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| My wife and I purchased and old farm about 4-5 years back. Then, the entire yard was weeds. I've spent the last few years fighting them and am confident in claiming victory with the exception on annua poa. While there is not nearly as much as there was before by any means, I can't stand it when it goes to seed. I have these questions for the helpful folks here.
* The spots I have are relatively small now. Say 1'*1' or so. Can I simply hand pull the seeds? Yes, I know there are dormant seeds in the base. But will this help? There are few enough spots I could do this at this time of year as the seed stems come up quite easily. I know I could dig to find the base, but seems easier for me to just pull the heads since it's an annual. * I've been reseeding with high quality seed for 3 years now and the difference is VERY noticeable. Nearly no poa vs. 90+ % poa previously. I know the poa seeds still sit there waiting... lurking... Should I continue this path? I'm hoping healthy KBG will help tamper it off? * My front South lawn was invaded by not only poa but some other sort of very thin bladed grass that I've never been able to identify. It dries out as soon as it hits 70 degrees or so and simply just goes brown while the poa looks like **** and dies shortly after leaving me with an eyesore and more. Bad news about that particular unidentified grass is that it goes up in flames quite easily. That said, I killed the lawn with Roundup and am going to reseed. I've thatched it to get what I couldn't get out by mowing low, burned it down with a hand torch (to the ground), and aerated so far. This weekend, I'm bringing in some turf soil mix, then will reseed with the same KBG mix we use in the backyard. Is there anything further, WITHOUT additional chemicals I can do to protect my investment in this part of the yard (i.e. no poa)? I live next to a wetland, so I have to manage chemical usage VERY carefully so as not to disturb my froggie buddies next door. All input appreciated. Thanks guys! |
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| I have been researching POA myself and it seems you need to put a pre-emergent doen in late Summer and early spring to keep the seeds from germinating. The POA will dye of when Summer hits. |
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- Posted by garycinchicago Z5 Chicago IL. (My Page) on Wed, Apr 25, 12 at 2:01
| >"I've thatched it" >"and aerated so far." and then say hello to poa annua all over again! All you did was bring its seeds up. Those seeds remain viable for YEARS. Old farm? that means no manual irrigation to me. When it burns out in summer (August?), drop a good pre-emergent like Prodimine down to prevent germination once soil temps drop below 70 degrees in fall. Don;t know where you live so can't say when to do it again in spring. |
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| Gary, you forgot the most important piece: "burned it down with a hand torch (to the ground)" This was after the Roundup. I'm not an idiot or a novice. Please don't call out the obvious, as I already did that for you like I noted in the original post. Was looking for HELPFUL advice. Thanks. |
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| Poa grass should be re-named devil grass. My entire back yard is all poa.Two years ago, it was maybe 25%. We Dug, Pulled, Used round up when the bermuda was dormant, and have tried everything. This year it is impossible. It has been too cold here in Jackson,tn. to make this stuff die. We have just given up. When you are spending so much on your lawn and this stuff just grows and grows it is a big waste of money. Is there any thing that will eliminate this stuff? and where did it come from? |
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