Grass Identification needed

[mcbammer]

 
         Thought  by chance someone might know what this grass is .

[Bob Riebe]

Looks like quack grass going to seed

[mcbammer]

Looks like quack grass going to seed

    I looked up images of quack grass  , and that sure looks like it .  Might be able to get a  better  idea when the seed head's  matures .

[Lloyd Smale]

my guess would be tall fescue

[mcbammer]

my guess would be tall fescue

  Good guess  but the stems are a little shorter than fescue still not 100% sure , I took a clump of it by a sod farmer friend of mine and it stumped him as to  what it was , but he did go to Auburn University.    .   

[Bob Riebe]

my guess would be tall fescue

  Good guess , I took a clump of it by a sod farmer friend of mine and it stumped him as to  what it was , but he did go to Auburn University.    .   

When you dug it out, did you find beside roots, white rhizomes?

[mcbammer]

my guess would be tall fescue

  Good guess , I took a clump of it by a sod farmer friend of mine and it stumped him as to  what it was , but he did go to Auburn University.    .   

When you dug it out, did you find beside roots, white rhizomes?
[/quote     Yes ,  White rhizomes
                                     

[Bob Riebe]

 

When you dug it out, did you find beside roots, white rhizomes?
[/quote]     Yes ,  White rhizomes [/quote]

From the second picture due to the shape of he leaves, I am guessing it is either Quack Grass , or worse, Nut Grass (Yellow Nut Sedge)

[mcbammer]

   
     

 

When you dug it out, did you find beside roots, white rhizomes?

     Yes ,  White rhizomes [/quote]

From the second picture due to the shape of he leaves, I am guessing it is either Quack Grass , or worse, Nut Grass (Yellow Nut Sedge)
[/quote] I  know its not yellow nut sedge  for sure  , I  have plenty of that too .  I,ll go with Quack grass  .

[wtxbadger]

The leaves of it look to be triangular in shape, not an expert by any means but I'm guessing nut sedge.

[Bob Riebe]

The leaves of it look to be triangular in shape, not an expert by any means but I'm guessing nut sedge.

You are probably correct.

[Ranger99]

Should be a county agricultural
agent not far away that can positively
identify it,  and not have to drive
around for half a day

[mcbammer]

  Its definitely not nut sedge , it has no nut kernel . Plus I  been battling yellow & purple nut sedge for years an  can spot  it  like a hawk . I am unfamiliar  with quack grass . but I'll go with that  for now .

[mcbammer]

Should be a county agricultural
agent not far away that can positively
identify it,  and not have to drive
around for half a day

  I try not to get government involved in anything I do .  Heck  , they might declare it a endangered species .

[Bob Riebe]

  Its definitely not nut sedge , it has no nut kernel . Plus I  been battling yellow & purple nut sedge for years an  can spot  it  like a hawk . I am unfamiliar  with quack grass . but I'll go with that  for now .

Nut Sedge can be killed, it takes years, with spray,  but Quack Grass can  be controlled better if you dig it out.
I have used systemic killer, but you then have to dig down and put it on the main Quack Grass root or it will kill anything it is spread on.
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The actuall main root, that sends out rhizomes, for established Quack Grass, can go way, way down in the soil.
I had one in the garden by the house, it was down over a foot; it ran along the foundation for over six feet.
If you have loose soil, like I did, very sandy, took a pointed sand shovel and rammed it down as far as I could and pushed up loosening the soil while pulling on the main root.
Along with the root, I would pull up sections of rhizomes, and new grass on those rhizomes,  it was sending out willy nilly.
I have been fighting it in boulevard Day Lilly garden for years , so far a losing proposition. as if you do not sift the soil and get every single rhizome bit, it will be back worse than ever.

[mcbammer]

Nut Sedge can be killed, it takes years, with spray,  but Quack Grass can  be controlled better if you dig it out.
I have used systemic killer, but you then have to dig down and put it on the main Quack Grass root or it will kill anything it is spread on.
.
The actuall main root, that sends out rhizomes, for established Quack Grass, can go way, way down in the soil.
I had one in the garden by the house, it was down over a foot; it ran along the foundation for over six feet.
If you have loose soil, like I did, very sandy, took a pointed sand shovel and rammed it down as far as I could and pushed up loosening the soil while pulling on the main root.
Along with the root, I would pull up sections of rhizomes, and new grass on those rhizomes,  it was sending out willy nilly.
I have been fighting it in boulevard Day Lilly garden for years , so far a losing proposition. as if you do not sift the soil and get every single rhizome bit, it will be back worse than ever.
[/quote]   I've stopped using  weed killer an pesticide  and gone organic ,    But luckily its not in spot  where I would cultivate.  I couldn't  say  how long its been here exactly or how it got started , but I dont think its native  to my area .  I never gave it much thought  what it was until now .  Thanks to you I now  know what  I'm dealing with .