I have some clumps of a very coarse rough grass invading my lawn. Each
clump is about 2" (5cm) to 10" (25cm) in diameter, and is composed of
hundreds of grass 'plantlets'. This is on a heavy clay soil in Essex, UK.
I have controlled it by pulling it up, but it comes back after a season.

A photograph of a grass plantlet can be seen here
http://ucosm.tripod.com/photos/grass6.jpg (21KB). The plantlet
photographed measures approx 4" (10cm) from root to leaftip.

Can anyone identify this grass, and offer any advice about removing it?

TIA
Susan

I have some clumps of a very coarse rough grass invading my lawn. Each
clump is about 2" (5cm) to 10" (25cm) in diameter, and is composed of
hundreds of grass 'plantlets'. This is on a heavy clay soil in Essex, UK.
I have controlled it by pulling it up, but it comes back after a season.

A photograph of a grass plantlet can be seen here
http://ucosm.tripod.com/photos/grass6.jpg (21KB). The plantlet
photographed measures approx 4" (10cm) from root to leaftip.

Can anyone identify this grass, and offer any advice about removing it?

TIA
Susan


It looks somewhat like twitch grass (also know by a few other names). Twitch
grass produces invasive roots which spread the grass around. In a garden the
recommended way to get rid of it is to carefully fork the soil removing all
peices of root - since any bits left will form a new plant.

--
Drakanthus.


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will never reach me.)

Yes that's couch grass alright and like the man says, you need to get it out
with a fork


Drakanthus wrote:
:: I have some clumps of a very coarse rough grass invading my lawn.
:: Each clump is about 2" (5cm) to 10" (25cm) in diameter, and is
:: composed of hundreds of grass 'plantlets'. This is on a heavy clay
:: soil in Essex, UK. I have controlled it by pulling it up, but it
:: comes back after a season.
::
:: A photograph of a grass plantlet can be seen here
:: http://ucosm.tripod.com/photos/grass6.jpg (21KB). The plantlet
:: photographed measures approx 4" (10cm) from root to leaftip.
::
:: Can anyone identify this grass, and offer any advice about removing
:: it?
::
:: TIA
:: Susan
::
:
: It looks somewhat like twitch grass (also know by a few other names).
: Twitch grass produces invasive roots which spread the grass around.
: In a garden the recommended way to get rid of it is to carefully fork
: the soil removing all peices of root - since any bits left will form
: a new plant.

Robert

nospam wrote:

I have some clumps of a very coarse rough grass invading my lawn. Each
clump is about 2" (5cm) to 10" (25cm) in diameter, and is composed of
hundreds of grass 'plantlets'. This is on a heavy clay soil in Essex, UK.
I have controlled it by pulling it up, but it comes back after a season.

A photograph of a grass plantlet can be seen here
http://ucosm.tripod.com/photos/grass6.jpg (21KB). The plantlet
photographed measures approx 4" (10cm) from root to leaftip.

Can anyone identify this grass, and offer any advice about removing it?

TIA
Susan

thats called Quack Grass