r/LawnAnswers

I'm located in MN 5a. I renovated my lawn last year with Blue Resilience.

In the past week and half, I have these lighter patches of grass popping up all of a sudden. These patches are near where my neighbors yard is. There is a large oak tree to the south of this area, so its probably partial shade throughout the day. Its been raining a decent amount in September and I water this area if it needs it. Standard fall fertilizer program.

The grass around these patches is pretty well rooted, but these patches pull up a lot easier.

Anyways, I need some help with identification please.

Let me know if you need better pics. Thanks in advance.

Hello, I’ve been mowing grass my whole life, the last few years I’ve been trying to make a legitimate business out of it.

A customer has requested me to tear out this flowerbed; okay no problem. And replace it with sod; uh-oh, I’ve never done that.

I did read up a little on prep and installation which doesn’t seem too bad, but have a few concerns/questions.

1. Is it the wrong time of year? Central Arkansas, zone 7, the summer heat finally broke, we’re still probably 2 months to first frost, but it’s been horribly dry this year.

2. How to blend with the existing lawn? The guides I’ve seen are for a full lawn install will I be able to blend/level this with the existing grass or will it be obvious that it’s a patch job?

3. What alternatives can I offer that will be more familiar for me and maybe cheaper for the customer? I’m considering offering to plant seed instead.

I’m open to any tips or advice here. Thanks yall!

Just did a reno and have some light green patches in areas that previously showed no signs of triv, but I’m nervous that’s what this is.

SE PA.

Thoughts?

I picked a few grass/weeds again out of my blue resilience reno in an area of concern. What I picked seems to grow faster. I am not sure if they are all the same but again they don’t seem to belong.

Austin, TX.
Round leaf seedlings pictured, weeds or clover?

I have an area that was nothing but prickly weeds, about 20x15ft. Last week I pulled up just about everything leaving the dirt and some organic matter. I bought this

Jonathan Green Black Beauty Sunny Grass Seed - 1 lb

We had some days of rain coming so I put it down 10/02. Here’s a picture from yesterday and one from today. Is the round leafy stuff the weeds coming back, or clover? Grass is coming up nice today, I’ll keep it moist and see what happens.

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?

Pulled out the crabgrass three years ago in spring. Replanted and it grew in beautifully but turned brown after it stopped raining (several consecutive years of severe summer droughts). Raked and seeded each subsequent spring with same results. I have seen a few grubs, but not many. This year I'm planting in the fall. Do I need to treat for grubs (please, no), fungus? I generally use one of the Scotts seeds. Thoughts?

6b.

I’ve pulled up a few of these out my of verge under a tree. They stick out because their leaves are short and slightly lighter in color than my TTTF/KBG mix. They pull very easily, with one or two stems with leaves near each other sometimes stringing along under the canopy to another group. I’m guessing these strings might be stolons?

Common Bermuda I cut this at 3”

Hello! I recently purchased a home after living in apartments my whole life and wanting to learn more about lawns and gardening. This home has an 8-9 foot bed in the front that seemingly grows...everything.

During the spring/early summer, we had lily of the valley, tiger lillies, onions (!!) and some other smaller plants, but now, everything looks crazy overgrown.

I'm not looking for a super clean shrub or flower bed as I value wild flowers and a good pollinator hang out, but I think the majority of what's in it is a bunch of weeds. I'm attaching some pictures and hoping I can get bare bones advice about whether I should be ripping it all out, whether cutting does the trick, and what to keep! Thanks in advance!

Location: NW suburbs of Chicago. Home faces SW direction.