u/demjuices

Hi think I needed better trained eyes identifying this grass. Saw it popping up earlier this year and dumbly ignored and now seeing it in more places.

SE MI; took over the lawn 3 years ago, not sure what they planted before but I’ve been overseeing with KBG last 2 years. It’s light green and grows faster than my KBG.

Don’t think it’s poa as it has multiple veins. AI says quack grass but the purple stems make me think annual ryegrass? I’m not sure, just trying to go off what I’m reading online.

Hopefully photos are good, turned the exposure down to see the contrast better.

Any ideas?

Thanks to this sub I’ve been really improving my lawn last 2 years. Last fall I mowed down to 2” and overseeded and reseeded areas with TC Total Eclipse.

My lawn took the new seed well and majority is looking dark and lush.

Some areas still have a lot of old bad seed tho - K31, Clumping Fescue, and other eye soars.

How would you overseed/reseed those areas this fall to improve that TC coverage?

Here’s a pic of my lawn and a close up of the spot I pointed out. This looks to be some tall clumping fescue I want to convert to KBG.

Options I’ve seen online is:
-again mow to 2” and overseed
-scarify the area to try and break up the unwanted grass and then overseed.
-glysophate the area, remove dead material and reseed. (This seems like the best idea?)

Theres a few other areas in the lawn I have creeping bentgrass where I already sprayed Tenacity. There I know I’ll need to rake everything out and simply reseed.

What would be your best solution?