B Naujok wrote:

Late last spring, I sowed a cool season grass mix on our yards after
digging out the old weed patch. It consisted of Highland Bent,
Kentucky Blue, Perr Rye and Fine Fescue.

In the last couple of weeks with minimal rain here in Melbourne, one
of the grasses has sprouted the linked seeding fronds (??), while the
rest of the grass is looking pretty yellow.

Pic of seeds:
http://members.optushome.com.au/bnau...edingGrass.jpg

Also, on a side issue, in the backyard, the grass turned out pretty
clumpy and is not spreading out and flattening. I have no idea on how
it improve it. I chose this as I thought with suitable maintanence, it
should be pretty similar to a golf fairway. The couch (I think) on the
nature strip is a nice low flat and even bed of grass. Any ideas?

BN.

It's rygrass - (_Lolium_sp). I can't remember how to distinguish between
Perennial Ryegrass (_L. perenne_) and Italian Ryegrass
(_L.multiflorum_), but both are great for pasture and lawn turf. Do a
Net Search and see what you come up with!

HTH,
--
Trish {|:-}
Newcastle, NSW, Australia

PS. I do recall that ryegrasses are somewhat subject to wilt in hot
weather and also infection by fungi. The fungi wouldn't bother *you*,
but they could give your cattle a nasty case of the staggers! :-(