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re: Spring Weed Guide For Lawns with Weed Chart and Plant ID APP Added Pg2

Posted on 2/21/18 at 3:04 pm to
Posted by bayou choupique
the banks of bayou choupique
Member since Oct 2014
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Posted on 2/21/18 at 3:04 pm to
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What picture hosting site are you using?



i have been using imgr
Posted by pointdog33
Member since Jan 2012
2765 posts
Posted on 2/22/18 at 9:58 am to
Bump

On a general lawn note:

Weed and Feed products are not recommended. You want to weed then Feed.

Weed Now

Fertilize in April

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Research shows that in March turfgrasses, such as St. Augustine, centipede and bermuda, undergo spring root decline. At that time much of the old root system dies and the grass grows new roots. So turfgrasses don’t have substantial root systems during March, even though the grass blades are beginning to grow.
This post was edited on 2/22/18 at 10:01 am
Posted by pointdog33
Member since Jan 2012
2765 posts
Posted on 2/28/18 at 8:01 am to
Found an app that helps with plant ID. A lot of it is based on the flower of the plant so it struggles with plants not int he flowering stage.

I did get it to ID bluegrass through a picture, but you have to scroll through the suggestions.

PLANT ID APP
Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
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Posted on 2/28/18 at 8:04 am to
My biggest weed is not shown in this thread yet. Don't know what it is. Makes a purple flower and is easily pulled i soft soil. Roundish leaves. I see it all over the place.
Posted by pointdog33
Member since Jan 2012
2765 posts
Posted on 2/28/18 at 8:06 am to


That's hen bit. It dies out with heat and is easy to control with 2,4-D or other broadleaf killers.
This post was edited on 2/28/18 at 8:09 am
Posted by TDsngumbo
Alpha Silverfox
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Posted on 2/28/18 at 8:10 am to
Bookmarked and requested a sticky. Thanks!!!

Posted by AlxTgr
Kyre Banorg
Member since Oct 2003
81642 posts
Posted on 2/28/18 at 8:21 am to
Bam!
Posted by pointdog33
Member since Jan 2012
2765 posts
Posted on 3/2/18 at 10:12 am to
Wide world of weeds

Presetation by the LSU AgCenter Turf Specialist
Posted by bootlegger
Ponchatoula
Member since Dec 2012
5337 posts
Posted on 3/2/18 at 10:13 am to
Dr Strahan is the man
Posted by pointdog33
Member since Jan 2012
2765 posts
Posted on 3/2/18 at 10:19 am to
quote:

Dr Strahan is the man


I appreciate his humor added to his presentations.

"Bobcat Method" for rattle snake weed and "hack and squirt" for Chinese tallow catch people off guard when he initially says it.
Posted by Jester
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2006
34320 posts
Posted on 3/2/18 at 10:29 am to
quote:

Wide world of weeds

Presetation by the LSU AgCenter Turf Specialist


"St. Augustine is the sissy of turf grasses"

Posted by BRich
Old Metairie
Member since Aug 2017
2223 posts
Posted on 3/2/18 at 10:36 am to
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Is this torpedo grass? Top pic is the green end, bottom pic is the rest of it, when you pull on it is rooted about every inch TIA


Almost positive that all of that is (good) St. Augustine grass that died back due to cold/freeze, and is growing back. The rooting you describe is how it grows, too.

Look just like my front yard about two weeks ago. It's back to mostly green now, brown thatch is underneath and decomposing.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
64033 posts
Posted on 3/2/18 at 10:38 am to
I've been using a 2,4D product with quinclorac this Spring to knock back mostly lespedeza, henbit, clover, and chickweed in a bermuda lawn in a house I've only been in for a year that the previous owner didn't take too much care of the lawn.

It seems to be working, but the label says not to apply more than twice a year, and also says not to use when grass is coming out of dormancy.

The grass seems to be coming out of dormancy now... as are the weeds starting to really pick up. Will it really kill my bermuda if I keep spot-spraying the new weeds?

This post was edited on 3/2/18 at 10:40 am
Posted by BRich
Old Metairie
Member since Aug 2017
2223 posts
Posted on 3/2/18 at 10:44 am to
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The last picture shows a lighter grass/weed? What are these sprouts....grass and or weeds? If it is grass should i let it grow or pull it. If it is weeds I assume they need to be pulled? I did apply a granular pre emergent in late January.


Dawg country is right about the top pics (the clumps) being bluegrass, but pretty sure your last pic is the Bermuda grass greening back up for the spring. Here is a pic of a Bermuda grass sample, looks very similar to yours:
Posted by Geaux2Hell
BR
Member since Sep 2006
4790 posts
Posted on 3/2/18 at 11:03 am to
anyone have recommendations on sethoxydim or MSMA products? Looking to kill some dallis grass. Willing to give this a try before I resort to taking a shovel to it.
Posted by pointdog33
Member since Jan 2012
2765 posts
Posted on 3/2/18 at 11:13 am to
I've used Hi-yield grass killer, which is sethoxydim.

I've never used MSMA, but I have heard that it produces good results.
Posted by bootlegger
Ponchatoula
Member since Dec 2012
5337 posts
Posted on 3/2/18 at 7:02 pm to
My home lawn is centipede, so I use the Hi-yield grass killer like pointdog. For dallis in Bermuda, I use a combination of Certainty and msma.
Posted by tigerfan5959
Member since Jun 2010
299 posts
Posted on 3/3/18 at 8:34 am to
Bootleg, can you find that high yield at Home Depot or Walmart ?
This post was edited on 3/3/18 at 9:02 am
Posted by pointdog33
Member since Jan 2012
2765 posts
Posted on 3/3/18 at 9:13 am to
Hi-yield products can be found at most hardware stores.

Looking for sethoxydim as active ingredient is the key. Hi-yied is just a brand name.
Posted by tigerfan5959
Member since Jun 2010
299 posts
Posted on 3/3/18 at 9:27 am to
Can you give me some options I can find at Home Depot or Lowe’s ? I looked online and I didn’t see anything .
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