Since wheat is an annual, it shouldn't last more than a year, and usually it doesn't return after the winter. It might be that you have a weed like quack grass, or nutsedge that resembles wheat, but is a perennial that requires removal. If it is wheat, and it did make it through the winter, just mow as usual and it will disappear within the year.

There's nothing you can buy that will kill wheat and not the desired grass, you just have to wait until it dies on its own (usually early Summer) or you can pull them out by hand.

Wheat will not come back in the Fall. Next time you seed, don't use wheat straw. Use nothing or buy germination blankets which have zero weed seeds.

Look at the bright side. Having wheat in your yard, MAY keep the deer from eating your plants and bushes. ;-)

While so far they have not eaten any buds, they are keeping the azaleas and Camilla nicely pruned

Thank you for the replies.

timeco, I know it's Wheat. Last Oct. and Nov. when the seedlings were coming up, pulled out many of them by hand- they all were growing from grains. About two weeks ago when it was warm, I sprayed them with Sedgehammer, thinking it would help- it did not. They kept on growing. Problem is, they grow much faster than Fescue and KB in these cool temps. Lawn is 4" tall and the wheat is 7" tall. They just don't look appealing.

auteck, I hope they will be gone by the Summer. Winter's freezing temperatures, has not slowed the down at all.
Regarding the seed germination blankets- Had planned to use those instead or the Straw, but after calculating the cost (1+K) of purchasing so many blankets from my local Lowe's, end up opting out on spending more money on the project. Plus I already had put in a good amount of money in the project- renting equipments for several days (used them only for one day, but rained for 4 days and they were just sitting in the garage), installing the irrigation system, ordering the seeds, fertilizer, 10 yards of Compost and etc etc...

"IF" I ever do another lawn ren. (which I highly doubt), I will use the blankets. No more Straws.

knuttle, Deers never come to the lawn, it's fenced. But they wander at the back where the shade trees are. They usually prune the leaves off the young Oaks and or any trees with low hanging branches.

Thank you.

Hi guys. Wheat in my new lawn did survive the winter. It's greening up and growing already this spring. Will it die off with continued mowing in the summer?

Could you post a picture?

I'm also having the same problem...went to that thread and posted my pics.

loos34 - same problem from Home Depot here. Did you find any solution?