Johnsongrass

There’s Corn in My Lawn! boggs.47@osu.edu Thu, 06/17/2021 - 19:31
I received a phone call yesterday from a homeowner proclaiming, “there’s corn coming up in my lawn!” I asked if the lawn was newly seeded and the caller said it was not; the lawn had been established several years ago. It’s a useful question because wheat is notorious for springing up from errant seed in straw used to cover turf seed.
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Johnsongrass in Turfgrass boggs.47@osu.edu Tue, 06/09/2020 - 19:26
During today's BYGL Zoom Inservice, Dave Gardner (Turfgrass Science, OSU Horticulture and Crop Science) showed pictures of Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense, family Poaceae) springing up in turfgrass. The coarse bladed warm-season grass strongly resembles young corn plants and may present a weed identification challenge in turf.
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Weekly Weed: Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense) boggs.47@osu.edu Thu, 10/06/2016 - 13:51
Johnsongrass (Sorghum halepense, family Poaceae) is a non-native perennial grassy weed that is becoming a serious problem in Ohio landscapes and nurseries.
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