What's disturbing is that because of its shade tolerance, it's included in some mixes.
It is evil.
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/crops/facts/92-054.htm
smokinj
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it's pretty much by itself in patches but they are getting bigger, i'll pull it up in carpet type pieces come spring and reseeddave11 said:
velvetfoot
Minister of Fire
most of the herbicides are available to home owners at farm centers. The hard to get ones are the insecticides and fungicides. When I do my lawn I go to a chemical co. to get the stuff, its more expensive but you get more chem. per Qt. The box store stuff is mostly water.
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