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Help ID'ing my grass

Posted on 8/21/22 at 8:22 pm
Posted by Polar Pop
Member since Feb 2012
10753 posts
Posted on 8/21/22 at 8:22 pm
Just moved in. I feel like a complete idiot asking this, but what do I have here?

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Posted by Arkapigdiesel
Arkansas
Member since Jun 2009
13399 posts
Posted on 8/21/22 at 8:35 pm to
I think I know, but in fear of looking like a dumb arse, I'll let a more experienced grass man chime in. I think it's St Augustine though.
Posted by bkhrph
Lake Charles
Member since May 2022
174 posts
Posted on 8/21/22 at 9:03 pm to
I think it’s St. Augustine too. Pull up a runner and post a picture. That would make it easier to i.d. If the leaves look significantly different from the backyard grass, it could just be a different St. Aug cultivar. The other options intentionally planted generally in NWLA are Centipede, Zoysia and Bermuda. Maybe it’s a seeded type of zoysia. I have an infestation of Carpetgrass that looks similar, but it’s full of ugly seed heads about a half a week after mowing.
This post was edited on 8/21/22 at 9:18 pm
Posted by bbvdd
Memphis, TN
Member since Jun 2009
25145 posts
Posted on 8/21/22 at 9:58 pm to
Looks like my zoysia but I have no experience with st augustine
Posted by TigerTitleHunter
Red Stick
Member since Jan 2008
462 posts
Posted on 8/22/22 at 10:33 am to
quote:

I think it’s St. Augustine too. Pull up a runner and post a picture.


This. I'd say St. Aug but a pic of a runner will tell you for sure.
Posted by Sir Saint
1 post
Member since Jun 2010
5329 posts
Posted on 8/22/22 at 11:53 am to
hard to tell from the pics since the grass was newly cut but I'm pretty sure I see some sharp blade tips which suggests this isn't St. Aug. The zoomed out pic looks like zoysia or centipede but as mentioned a runner will get you a definitive ID.
Posted by ronk
Member since Jan 2015
6248 posts
Posted on 8/22/22 at 12:53 pm to
If all three pictures are from the same spot then you have St Aug. Zoomed in on the bottom middle of the first picture there is a runner and the leaves are coming off in a V pattern. The third picture looks more like centipede but it is probably just the angle from far away.

You do need to sharpen your mower blades though.
Posted by tigerfoot
Alexandria
Member since Sep 2006
56580 posts
Posted on 8/22/22 at 12:55 pm to
St Aug at top, but that bottom picture looks centipedish,
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81822 posts
Posted on 8/22/22 at 1:31 pm to
Do you have a neighbor with different grass? At my last house, Centipede began invading from my back yard neighbor, and it made parts of the yard look really odd.
Posted by Daygo85
Member since Aug 2008
3070 posts
Posted on 8/24/22 at 7:39 am to
Every parish in the state of Louisiana has a county agent. Bring them a sample and they can set you straight.

"County agents, home economists and 4-H agents have offices in each of the state's 64 parishes and are eager to help you with information on agriculture, home economics, and 4-H clubs as well as services that assist people with horticulture problems in their lawns, trees, shrubs, and vegetable gardens and helping people "
Posted by BadTiger
Member since Dec 2003
333 posts
Posted on 8/24/22 at 12:30 pm to
I think I see both St. Aug and centipede, which I’m currently fighting. As others have said, need to see a runner to confirm. At. Aug needs to be cut longer, centipede needy to be kept short or it will get super thick and woven underneath.
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