KBG going to seed
- MorpheusPA
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Re: KBG going to seed
Mine's nuts this year, too. Seed heads everywhere, with near-normal rainfall (a bit on the trim side, but nothing unusual). The three factors that changed were an unbelievably mild winter with barely any cold weather, slightly less air pollution from the Coronavirus impact of less travel, and lower May temperatures on average from some oddball weather we had, including record low temperatures in mid-May.
Production is slowing now that June weather is taking over and temperatures are rising into the eighties, but for a while there it looked like a wheat field for Munchkins.
Production is slowing now that June weather is taking over and temperatures are rising into the eighties, but for a while there it looked like a wheat field for Munchkins.
- PSU4ME
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Re: KBG going to seed
Good to see you old friend!MorpheusPA wrote: ↑June 4th, 2020, 12:05 pmMine's nuts this year, too. Seed heads everywhere, with near-normal rainfall (a bit on the trim side, but nothing unusual). The three factors that changed were an unbelievably mild winter with barely any cold weather, slightly less air pollution from the Coronavirus impact of less travel, and lower May temperatures on average from some oddball weather we had, including record low temperatures in mid-May.
Production is slowing now that June weather is taking over and temperatures are rising into the eighties, but for a while there it looked like a wheat field for Munchkins.
May to June is a big change for my grass now, seeing lots of heat stress despite me using irrigation.
- MorpheusPA
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Re: KBG going to seed
(Waves!)
Mine's holding, but the weather, while warming, is still pretty wet. Seed head production has slowed radically.
Mine's holding, but the weather, while warming, is still pretty wet. Seed head production has slowed radically.
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Re: KBG going to seed
I've actually let grass go to seed and mature fully. But that was with blue grama, so it was thriving woke everything else wad dying or going dormant (I live in Utah and rarely water). I haven't seein that result in an explosion of new blue grama.
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Re: KBG going to seed
My lawn looked great but then the seed head bonanza began and we’ve had very dry weather. On a well and got behind on watering due to project and hard to catch up.
These seed heads drive me crazy.
These seed heads drive me crazy.
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Re: KBG going to seed
My lawn looked great but then the seed head bonanza began and we’ve had very dry weather. On a well and got behind on watering due to project and hard to catch up.
These seed heads drive me crazy.
These seed heads drive me crazy.
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Re: KBG going to seed
I caved and mowed one notch lower about 2 1/4"; I probably got 70% of the seed heads, lawn looks so much better. The end of June will be coming fast, I have two make sure I raise the HOC one notch a week at this point. I just gotta force myself to ignore any seed heads hiding lower than the HOC.
The lawn does look awfully good now; I forgot what the lawn was supposed to look like. It will be instructing what happens to all the stems that held seed heads after the seeding is finished. Do they just dry up and die or do they turn new blades of grass?
The lawn does look awfully good now; I forgot what the lawn was supposed to look like. It will be instructing what happens to all the stems that held seed heads after the seeding is finished. Do they just dry up and die or do they turn new blades of grass?
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Re: KBG going to seed
I would have dropped the deck to clip off the heads but we have had very little rain for 3.5 weeks with no rain in near term forecast and mid 80s next week. Too risky to lower the HOC right now.northeastlawn wrote: ↑June 5th, 2020, 10:27 pmI caved and mowed one notch lower about 2 1/4"; I probably got 70% of the seed heads, lawn looks so much better. The end of June will be coming fast, I have two make sure I raise the HOC one notch a week at this point. I just gotta force myself to ignore any seed heads hiding lower than the HOC.
The lawn does look awfully good now; I forgot what the lawn was supposed to look like. It will be instructing what happens to all the stems that held seed heads after the seeding is finished. Do they just dry up and die or do they turn new blades of grass?
It looks terrible.
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Re: KBG going to seed
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I would have dropped the deck to clip off the heads but we have had very little rain for 3.5 weeks with no rain in near term forecast and mid 80s next week. Too risky to lower the HOC right now. It looks terrible.
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I have the option to water it so I think it will catch up, but I have been watering 1/2" twice a week for 3 straight weeks now.
It has struck me how my KBG lawn just isn't growing like crazy. I have a mix of Bewitched, Blueberry, Midnight, and Proseprty. It seems to be spreading very good, and it looks healthy, but just not growing height wise and thats with BSF at 1/2 bag rate every over week.
This year has been a good year to just sit back and watch what it does seedhead wise and seeing how long it takes before it really starts to take off and grow. Im in June and not seeing that flush of growth, like i do in the PR in front
I would have dropped the deck to clip off the heads but we have had very little rain for 3.5 weeks with no rain in near term forecast and mid 80s next week. Too risky to lower the HOC right now. It looks terrible.
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I have the option to water it so I think it will catch up, but I have been watering 1/2" twice a week for 3 straight weeks now.
It has struck me how my KBG lawn just isn't growing like crazy. I have a mix of Bewitched, Blueberry, Midnight, and Proseprty. It seems to be spreading very good, and it looks healthy, but just not growing height wise and thats with BSF at 1/2 bag rate every over week.
This year has been a good year to just sit back and watch what it does seedhead wise and seeing how long it takes before it really starts to take off and grow. Im in June and not seeing that flush of growth, like i do in the PR in front
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Re: KBG going to seed
I’ve got irrigation but watering this much on a lawn and not even in the 4-6 week hot period of summer I’m watering enough to keep it green but not lush.northeastlawn wrote: ↑June 7th, 2020, 8:36 amI have the option to water it so I think it will catch up, but I have been watering 1/2" twice a week for 3 straight weeks now.KBGkicksazz wrote: ↑June 7th, 2020, 5:19 amI would have dropped the deck to clip off the heads but we have had very little rain for 3.5 weeks with no rain in near term forecast and mid 80s next week. Too risky to lower the HOC right now. It looks terrible.
It has struck me how my KBG lawn just isn't growing like crazy. I have a mix of Bewitched, Blueberry, Midnight, and Proseprty. It seems to be spreading very good, and it looks healthy, but just not growing height wise and thats with BSF at 1/2 bag rate every over week.
This year has been a good year to just sit back and watch what it does seedhead wise and seeing how long it takes before it really starts to take off and grow. Im in June and not seeing that flush of growth, like i do in the PR in front
If we get a down pour I’ll lower the deck to lop off the seed heads. Hopefully some showers later this week.
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