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There is an invasive grass starting to creep into my yard (picture is of my neighbor's yard) that is pretty fast spreading. I've noticed it in many of the yards in our subdivision too. I'm pretty anal about keeping weeds/invasive species out of my yard, but this one is proving tough with both neighbors having it in their yards.

I live about 70 miles west of Blacksburg in Bluefield. My plant hardiness zone is 6B. The grass in question is the lime/light green seen in the photo below. It has broad leaves and is coarse. Our yards in the neighborhood are all fescue. Does anyone know what type of grass this is that is invading the yards? My first thought was it's a Dasslisgrass (weed) but I'm not sure. A coworker said it was an Orchard Grass, but this grass seems too invasive and spreads too quickly to be that. I don't think it's crabgrass as there are small patches of that in the yards and it's very distinguishable from the other grasses.

Posted: 07/30/2017 at 2:12PM

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Grass experts (the lawn type, not the smoking type) -- Nortazhokie 07/30/2017 2:12PM

Take it to the "Cool-season grasses" board... -- VTHokie01 07/31/2017 07:41AM

I'm already like that to an extent. I'm pretty hardcore about my yard -- Nortazhokie 07/31/2017 08:14AM

If you really want to help yourself go ahead and hit that with Roundup now -- typed by ben 07/31/2017 07:36AM

Kill it with fire ** -- MEHOKIE 07/30/2017 11:36PM

Re: Kill it with fire -- ShortFatHokie 07/31/2017 1:06PM

You've got the crabs! Maybe what you THINK is crabgrass in other folks -- DonHo-kieHi 07/30/2017 11:15PM

I'm not sure what happened on the spelling of Dallisgrass -- Nortazhokie 07/31/2017 08:16AM

Every now and then fingers disconnect from brain... i understood! -- DonHo-kieHi 07/31/2017 12:24PM

It's crab. It starts to grow really well in the summer heat above 85. ** -- Hokieesith 07/30/2017 8:23PM

Thanks all for the comments!! ** -- Nortazhokie 07/30/2017 8:14PM

Crab Grass...leave it alone now.. it is an annual. Next Spring early-> -- HOKIERIT 07/30/2017 7:54PM

Your forsythia reference is spot on according to what I have come across. -- IB4TECH 07/30/2017 10:17PM

Yeah..it's a decent rule of thumb;the ground starts warming up then ** -- HOKIERIT 07/31/2017 07:51AM

Sounds like the consensus is crabgrass and I was wrong. This type -- Nortazhokie 07/30/2017 8:14PM

That shold handle most ANY annual Also remember, reapply in May/June ** -- HOKIERIT 07/30/2017 8:18PM

Looks like crabs- and you need to pull it out ** -- bigbadbird 07/30/2017 7:07PM

Re: Grass experts (the lawn type, not the smoking type) -- Dick 07/30/2017 5:08PM

Nut Grass? -- Newt 07/30/2017 5:04PM

Could be, but the blades look a little coarser than pictures I've seen of -- Nortazhokie 07/30/2017 5:13PM

The preemergent is the way to prevent it..don'r forget to reapply in early> -- HOKIERIT 07/30/2017 7:58PM

Hard to tell but even though you say it is not crabgrass, it looks like -- CLT Hokie1 07/30/2017 4:47PM

That's the best way but even with two applications -- CLT Hokie1 07/30/2017 8:58PM

Or try a crab grass preventer next year. ** -- IB4TECH 07/30/2017 5:45PM

Time of year for crabgrass too. Sometimes takes several Weed-B-Gone -- Stork 07/30/2017 5:02PM

I always mow with the blade as high as it can be set. I dethatch, aerate, -- Nortazhokie 07/30/2017 5:11PM

Is it possible it is poa truiviana? Probably not if it's just getting -> -- HOKIERIT 07/30/2017 8:13PM

Already sprayed with the Weed-B-Gone crabgrass control. Nothing. ** -- Nortazhokie 07/30/2017 4:55PM

With crabgrass a oreventative is best -- Manbearpig 07/30/2017 5:20PM

Yeah, you typically have to get it before it starts. If you have a few -- Nortazhokie 07/30/2017 5:22PM

Yeah, hand weeding is best, the post emergents dont work well -- Manbearpig 07/30/2017 5:29PM

I wouldn't be so quick to rule out crabgrass. -- RoswellGAHokie 07/30/2017 4:46PM

If it is crabgrass, it's a much different strain that is in the yards now -- Nortazhokie 07/30/2017 4:54PM

The crabgrass killers are not that great..it could be crabgrass-> -- HOKIERIT 07/30/2017 8:01PM

Drive XLr8 (Quinclorac) is excellent. Big box stuff sucks. ** -- 48zip 07/31/2017 11:10AM

My invasion is like a chickweed ** -- TomTurkey 07/30/2017 3:34PM

If it's chickweed, use Weed-be-Gone..It kills chickweed easily and quickly ** -- HOKIERIT 07/30/2017 8:04PM

Hard to tell because it's mowed but Japanese stiltgrass has taken over my -- hokeyhokie 07/30/2017 3:28PM

That was my other thought too. Thanks. ** -- Nortazhokie 07/30/2017 3:31PM

Looks like a hybrid.... -- vthokieq 07/30/2017 2:26PM

I'll have to give you a +1 for the Caddyshack reference. ** -- Nortazhokie 07/30/2017 2:35PM

I know nothing about lawn grass, but -- VaTechie 07/30/2017 2:29PM

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