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Annual Bluegrass is a species of Bluegrass that does not tolerate hot weather. It grows well in the spring, produces a lot of seeds, dies in the summer, then sprouts again from seed so that it can return next spring.
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Bentgrass is a cool season grass grows rapidly in cool wet conditions – you’ll see it often on golf course greens because it tolerates very low mowing.. In the spring it spreads quickly and crowds out other grasses. As soon as the warm summer comes though, it usually turns brown and plays dead – especially in full sun.
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Not all Bugs are bad, in fact, most are actually beneficial. There are a few however that will damage grass, and the billbug is one. Don’t be alarmed though just because you see bugs, that’s a good sign! Billbugs lay eggs inside the grass plant. The eggs turn into a larvae that tunnels down through the grass and eats it as it goes, causing the grass blade to turn brown.
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Brown Patch is caused by a fungal organism that thrives in hot humid weather. It results in irregularly shaped brown areas of the lawn. Most lawns recover from Brown Patch when the weather cools in the fall.
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Chinch bugs are difficult to recognize in the grass because they change their appearance so often. They also have predators that control their populations naturally that look almost identical to them!
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Clover is a Legume that used to be included in grass seed mixes because clover and grass grow well together. The clover will help fertilize the lawn naturally and protect it from insects and disease. It’s actually great to have in your lawn as long as it doesn’t bother you!
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Crabgrass is an opportunistic Annual Grass that sprouts beginning in the late spring anywhere that there is bare soil, water, and sunlight. Crabgrass continues to grow all summer and doesn’t really become ugly until late summer when it spreads seeds. After spreading seeds, crabgrass is killed by the cold winter, but the seeds remain for next year.
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Dollar spot appears as small circular brown patches in the early summer. In some cases they coalesce to give the appearance of larger brown areas.
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Ground ivy, a member of the mint family, is a fast growing perennial weed. It produces a nice minty smell when mowed.
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Thatch is a layer of both dead and living shoots, stems and roots that accumulate just above the soil surface. Thatch is not really made up of grass clippings – grass clippings are mostly water and decompose easily.
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Moss typically grows where grass has a difficult time growing – killing the moss won’t help grass grow. If you have moss, many times the alternative is dirt, so be glad you have some moss! Damp, shady, areas are ideal for moss growth.
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Nutsedge is actually a sedge, not a grass. You can tell from its triangular stem.
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Oxalis, also referred to as Yellow Wood Sorrel, is a Summer Annual Weed. As a Summer Annual, it germinates sometime in the late spring and grows well during the heat of summer then dies off with the cold weather. Oxalis is sometimes referred to as “yellow clover” because it looks like clover but has a yellow flower.
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Prostrate Spurge is an annual weed that sprouts in the late spring, grows over the summer, and dies in the fall. If you break open its stems there is a white milky substance.
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Red Thread is a fungal organism that causes patches of turf to turn brown and produce strands of red threadlike material.
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Rough Bluegrass is a cool season grass that does well in damp shady areas. Consequently, it thrives in our cool wet spring conditions, but turns brown and plays dead as soon as the weather gets warm.
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Thistle is a fast spreading difficult to control perennial plant. While birds may like it, people walking barefoot through a lawn generally find its prickly leaves painful. Thistle has a lot of underground roots and is difficult to kill either naturally or with chemicals.
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