identifying grass

ygovero – posted 13 April 2005 15:50

I have a grass growing in my lawn and where we have put flower beds in, not knowing to remove the bulbs, anyway cant seem to identify this type of grass, grows in clumps and has a bulb at the root, want to figure out what it is to destroy in flower beds, the only way I can now is to dig up bulbs, and I have hundreds of yards of flower beds, lots of digging, and these bulbs seem to multiply like rabbits. Help please.

Tungsten – posted 13 April 2005 16:15

Onions?

ygovero – posted 13 April 2005 16:24

Thought of that after I posted,figured I should have said that it wasn’t wild onoins but no its not wild onions, know what they look and smell like, this seems to grow in in 3 or 4 inch sqaure sections with maybe 20 bulbs in that section, seems to like really moist soil.

quote:Originally posted by Tungsten:Onions?

cohiba – posted 13 April 2005 17:11

Sounds like Nutsedge. Is the inner shaft of the plant Triangular? Thought it might be too early though.

Weed ID is the most important part of managing weeds.

Just a thought……………….

ted – posted 13 April 2005 19:00

spray roundup on it.

ygovero – posted 14 April 2005 19:11

no, not trangular, the stem is hollow, looks just like wild onions or chives or garlic but is none of them, usually the biggest bulb which I have dug up is about 1/2 inch in diameter and usually has 3 stems on it, not sure whether it is a grass or weed, just know it is a tuber or bulb and is very hardy, seems to grow well in shade, like I said it grows well under matting in flower beds. Cant spray just anything on it due to the fact I want to get rid of it in flower beds.

quote:Originally posted by cohiba:Sounds like Nutsedge. Is the inner shaft of the plant Triangular? Thought it might be too early though.

Weed ID is the most important part of managing weeds.

Just a thought……………….

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Turfmiester – posted 14 April 2005 20:07

Could be Dandelions? Pull one and take it to your County Extension Agent.