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grass weeds

j_fleming03j_fleming03 Posts: 23
in Problem solving
Hi all, 3 weeks ago we laid down new turf and were very happy with the lovely green grass! However, I have noticed what I suspect to be grass weeds and I'm not sure what to make of them? Does anyone know if these are indeed weeds, the type of weed or how they appear ? We ordered the turf from a local supplier. 

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  • j_fleming03j_fleming03 Posts: 23
    Here is another close up pic, thanks in advance! 



  • rossdriscoll13rossdriscoll13 Posts: 234
    @j_fleming03 those are just the seed heads of the grass.  All types of grass produce them but usually you don’t see them because you mow before it has the opportunity to produce any.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    probably Annual Meadow Grass, Poa annua. depends how precise you are with lawns. It's all green and all grass and, as Ross said, the seed heads disappear when you mow.


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • j_fleming03j_fleming03 Posts: 23
    ahhh!You are a star, thanks for explaining that.. The grass certainly needs cutting, so that will solve it :)
  • rossdriscoll13rossdriscoll13 Posts: 234
    @j_fleming03 before mowing check to make sure the turf has rooted properly.  To do this grab a handful of grass and gently tug it.  If you feel resistance your turf has fully rooted and you can mow.
  • j_fleming03j_fleming03 Posts: 23
    Good tip! It's being cut tomorrow so I just nipped outside to test it and it's fully rooted. 
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    edited April 2023
    Weed grass is one of the more difficult weeds in a lawn.  Annual meadow grass seed blows in from everywhere and flowers and seeds quickly.  Coarse, fast-growing grasses need to be dug out, or their roots sliced through and raked out.

    Fequent mowing is the best approach to encourage short grasses and remove flowering heads of grasses and other weeds.  Twice a week is better than once.  But not too short.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Remember not to take off too much - especially with your first cut @j_fleming03. Little and often is always better for maintaining grass.  :)
    If you're in one of those very dry parts of the country, you may want to keep it at a longer length going through summer too. Not a problem in wetter parts, mainly in the west, as the grass stays green all the time unless it's being continuously scalped and usually just becomes mossy. There's folk round here who do that and it looks dreadful. Totally defeats the purpose. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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