What kind of grasses are these??

[Black_Thumb]

Hello, friends. Just curious what kind of grasses these are. The first one reminds me of crabgrass. The second one is actually nice grass but I don't know what kind it is. The blades are thin and whispy.

 

[cpp gardener]

I think the first one is Tall Fescue and the second one is probably Roughstalk Bluegrass.

 

[YumYum]

I was thinking Fescue too and then maybe Ryegrass for the second one but then again I don't know my grasses. I do know that top grass is so thick in my yard at some point it bogs the mower down some and kicks it out into clumps because it stays so wet.

 

[Black_Thumb]

I think the first one is Tall Fescue and the second one is probably Roughstalk Bluegrass.

I would have thought for sure that the first one is crabgrass. Someone suggested perennial rye grass for the second one.

 

[YumYum]

Plenty of crabgrass here. Neither pics are of crab grass. I do know that much. When each "blade" of crab grass reaches out so far, it re-roots itself. It is a pain to keep out of my blackberries since it likes to reach over borders and re-root.

 

[Black_Thumb]

Plenty of crabgrass here. Neither pics are of crab grass. I do know that much. When each "blade" of crab grass reaches out so far, it re-roots itself. It is a pain to keep out of my blackberries since it likes to reach over borders and re-root.

Now that I think about it, I do recall that crab grass did look different than the photo I posted. The link you posted reminded me of that. Thanks.

 

[cpp gardener]

Crabgrass is a summer annual weed and probably won't be seen in Tennessee for at least 3 more months. Its leaves are soft. Bluegrasses have a 'boat-shaped' apex to the leaf where the tip looks like the front of a canoe.

 

[Oliver Buckle]

If that first one were in my South of England garden I would be saying "Bloody woodrush". I don't suppose it is, but it looks just about as unwelcome a visitor as the woodrush

 

[cpp gardener]

It's probably an older variety like Fawn or Kentucky 31. There are lots of newer varieties that are much finer bladed and softer to walk on.