It's been awhile since that's made an appearance!
Upon first inspection, it looks like we're making some really good progress and we've
got some good green up going on. But looks are deceiving and we've got a problem.
Now I've got to admit, when I first started seeing it, I thought man this is awesome!
The yard's starting to green up, I'm starting to see some results! YES! Looking good. But
upon further inspection, things started to look a little suspicious.
As it started to get thicker and taller, these little white seed heads cane with it. And
I knew it wasn't Bermuda but I couldn't pinpoint exactly what it was. So I took some really
high res pictures on my phone, sent it over to the customer service staff, to see if they
could identify it for me, and they did. And it is Poa Annua!
We also got a lot of bare spots but we're not talking about that. We're talking about
Poa Annua. Also known as Annual Bluegrass.
Not only are the looks deceiving of it, the name's deceiving as well. It's not grass,
it's an annual weed that is pretty common in most yards. And you can also find it scattered
through some gardens.
It's a pretty difficult weed to control because it can produce hundreds upon hundreds of seeds
in one season. And those seeds, they can lay dormant for several years and not sprout up
right away.
Now in talking with the customer service staff the identifying characteristics of Poa Annua
grass, is that it's a tall tasseled seed stalk that will typically stand above the rest of
the lawn and becomes visible in late spring or early summer.
Now while the seed stalk can be pretty tall, if you cut it short, it can still produce
seeds.
Now Poa Annua grass in the yard can be a problem. It can die in hot weather and it will leave
very unsightly nasty looking brown spots throughout the yard.
It also thrives in cool weather. When most grasses and lawns start to go dormant, that's
when it chooses to invade.
Which is why putting down a pre-emergent in the fall is so important. If you'll remember
I missed my boat for putting down a fall pre-emergent application and that's why I've got this lovely
beautiful problem on my hands.
Poa Annua germinates in late fall and early spring, so our timing of trying to control
it is pretty critical.
Now most people who know what they're doing...
That's most certainly not me!
...will apply a pre-emergent in early fall and again in early spring to really gain control
of Poa Annua. That will help prevent the seeds from sprouting, getting into the soil and
really germinating and taking over your yard.
But Poa Annua seeds are pretty tough. They can survive without germinating for many many
seasons. By using the early fall and early spring pre-emergent applications, that will
help control Poa Annua over time.
But keep in mind, you're going to have retreat the yard many seasons to completely get rid
of it in the lawn. There are, however, specialty herbicide products that will help kick its
butt in the here and now. And that's exactly what I'm going to do.
Again, ignore all the bare spots but the question we have to ask is to cut or not to cut it
down and then spray. And the answer is, according to our customer service staff, don't cut the
weeds before spraying them. Reason being, they're thriving and they're growing right
now. And if you scalp it down and cut it, you'll stress it out and it will be less likely
that the herbicide that we're putting down will be absorbed into the weed.
Now the product I'm going to be using is a WG. A water soluble granule. And all that
means is, its in granule form and when you add it to your tank and put water in there,
that granule breaks down and dissolves and gives you a finished solution.
Now the herbicide that I'm using is an herbicide control for certain broad leaf, sedge, and
grassy weeds in turf. I'll leave a link in the description below so you can click over
and read more about it. But, we're mixed up! We're ready to go! Let's do the dance!
Meaning the herbicide, weed control dance. Well you know what I meant. Let's do it!
So there we go! That's how to get rid of Poa Annua Annual Bluegrass in the yard. Or at
least start to try. It's a tough weed to control and kick out of the yard and this isn't the
first bout I'm going to have with it.
But just like everything else we've done so far, it's an on going process and I don't
mind putting in the work.
Per the label and our customer service staff, I've got to let that sit for two to three
days and go to work on that Poa Annua before I go to mow it down.
To be on the safe side and make sure this stuff really goes to work, and so long as
my H O A is on board with it and doesn't give me a nice little letter in the mail, I'll
probably wait about a week from now to get the mower out and cut it down.
Just like the moss in the back, this is only the beginning of controlling the Poa Annua
in the yard.
I hope you found that helpful and we answered some questions when it comes to Poa Annua,
if you have any more, leave them in the comments section below, shoot the customer service
staff an email, or pick up the phone and give them a ring.
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