The Time Of Year I HATE My Lawn 👎🏼 // Seed Head Grass Info

Yep, it's that time of year again and this year because we've had ample rain, the stem and seed head season on the grass is worse than ever. I'll show you some examples today of why this is the worst time of year for the look of your lawn!
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[@peterbrown2317]

Omg!!!! This has been the case for me for like a week. Thought i set my Allett too low and scalped a bit. Thought my reel wasn’t sharp enough despite just getting sharpened. So happy to see this.

[@williamjonson6845]

Doesn't PGR cut this out?

[@stonesauer5781]

Love the shirt Ryan !! SWJr lives right up the road from my location. 🤘 This really explains a lot about my lawn in the spring that I was constantly noticing, especially after seeding last fall & was trying to lightly spray out the Poa Annua, Thanks.

[@mudwiser1391]

I have Kentucky Blue Grass and it's tempermental, ya look at it sideways and it turns brown.

[@krk1158]

Is this phase you are talking about allow for the grass to overseed itself? Meaning, will the seed drop and then potentially grow?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

No. It takes 4 months roughly to get to full maturity then has to dry out properly

[@DaivG]

Tons of rain lately and missed mowing for a couple days, looked like a field of seeds, ha ha.

[@brady6721]

I needed this video. I was going insane with seeing these in my lawn and I had no clue what to do with it!

[@tomstoffer2963]

This video is incredibly timely! I am noticing the exact same things happening in my yard right now. I overseeded last fall and am seeing seed heads, stalks, etc. This post is so helpful! Thanks Ryan!

[@JustGrillingandChilling.]

Ditto!!

[@242-f5u]

Same with me. They're everywhere.

[@mcUSA94]

Same here in Idaho

[@1975oldschool]

I feel like this happens with Bermuda grass too. Last year I did early summer scalp and no more issues.

[@markfurchtenicht8274]

How do professional baseball fields deal with this?

[@glowins10]

Love some Stephen Wilson Jr! Nice shirt

[@Duramaxturbo]

I did an experiment last fall where i seeded one section of lawn with a contractors mix and one section with the Ryan' knorr turf type tall fescue. They've both received the same treatment (very minimal). The difference is staggering. The kids only want to play on Ryan's grass lol. Needless to say it's worth the added cost.

[@Lawnvolution]

Yo!

[@FatherDragonKal]

Hey Ryan, thanks for the video, question: I recently seeded and am having crabgrass popping up, what’s the best solution? Is there a spray that’s safe for new grass but kills crab grass?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

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[@FatherDragonKal]

@@ryanknorrlawncare watching now! Thanks 🙏

[@tvercel]

Thanks for the tip on when to apply the next round of fertilizer. Similar look in northern Illinois. Cheers!

[@nikhilmoe]

Hey Ryan! I renovated my lawn this spring with your elite rye grass mix. It's about 4 weeks after germination and I've mowed about 8 times. Things are looking great! The grass plants have 3 leafs. Is it okay to apply PGR now?

[@BrutalGoerge]

Have you ever experimented with PGR in reducing seed heads?

[@hmcdonnell23]

I live in the Boise area and my backyard is the worst I've ever seen. Good tips as I will be doing this to stay ahead of the game.

[@seanocomp-3281]

what’s the best fertilizer for blue grass around this time i applied a weed and feed mid march some iron around may 15th and a slow release high nitrogen fertilizer on may 17th. i’m tempted to apply a balanced 13-13-13 fertilizer but i also want to give scott’s summer guard a try to combat the summer stress

[@88krazie]

Here in CT same thing this year, Ryan I read that putting something down in Sept/Oct to stop these grass weeds from coming helps, is this true? PS I thought your video was going to give something to apply to these grassweds.

[@NotGoddess]

How's the buffalograss looking? Has it woken up yet? It'll be interesting to see how the seed heads work there. You did a seeded type so you'll have male seed heads - the female clonal types have their flowers in the bottom of the grass stem.

[@SavagemanFilms]

It was my first spring with your bluegrass/rye mix, seemed that the bluegrass took longer to wake up and didn't seem to have the crazy amount of top growth that I use to have before I renovated my yard. No complaints though it was way easier to keep up with the mowing and only needed to cut twice a week to maintain 1'' height of cut.

[@Commander_D]

Great video! I feel like those seed stem just pop overnight. We had a couple days of good rain a week ago and the next day I saw all these stems (and mushrooms) appear.

[@jimmymiller6068]

This happens every year in the spring, but it eventually passes, and as long as you mow regularly the grass doesn't have time to go to seed. What is it about this time of year that makes this happen?

[@A-Kings-Cut]

👍🌱

[@Overpar73]

Boy Ryan the timing of this video is right on the point! I have a ton of the same thing and I'm always tryin g to pull the firm stalks out if I kind but they are so tuff! The grass down at my shop is coming in really nicely, it's amazing how fast it came in with the compost and fertilizer along with the perfect timing of rain! Take care and don't work too hard!

[@marcaustin]

Very good and Timely video. Tks Sir

[@mcarlson7014]

Need a video on quack grass control

[@qiaoyang1579]

I have been manually reel mowing my lawn, and those things are driving me insane.😢

[@1manmanythings144]

How does Rye grass handle tenacity. I had some wipe out entire sections of my rye

[@allensadicario5196]

Thanks again brother

[@ShawnBialas]

Damn, so I didn't need to buy this bag of DiseaseEx?

[@SpudRunGolf]

I always learn something by watching your videos.

[@simonamaral9904]

What can I do for poa anua ? I had none last year and this year its everywhere , so frustrated.

[@BrutalGoerge]

pre-emergent in the late summer and early spring

[@nicolasmaxim37]

Hey Ryan, thanks for the tips! Question: just planted a ryegrass lawn in Portland, Oregon last fall. Noticing quite a bit of poa annoa present. Any tips on getting rid of poa annoa? I haven’t found any herbicides safe for cool season lawn targeting poa annoa. Would love your thoughts!

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Very hard to get rid of in your climate so there aren't a lot of options

[@grayfox9911]

Thanks bud!! I hope Ernie is still doing OK...❤

[@bsmuds]

Thanks for the video. I was worried that my KBG yard was infested with poa annua but it’s just KBG seed head. Should I bag or mulch the grass with all the seed head when I cut?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Mulching is fine

[@nomargins]

I’m cutting twice a week and it seems like I need to cut three times a week❤

[@killswitchh]

I always wondered if you wait until they seed; will they naturally overseed if you mow them after they grow the seed stock?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

www.canr.msu.edu/news/when_grass_produces_seedheads

[@Anamnesis]

Wow, 3/4" on the rye, nice flex. 😄 I'm keeping my KBG at 3" now that it's getting hot, I'll even go up to 3.5" to help maintain the color and keep moisture down in the soil once it gets into the peak of summer. I never really worry about watering anymore, it's more about timing. If it's a drought, I just mow higher and less often. And also try to time mowing just before rainfalls, when/if possible, taking as little off the grass blades as I can. The neighbors all wonder how my lawn always copes better and stays deep green in summer, and I just have to smh ... many of them are watering in the evening, not dethatching in the fall, cutting below 2.5" on 6" growths every few weeks which murders the grass, and then they end up with a struggling lawn that's full of yellow straw, seed chutes, and weeds that would be laughing if they had mouths. 😑

[@seansmith3747]

Seed head city in st paul right now

[@MattMSchmidt]

What if a person has a huge Poa annua problem

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Ethofumesate

[@mikedeboer7447]

Can letting the grass go to seed and drop be a good thing to fill in thinner areas of the lawn? Or can it be more damaging to the lawn?

[@thomasmeagher4801]

The seed heads from the grass are a little deceiving....they actually will not provide new plant growth....sorry

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

It would have to get to full maturity which takes about 4 months and then dry out properly in the right conditions. Very unlikely for that to happen the way it needs to and you'd have a 4ft tall lawn

[@mikedeboer7447]

@@ryanknorrlawncare Thanks for the info I've always wondered about it.

[@AaronNewton]

Love the Guadalupe shirt

[@Findmeinthegarden1]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@jaymetheaccountant]

Seed Heads!!! Happened yesterday 😡

[@Ocho817]

Does pgr help prevent seed heads? Thought I read that once.

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

There's some research that shows it may help but getting the timing right can be tricky. The grass has been very slow to wake up here this season so I don't know when I really would have wanted to apply.

[@andyrussell8510]

Ryan did you throw down your grub prevention yet? I’m in central Ohio

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

A few areas last week and will finish up this week

[@Richard-mq7wf]

Can the seed heads actually germinate populate your lawn and help with thinner spots?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

www.canr.msu.edu/news/when_grass_produces_seedheads

[@mattbarnes2100]

I’m due for some fertilizer but I’m having the brown stalks you talked about. Should I scalp my lawn and still fertilize? And should it still get around an inch a week of water?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

You may not need to scalp so I would try fertilizer first and see how things respond

[@mattbarnes2100]

@@ryanknorrlawncare thank you! I will try that out first.

[@wilcofps465]

Been cutting 2.5" (every 2-3 days) and swapping my blades every 4 mows. Been going mad about it, this video couldn't have come at a better time to ease my mind 😅 thanks Ryan! Also terrified myself thinking I was infested with poa annua/poa trivialis. 😂

[@jdirt1982]

How do you feel about Ballard mulching blades?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Never used them. I don't typically mulch anything

[@Yerboytroy253]

Hey Ryan I hope you see this. You have taught me so much about lawn care and I have transformed my lawn because of you sharing your knowledge. I’m going to scalp my yard in the early fall and seed Kentucky bluegrass. Just wondering if you’re going to have another sale on grass seed in the near future?

[@wildmangk]

After scalping, do you need alot of water for the grass to recuperate?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

If it were super dry I would be watering for recovery

[@ernieulibarri4796]

Wow!! This video came at the perfect time! I thought I might have a huge poa issue. I was getting ready to purchase that expensive herbicide and blanket spray my entire yard. I did use some spot treatment of ortho weed b gone to see if that would fix anything but no real results. I wonder if that will now mess up my reseeding needs. I didn’t use any pre emergent this year because I wanted to reseed. Do you feel the spots I sprayed with the weed b gone will be affected? Anyway, this was a great and very helpful video Ryan!! Thank you so much!

[@Jessehermansonphotography]

Is there any benefit to letting it go to seed if you have patchy lawn?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

The grass would have to get to full maturity (which takes about 4 months) and then be in the right conditions to dry properly so it's not a great solution for seeding a lawn.

[@nomargins]

I’ve been getting compliments on my yard now, but in the beginning stages, I know they were looking like what is he out there doing. Now they are asking questions.

[@johnlovethomas3085]

Thanks for this Video. I was freaking out as I had seeded last fall and seeing a lot of stem. I was planning to write you but seems like you just read my mind. Thank you Ryan.

[@fabes326]

Wonder if putting PGR down around the end of April, beginning of May would help out some.

[@mcass777]

Thank you Ryan!

[@dylan8285]

Fescue is definitely the worst. How’s the buffalo grass, be awesome to see that in a larger area on a fertilizer program with low cut as a native warm season lawn.Also any Bermuda down in the field

[@Scooter08]

This happening in my lawn right now. I was just pointing it out to the wife a couple of days ago. Even better, my sister in law's fiancé was asking me if I knew what was going on with his newer grass last night and it was this same thing lol. Dropped him a link to the vid. Hopefully he checks it out.

[@BMwBears2005]

Thank you

[@calvin6570]

Nice job Ryan, your very informative. Keep up the good the good work man.

[@mattskillman]

I'm mowing every 3 days in NE Ohio. I reseeded my lawn last fall and I'm finally getting the lawn that I was wanting.

[@jfarm_1311]

Stalks are so ugly. Thankfully it’s just a phase and they’re gone

[@jkbaker01]

I keep thinking it's crabgrass and want to rip it out. Guess I was wrong. Thank goodness.

[@tzw5116]

Thank you for the reminder! I was going crazy!

[@dirkwempe5006]

Thank‘s for the Video. I have tall fescue in my lawn but not only and i can see the long flower heads. I take it easy.

[@pillcosby3949]

Good info.. I have a ton of what I thought was poa but now know it is not.. it’s especially bad this year in my lawn too

[@OBD01]

Right information at the right time. Helped me understand what was going on, thanks!

[@brianjohnson0601]

Makes you wanna go cuckoo...Me too. Nice shirt man

[@lisaaustin3046]

Thanks for the update. I was wondering what the heck.

[@granturismo315]

That makes me feel better I was about to pull all these out and reseed lol I have a turf type fescue spot on the side of my house lol

[@guitar911rock]

when should I attack weeds after I put pre emergent down?

[@louisscotto3495]

Cant tell the difference between this and poa triv

[@dhos83]

I need the seed heads to fill in some bare/thin spots the dogs create.

[@nicksworth1]

Stephen Willson Jr. for the win!

[@paulgray7104]

How would a PGR (plant growth regulator) affect this? Let's see you gave your lawn an application of PGR a couple of weeks before the grass starts to seed itself..... would that slow this process down a little?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

That could help but timing is often difficult. We have been cold and rainy so I didn't really see a good time to apply any PGR

[@timborski1210]

agree, seed heads all over and it is very annoying lol

[@MikeyJ_366]

I have your guide for cool season grasses. When you said in the video to apply fertilizer around Memorial Day did you mean the same thing that’s in the guide book you wrote?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Yep same thing in the cool season guide. Timing can vary a little depending on location and weather but that's a good general timeframe

[@brendanolauson7409]

My seed heads have me mowing like a mad man

[@benblack9657]

Wow you are my hero, thanks for this video! I am also in Iowa and installed new bluegrass sod in the fall and I have been so stressed out that it’s been ruined by poa annua already! Huge relief. Is it better to leave the seed in the turf when mowing, or bag it?

[@ryanknorrlawncare]

Leaving it is fine

[@mynameisparadox]

PGR can help also

[@dalewiley9208]

Great video.

[@hxy8586]

This is just about time when I noticed the same thing happening to my yard. Did some overseeding with ryegrass last fall and in the past week or so everywhere starts to look ugly and unclean. Good to know it's not just me! Btw the weeds here in Minnesota, dandies especially, grew like crazy, flowering and spreading all their seeds in only 4-5 days time.

[@justinwilliams3604]

Looks like Poa

[@benshuh2455]

First

[@jmorin2270]

I have a major fungus issue under a large maple that’s taking up half my yard. The grass is all kgb I’ve started cutting low to prevent extended moisture exposure to any other grass areas as a deterrent for fungi growth. Also reducing watering to all shaded areas at the current time unless there’s no rain for a week temps under eighty. I am continuing to water in the early morning in the areas that get five plus hours of sunlight. Everything I have learned from your videos thank you.