HELP ME!!! BAHIAGRASS/BERMUDAGRASS PROBLEMS

COLLEEN – posted 02 July 2004 18:22

We seeded our yard 2 years ago with bahiagrass seed mixture. we found it was horrible and saw another yard in our neighborhood that we liked and they said it was bermuda. This year we put down bermuda grass seed (over what had already grown last year) and now have these tall weeds that sprout at the top and look to have seeds on each sprout. what is this weed and how do i get rid of it? should i just till up the yard and start fresh? (our lawn still isn’t completely in yet) i was hoping to put some sort of chemical down and reseed again w/ hybrid bermuda seed. what can anyone suggest?

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ted – posted 02 July 2004 18:45

post a pic of this alleged “weed”.

COLLEEN – posted 02 July 2004 19:13

okay….i looked at more pics on the net. i think it may bahiagrass weed (imagine that) the scientific name for it is… Paspalum notatum Flueggé bahiagrass or dallis grass it grows tall and has 2 sprouts at the top each covered with black little seeds. what chemicals can i put down to get rid of this junk?

http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/plant_profile.cgi?symbol=PANO2

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certified_in_florida – posted 02 July 2004 21:32

A product called Manor will do a fair job controlling Bahia in a Bermuda lawn.

COLLEEN – posted 07 July 2004 09:57

will that burn up my grass?

yardpro_2000 – posted 25 July 2004 05:59

MSMA will get rid of the bahia and be ok on the bermuda