Winter Grass Weeds / Winter Grass & Ryegrass

An invading weed or grass species during winter can be a real nuisance and undo all the hard work you put into getting your lawn looking superb during the warmer months.
Here are two of the most common culprits that appear during Winter and what you can do to remove them from your lawn.

Winter Grass
“One year of seeds brings seven years of weeds!” – This could not be any truer than when it comes to the fight against Winter Grass also known as Poa Annua in your lawn.
If you have an invasion of Winter Grass, you will definitely want to treat it before it germinates. If you allow it to drop its seeds, next winter it will be back, twice as badly as it was the previous year. A good plan of attack is to treat it as soon as it appears before it goes to seed, with Winter Grass Killer post emergent herbicide.
An even better option is to spread out a pre-emergent herbicide like Oxafert that stops Winter Grass before it even emerges from the soil.
By acting with a combination of both pre and post emergent treatments you will get on top of it a lot quicker.

Rye Grass
Ryegrass is a cool season seeded grass variety, so in the cooler months it can appear or be oversown into warm season turf varieties, particularly in the more southern states. Some people like to embrace it during the cooler months for some added green, but it will make for a very inconsistent lawn and lead to more mowing throughout winter.
Ryegrass can be difficult to control in turf as it transitions out with the weather heating up. There are a couple of ways to transition ryegrass, one is reducing water as the weather heats up and the other is using commercially available options including Tribute, Monument and Destiny Herbicides. These herbicides should be applied by a licensed expert, so contact your local lawn maintenance contractor for application. This will also help to ensure the correct product is used that is safe for your turf variety.

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