How do I control annual bluegrass (Poa annua) in a home lawn in Lynchburg City Virginia?
Website Resources: http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/poaan.htm Recommendation: If your lawn is cool-season (fescue, KY bluegrass, or perennial ryegrass), there is nothing you can do now. See below for bermudagrass. Also, information below pertaining to fall preemergence treatments also applies to cool-season lawns. The following only applies to bermudagrass lawns. You should fertilizer your bermudagrass lawn in the next few weeks as it starts to “green up” after winter dormancy. Apply the equivalent of 1 lb of nitrogen per 1000 square feet (Ex. 10 lbs of 10-10-10 fertilizer per 1000 square feet). The fertilizer will help the bermudagrass compete with weedy annual bluegrass. Annual bluegrass typically dies during the hot summer months. By fertilizing the bermudagrass now and again in early June, you will cause annual bluegrass to be susceptible to death during the summer and allow your bermudagrass to flourish. However, if the annual bluegrass infestation is too severe and you would
