What kind of grass is this and how do I get rid of it ?

[Bdavis]

This is growing at the back of an old food plot and is a real pain to cut. It also has not responded well to herbicide. However, I am about to get aggressive with it. It is about 4 feet tall at this time.
(Southwest Mississippi)

Thanks for the help

 

[jeff9366]

A moldboard plow will turn it under, so the roots are in the air to dry out and die. Do not plow when rain is expected within 72 hours.

Dig down an determine how deep the roots go. Then get a plow that will go deep enough to get the roots. Your choices are 12" plow = 5-7" depth, 14" plow = 6-8" depth, 16" plow = 7-9" depth.

 

[stuckmotor]

It looks like bahia grass to me. If it really puts a load on a shreader that's another clue. I don't know how to get rid of it.

 

[lcuinc]

I agree on Bahia. If that's what it is, you need to wait until it greens up before applying herbicide. It appears mainly dormant so herbicide will do no good.

 

[teg]

I agree on Bahia...

Bahia grass doesn't get 4' tall... do you have photos of the grass that's green? or better yet, the seed head?

County Ag. agent should be able to help you...

 

[Bdavis]

Bahia grass doesn't get 4' tall... do you have photos of the grass that's green? or better yet, the seed head?

County Ag. agent should be able to help you...

It may not be 4 foot tall does not really stand up. But the strands are at least a couple of feet long.
I will take some more photos when it turns green. Really appreciate all the comments and from everything
I have read Bahia sounds logical.

I think I will wait until it turns green take some pictures and then get vary aggressive with Roundup.

Thanks for the help

 

[rwork]

Jap grass

 

[rwork]

It grows along the interstates around here. It's not a native grass, but was brought in to slow erosion on steep slopes. It's a real pain in the arse. A lot of folks around here burn it off during thw winter months, when its dry.

 

[dave1949]

Jap grass

Does it look like this grass when it's growing?
This grass is the kind you don't want in your yard | AL.com



COGONGRASS FACTS

IDENTIFICATION [of Jap, Cogongrass]
Cogongrass has some distinctive vegetative features that aid identification.� Cogongrass rarely is found as a single plant but quickly forms patches or infestations, often circular in outline.� Plants vary in height, even in the same patch from 1 to 4 ft. tall (1,5).� Taller leaves will lean over in late summer.� Leaves measure �-1 inch in width and are commonly 12-30 inches long.� They rarely have a lush green color; instead, they appear mostly yellowish green.� A reddening of the leaves sometimes has been observed in the fall, and is correlated to extreme changes in temperature.� The whitish upper midrib of a mature leaf is often not centered on the blade as with most grasses thus making identification somewhat easier. Also leaf margins are rough to the touch due to tiny saw-like serrations, which is a common trait of other grasses as well.� It is this rough margin, which may cut the tongue of a grazing animal, along with a high silica content that make cogongrass a useless forage crop.� The leaves appear to arise directly from the soil, giving the impression that the plant is stemless, but short stems are present.� A few short hairs may arise at the node, or the place where the leaf arises from the stem, but otherwise the plant is hairless.

Another key identifying feature is the production of fluffy, white, plume-like seedheads in early spring.� This spring flowering is contrary to most summer grasses, which flower later in the season.� Cogongrass also has been documented to initiate flowering at other times of the year in response to disturbance such as herbicide application, fire, mowing, or the first hard frost (4).� Seedheads range from 2 to 8 inches in length and may contain as many as 3000 seed.� Each seed has silky, white hairs that aid in wind dispersal.� Seed viability is variable and seed must land on bare ground for germination (3).� Rhizomes of cogongrass are white, segmented and branched and have been found extending 48 inches below the soil surface, but more commonly completely occupy the upper 6-8 inches (2,5).� Rhizomes are sharp-pointed and often pierce the roots of other plants and unprotected human feet and hands.� Each rhizome segment can give rise to a new plant, which can occur with cultivation or partial herbicide control (4).���

 

[Looking4new]

Sounds like it is gonna be a pain in the arse to get rid of. Can't burn it, can't kill it, can't cut it, can't even plow it under.