On 12 Mar 2004 05:14:49 GMT, Steveo
wrote:

"B & J" wrote:
"D. Gerasimatos" wrote in message
...

The green patches at this time of year are not crabgrass. Crabgrass is
an annual which grows from seeds dropped from previous year's plants
and doesn't begin growing until warm weather. Check with your local
extension service about controlling annual grasses.


I have this grass, too, and the local nursery identified it as crab
grass. If it is not crab grass, what do you think it is?


Dimitri

If you're north of zone 7, your local nursery has to be wrong about
identifying green patches in your yard at this time of year as crabgrass.
It's still too cold. The few grass patches in my yard now (zone 6b) are
patches of tall fescue. I have no idea what perennial grass you have in
your yard.

John

It might be Quackgrass, but I'm an Ohio turf guy. Need pics.

I used to have clumps of orchard grass that if kept mowed formed
spreading yellowish green coarse flat bladed spots in the yard, if
left to grow it would form conical tufts and grow 3 or more feet tall.
I don't know what the scientific name is, Dad .. who died at 94 in
1998.. called it Orchard grass. This is Idaho zone 6 no a or b.

Janice