Quak grass?

DeltaRed · May 3, 2012

You guys talk of quak grass.We dont have that here in western Colorado.What is it?pics,please.Thanks

Tom Olson · May 3, 2012

Delta

Here"s one of many web sites with descriptions & pix of quack grass.

http://www.ppws.vt.edu/scott/weed_id/agrre.htm

Here in southern UP of MI we have plenty of it. It"s a bear if you have it in your garden as it"s necessary to get every bit of root out in order to get rid of it. On the other hand, most of our lawn here is quack grass. Works fine there because when it gets dry it just browns out & goes dormant. As soon as it rains, it starts growing & in a couple of days the lawn is green again.

showcrop · May 3, 2012

My dad used to call it witch grass and we had to constantly cultivate and pull the roots off the cultivators to keep it at bay.

sammy the RED · May 3, 2012

You guys talk of quak grass.We dont have that here in western Colorado.What is it?pics,please.Thanks

In Colorado, quackgrass is typically found between 4,800-10,000 feet.

http://www.cwma.org/Quackgrass.html

Anonymous-0 · May 3, 2012

A lot of money has been spent controling it. It makes nice hay if cut on time and cattle like it. It makes a dense sod that is somewhat resistant to weed encroachment. It was brought over the pond from Europe with white settlers very early on as a sod forming forage grass for livestock. I have a 15 year old hay field that is full of it. With a little rain and a top dress of N in the spring it makes a bountiful crop of hay.

Tom from Ontario · May 3, 2012

quack grass, chain grass, twitch grass etc. etc. The WORST weed i had to contend with and Round up would just take the top off it and it would be back in three weeks. Because of it, i went organic and YES, I can control it with organic practices and if the chemical boys don;t believe me, that's their problem.

36 Coupe · May 3, 2012

A good friend worked for Eastern States for many years.He had one of the Technicians test the protein content of witch grass and did an article in to the Cooperater.He said they almost got fired over it.The root will go thru a big potato.

Hal/Eastern WA · May 3, 2012

We have lots of quack grass in my area. Although it is considered a weed, I don"t mind it in the pastures, as animals eat it down to the ground and it is really hard to kill or completely get rid of. In fairly damp areas quack makes pretty decent heavy long term pasture and it can be made into fair hay.

Quack grass spreads both by seeds and also by many underground rhizomes. It will form heavy sod, which is fine in a pasture, but not good at all in a cultivated field or garden. I have had some luck killing it with Roundup, but you need to spray at just the right time to kill the extensive underground root and rhizome system.

One poster mentioned controlling Quack grass by organic techniques. I would like to know what he is doing, since I have tried to deal with Quack without chemicals unsuccessfully. Tillage doesn"t seem to do much either, but rather it spreads the rhizomes and you get more plants. Only chemicals have worked to kill Quack for me.

RodinNS · May 4, 2012

We always called it wild rye grass around here. I believe it's the same basic family. It certainly has the same resemblance and root system.
Makes excellent pasture feed. For hay or silage you want to get it cut before it bolts and sets seed.

Rod

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