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Lots of weeds in February this year...too late for CGM?
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Author:  AustinGroundCrew [ Thu Feb 17, 2005 4:08 pm ]
Post subject:  Lots of weeds in February this year...too late for CGM?

I've got TONS of crabgrass or something that looks very similar. It sprang up 3-4 weeks ago and is now 1-2 feet long in some places (will mow this weekend!). Anyway, did all the moisture and bouts of warmer days this winter make the warm-weather weeds come in early? If so, is it too late to put out corn gluten meal (i.e. I don't want to feed the weeds!)? Are there other types of warm weather weeds on the way that can still be hindered using the pre-emergent corn gluten meal technique? I live in Austin, so we're probably at least a couple of weeks ahead of North Texas regarding the onset of warmer weather (and a couple of weeks behind with onset of colder weather in the Fall). If someone will tell me how, I'll post an image.

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Author:  Billusa99 [ Fri Feb 18, 2005 4:39 pm ]
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It's likely poa annua.

See this thread so we don't get duplicate answers going.
http://dirtdoctor.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5563

CGM for summer/fall should be done right now.

Author:  AustinGroundCrew [ Sat Feb 19, 2005 9:37 am ]
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OK Thanks. I had already read that thread and was still uncertain. The pictures of Poa I found on the internet looked less like my weed than crabgrass. I'll look into it again.

AGC

Author:  AustinGroundCrew [ Sat Feb 19, 2005 1:41 pm ]
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Bill, I found some good seed heads on one of the weeds and used it to check the id again. You are dead on--it's Poa annua. One of the things that was throwing me before was that the photos I saw before were largely from other Poa species. The blade/stem intersections and the seed heads are a perfect match. Thanks for your help.

Tim

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