Seed Heads - How To Control Them

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aEFODoq7i8

Resumen

TLDRThe video addresses the occurrence of seed heads in warm season lawns like Tiff Tuff Couch and common Couch, explaining that seed heads are a natural part of the grass's life cycle, not weeds. The video explains that while seed heads can appear unsightly, they generally last only 2-3 weeks. To manage them, one can use plant growth regulators like Primo Max, which limit the number and height of seed heads. Regular mowing will also help manage the appearance of seed heads. The video emphasizes that while seed heads can be persistent, they are a normal occurrence and shouldn't be overly worried about. Additionally, changes in weather conditions, such as fluctuations in temperature, can impact seed head production.

Para llevar

  • 🌱 Seed heads are a natural part of warm-season lawns, like Tiff Tuff Couch, not weeds.
  • 🛠 Regular mowing can help manage seed heads and improve lawn appearance.
  • 🚫 Seed heads usually don't last more than 2-3 weeks.
  • 🧪 Use plant growth regulators like Primo Max to control seed heads more effectively.
  • 🌡 Weather changes, such as temperature fluctuations, can trigger seed head production.
  • 🔬 Seed heads from hybrid varieties don't produce functional seeds.
  • 📉 Plant growth regulators reduce the height and number of seed heads.
  • ⚠️ Don't fret over seed heads; they are a natural lawn occurrence.
  • 📅 Regularly track growing degree days for optimal lawn treatment timing.
  • 👍 Consistent lawn care and monitoring can reduce the impact of seed heads.

Cronología

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    The video discusses the challenges and misconceptions regarding seed heads in warm season lawns such as Tiff couch grass. The speaker shows his own well-maintained lawn with minimal seed heads and contrasts it with a less cared-for lawn across the street, which has many seed heads. He emphasizes that seed heads are a natural part of the grass's growth process, despite their reputation for being unsightly or mistaken for weeds. Seed heads do not produce useful seeds, especially in hybrid varieties like his, but they are simply a response to stress, such as a change in weather conditions.

Mapa mental

Vídeo de preguntas y respuestas

  • What are seed heads in lawns?

    Seed heads are a normal part of lawn grasses, appearing as part of their reproductive cycle.

  • Are seed heads in lawns considered weeds?

    No, seed heads are not weeds; they are a natural part of the grass's life cycle.

  • How can you manage seed heads in your lawn?

    You can manage seed heads by using plant growth regulators and regular mowing.

  • What is a plant growth regulator?

    A plant growth regulator is a chemical used to control the growth of plants, reducing the height and number of seed heads.

  • How long do seed heads typically last?

    Seed heads usually last for about 2 to 3 weeks.

  • Will mowing alone control seed heads?

    Mowing alone can reduce the appearance of seed heads, but it may not completely eliminate them without other interventions.

  • What product is recommended for controlling seed heads?

    The video recommends using Primo Max, a plant growth regulator, to control seed heads.

  • How does weather affect seed head production?

    Changes in temperature and stress can trigger seed head production in lawns.

  • What should you do if seed heads persist even after using a growth regulator?

    Continue regular mowing; seed heads should eventually reduce and disappear.

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    all right seed heads it's that time of
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    year the end of spring going into Summer
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    with the weather going up and down a bit
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    and it's starting to get warmer and you
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    know you get a weak or cold weak or warm
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    that's when seed heads will pop out in
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    warm seasons and Lawns such as my Tiff
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    tff coach here seed heads tend to get a
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    bit of a bad rep and maybe they
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    shouldn't but uh let's have a talk about
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    it first off we'll have a look at my
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    lawn
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    here it's all nice and
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    tight
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    controlled dark green looking
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    great hardly any seed heads although
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    there's a few that want to try and poke
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    through around here but I think I've got
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    most of them gone so we'll talk about
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    how I got rid of them in my lawn in a
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    sec but uh let's go across the road
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    there's some common coach across the
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    road here it's not looked after anything
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    and it's just uh it's just there growing
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    in between pavers I'm sure there'll be
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    plenty of seedheads there so let's go
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    check that
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    out and sh's eggs some comic coach
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    here
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    and this is a seat head so yes this is a
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    seat head quite a big one it's uh
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    obviously not managed over there
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    compared to you know the Green Lawn
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    content so be sure to like And subscribe
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    it helps me grow and uh yeah let's get
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    back into the the the seed head thing
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    these kind of get a bad wrap when these
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    pop up I'll get the million questions uh
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    about them these this is is a cooch type
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    people think that they're weeds they're
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    not they're actually a normal part of
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    the plant and it's a normal part of the
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    process to throw up seed heads now a
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    hybrid cooch like mine which is
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    basically an engineered cooch from
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    different types of coaches to get the
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    qualities that they want for a coach
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    that they you know sell and this is why
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    it's sold as sod as roll out lawn rather
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    than seed because the seed heads that
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    these things produce basically uh not
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    going to do anything those seeds uh
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    don't do anything at all they might do
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    with the commic co with just this
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    example here but um my type and the
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    types that you get from Turf Farms and
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    everything else they're not going to
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    have uh any value whatsoever so the
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    problem is these start popping up and
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    they kind of look ugly compared to the
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    rest of the low cut lawn and just
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    realize it is a natural process just a
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    little bit of stress with the heat just
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    tells the lawn going hm could be bad
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    times ahead I might throw out some seed
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    heads to uh go and uh and grow into new
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    areas and become new grass even though
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    these seed heads don't do anything what
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    to do with seed heads quite simply
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    there's a bit of a process to it and
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    look don't worry they usually last about
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    2 or 3 weeks and then they've gone
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    they're really quite hard to m because
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    they got like these bendy stalks I
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    probably bent this one a little bit few
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    too many times I'll go up a little
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    bit they bend over so when it's
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    mowed basically the mower doesn't get it
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    all and it kind of half strips it and
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    then next thing you know you got all
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    these sort of like ugly gray hairs
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    within your lawn it doesn't look quite
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    so good what you can do about seed heads
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    is a product called plant growth
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    regulator during the growing season use
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    plant growth regulator regularly I use
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    Primo Max and basically that'll reduce
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    the number of seat heads and how high
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    they go that's basically the way to
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    control them and you might not always
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    control them some still might get out
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    and you know don't worry about it too
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    much it isn't going to last too long
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    yeah basically if you keep mowing them
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    they'll give up and then it will go away
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    I mentioned before you know I don't have
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    them in my lawn well I've got a few but
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    they're very controlled what basically
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    happened is a few weeks ago I did a
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    plant growth regulator 10 ms per the 100
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    square meters mixed with green light at
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    uh I think I think it was 300 M per the
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    100 square met and green light will
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    basically cover up any discoloration
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    that Primo Max can do and you know we
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    had a week of really uh warm weather
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    followed by rain followed by a bit of
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    cooler weather and then then a bit more
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    warm weather all within a week it was
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    all a bit crazy so The Growing Degree
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    Days which is what I'm following in the
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    uh side
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    uh Turf app so basically I've got that
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    set to 200 so when it hits 200 it's time
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    to use plant growth regulator again and
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    it's been quite interesting it's my
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    first season using it and uh I'm
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    learning quite a lot because what I used
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    to do is I used to do a monthly
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    application of plant growth regulator
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    and sort of realized that the end week
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    and weaken a bit you know I just have to
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    mow it a bit more because the plant gri
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    regulator would wear off and it would
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    send the uh uh send the lawn into you
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    know a growth spurt so basically
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    I'm trying to control that a little bit
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    more so on uh two days ago I saw that
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    the uh seed heads were about to come out
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    in an area and uh I didn't film this but
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    basically uh before I did a m i uh put
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    plant growth regulator down 20 Ms per
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    the 100 square meters basically because
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    the season's getting a bit more
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    warmer uh and whatnot and with with
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    green light 400 m per 100 S M just to
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    cover up any discoloration that may
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    happen then the next day I'm mow at 7
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    mil so you might notice in some of my uh
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    some of my bits that I've mowed it's a
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    little bit hard to see CU a couple of
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    days after but
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    um gone into the crown just a little bit
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    in a few little
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    areas my recommendation is if you're
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    just an ordinary lawn person don't worry
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    about seed heads too much just mow a bit
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    more often they'll soon go away if they
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    are mck them with your Chi will then
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    start getting into using plant growth
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    regulator and uh they will lessen the
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    amount of seed heads and they will uh
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    lessen the height of them and combine
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    that with the Mowing and normal
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    care you won't see at all all right I
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    hope this helped you if you get some
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    value out of this video be sure to like
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    And subscribe it helps me grow catch
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    your lawn on we'll see you in the next
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