Struggling DIY lawn enthusiast

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    mikes Apprentice Gardener

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    Hello all

    Great place i am hoping to get some help. i had new turf and top soil etc laid last September. Everything was ok and good.

    Due to accident i was unable to mow my grass (but i have a lawn treatment company who place seasonal treatments). Now i am seeing some which seems like weeds? and i cannot figure out how and safely remove these, without damaging the grass. they have spread so its not practical to pick them our one by one.

    anyone help looking at the picture below?
     
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    Here is the grass weed. Its got kind of white(ish) stems
     

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    I can't see from that photo what it is, can you pull up one of them and take a clearer photo of it on it's own.
     
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      Hi,

      No one answered ? ...sorry about that.

      Not a lawn expert but generally for weeds, once the lawn is fully established, which yours should be, then you can treat weeds with a lawn weedkiller like Weedol which you apply with a watering can.

      What we cannot see is exactly what those weeds are though they could be Marestail which can be more difficult to kill off. You need you check the label of such products like Weedol to see if they will control them.

      Would avoid using the hand spray bottles of lawn weed killer you can buy as its too easy to over apply and kill the surrounding grass, as we have done in the past !

      If you cannot mow the lawn what about one of the robotic mowers.
      Eight of the best robotic lawn mowers
       
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      Thanks for the help. I will take a closer look when I am back from holiday tomorrow, and post closer pics. Its concerning as its new turf laid in October, had no issues with any weeds until now. Not sure if I did anything or just environmental and 'nature'.
       
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      Ok so I asked the next doors landscaper/gardener and he said its poa annua. According to him it will do no harm and thicken the lawn? And stop it's seeding heads soon.

      Not sure this is correct?

      I plan to cut every 2-3 days from next week hopefully this will minimise this grass weed?
       
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      Poa annua (Annual Meadow Grass) is usually considered a weed in a lawn because it is very coarse and spreads quickly. I would dig that patch out before it seeds.
       
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