New type of grass?

[john70t]

Never seen this type before. I started getting it in my yard a few year ago when my former crazy neighbor seeded the divider between our drives. Along with that they were removing plants and multching my side of the yard. I pulled in a few times late at night and the wife is sweeping my drive (which they can't even see from their side). Finally had to tell her "It's my property" a couple times. I'm pretty certain that they seeded my yard. Whatever. They are gone now.

Anyways, this stuff is impossible to physically remove. It grows through root systems underground and the stalk breaks before pulling out the roots. Mixed in with the vinca/periwinkle is like untangling yarn. I spent a couple intense years weeding and have tried just about everything to get rid of it. Pulling and burning the tops. The whipped cream on top of that poop cake is that it doesn't make very good lawn at all. It's stringy and doesn't cover much at all.

[pwd72s]

Looks like what we call quack grass here. Only way I know to kill it is roundup...which would also kill your good plants.

[stomachmonkey]

Looks like Bermuda.

Not a fan.

[vash]

looks like Bermuda. arguably more difficult to get rid of than Bamboo. (there i said it)

i had to use cardboard to shield my desirable plants and i went crazy with roundup. there were some casualties..in the end i sold that house.

[Bill Douglas]

We call it buffalo grass. I don't know why.

It even grows up inside walls and grows under concrete and pops up the other side.

I'm probably the only person who likes the stuff because it's about the only grass that will grow at my place (windswept hostile sand dune).

[Sooner or later]

Originally Posted by Bill Douglas

We call it buffalo grass. I don't know why.

It even grows up inside walls and grows under concrete and pops up the other side.

I'm probably the only person who likes the stuff because it's about the only grass that will grow at my place (windswept hostile sand dune).

Good guess. It is very drought tolerant and has the white heads. (I believe the male flowers are the white that you see).

[911 Rod]

Seeing the title, I thought it was the type you smoke.
Have you tried that?

[KFC911]

I was expecting a cross between indica and sativa .... whatcha got there is Bermuda .... been here forever .... the devil's ditchweed

[id10t]

Originally Posted by KC911

I was expecting a cross between indica and sativa .... whatcha got there is Bermuda .... been here forever .... the devil's ditchweed

This is a hybrid. This is a cross, ah, of Bluegrass, Kentucky Bluegrass, Featherbed Bent, and Northern California Sensemilia. The amazing stuff about this is, that you can play 36 holes on it in the afternoon, take it home and just get stoned to the bejeezus-belt that night on this stuff

[masraum]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

Looks like Bermuda.

Not a fan.

Originally Posted by vash

looks like Bermuda. arguably more difficult to get rid of than Bamboo. (there i said it)

i had to use cardboard to shield my desirable plants and i went crazy with roundup. there were some casualties..in the end i sold that house.

Interesting. I had no idea that was bermuda grass.

Funny thing is that our current dog, and the dog that passed a couple of years ago, only like to eat that grass when they are having tummy issues.

[stevej37]

John..which state is this in?
The northern range of Bermuda grass is about southern Ohio.

It looks like Quack grass to me also.

[hcoles]

Bermuda is almost impossible to get rid of. You can Roundup it and it will come back. You can take it out and Roundup everything that comes up for 5 years and it will come back.

[fintstone]

The only way to get rid of some nuisance plants/grasses...is to decide you want them to flourish. Then they die immediately.

[stomachmonkey]

Actually, zoysia will choke Bermuda.

Every lawn in my community started as Bermuda because it's heat/sun/drought tolerant which we get a fair bit of in TX.

As the community aged and the trees matured we all had to start replacing our lawns since Bermuda does not do well in shade.

I replaced with Emerald Zoysia.

My neighbor did his in Emerald Zoysia a couple of years before me. He did half the common space between our houses and it has mostly spread and pushed out my Bermuda in that area.

It's also crept into and is taking over the neighbors back yard on the other side.

Zoysia, the Emerald, is a really nice grass. Soft, dense, gets really rich green in the summer. Just takes a little longer to get going in the spring but it's an awesome variety and tolerates full sun as well as shade.

[flipper35]

Does that zoysia grow in SW WI?

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by flipper35

Does that zoysia grow in SW WI?

Don't know.

My guess would be not the best area for it.

It needs at least a straight week to two of 90+ degree days before it comes out of dormancy.

Need to watch it in the spring, it turns on later than other grasses so there is a risk of something else taking hold before the zoysia wakes up.

[nota]

that is
COMMON YARD GRASS IN SOUTH FLA

the seeded stuff doesnot work here [rye]

zoysia does but turns brown in the winter dry times

[john70t]

Originally Posted by stevej37

John..which state is this in?
The northern range of Bermuda grass is about southern Ohio.

Ann Arbor. This decade was a first for those chattery little red squirrels from the south as well. They took over the fox squirrel turf but disappeared again. Must be our lovely winters.

[stevej37]

^^^ They moved to my yard. I have a couple black walnut trees and it's a full time job for those little guys...storing up the nuts.
I gave up trying to lower their numbers. They're too smart to trap and won't hold still long enough to get a bead on them.

[74-911]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

...........Every lawn in my community started as Bermuda because it's heat/sun/drought tolerant which we get a fair bit of in TX.

As the community aged and the trees matured we all had to start replacing our lawns since Bermuda does not do well in shade.

Don't know what it is but is not bermuda. My entire yard is bermuda and it looks nothing like that. As SM says, it is heat/drought tolerant and is a very common grass is many parts of TX. Takes much less water than Saint Augustine and thrives best in full sun and does not do well under shade trees, areas which get little sunlight.

Most lawns around here are St. Augustine which requires much more water than bermuda but is shade tolerant.