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ejohns47 Joined: 5/18/2006 Location: Posts: 11	Posted: May/18/2006 2:44 PM PST Hi, I live in IL zone 5. My lawn is basically made of Kentucky bluegrass and fescue here in the Midwest. I've noticed that it is producing these blades of grass which appear to have these little seeds growing off of them. Will these seeds eventually fall off and "Naturally Seed" my lawn if I put off mowing? Can lawns actually re-seed themselves? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Eric Quote \| Reply \| Report

sweetlebee Joined: 5/09/2005 Location: Posts: 19587	Posted: May/18/2006 2:50 PM PST I have the same question. My lawn has never had seedheads before but right after we mowed the first time, it grew back full of seedheads. Other lawns on my street are doing the same thing. I practice good mowing procedures, so I'm wondering what's different this year. I thought one of the grasses in the mix might be taking over. We do have a compaction problem. Quote \| Reply \| Report

jbb2388 Joined: 7/28/2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 265	Posted: May/18/2006 7:38 PM PST It is very normal for turfgrass to produce seedheads at this time of year. Quote \| Reply \| Report

MikeslawnII Joined: 2/20/2006 Location: Posts: 6	Posted: May/19/2006 12:17 AM PST They all produce(fescue and bluegrass) seed heads this time of the year. They are immature seeds and will not grow unless you let them mature(about a ft. tall) and dry. Quote \| Reply \| Report

jbb2388 Joined: 7/28/2003 Location: Connecticut Posts: 265	Posted: May/19/2006 11:22 AM PST Perrenial rye also. Quote \| Reply \| Report

Whitmore1 Joined: 4/02/2002 Location: Manistee County, MI, USA Posts: 496	Posted: Jun/14/2006 6:05 AM PST The grass will try to reseed an area, but without some help, not much will germinate. The grass seed needs some loose soil in order for the roots of the newly germinated seed to penetrate. I wouldn't depend on grass self-reseeding to produce a viable area of turfgrass. Quote \| Reply \| Report

Knute Joined: 5/31/2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 1	Posted: May/31/2008 9:17 PM PST Quote: Originally posted by ejohns47 Hi, I live in IL zone 5. My lawn is basically made of Kentucky bluegrass and fescue here in the Midwest. I've noticed that it is producing these blades of grass which appear to have these little seeds growing off of them. Will these seeds eventually fall off and "Naturally Seed" my lawn if I put off mowing? Can lawns actually re-seed themselves? Any input would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Eric Quote \| Reply \| Report

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