[kolbasz]

Was walking down the driveway, when I noticed a fairly thin spot at the edge and in the middle some grass with reddish purpleish base. Gave it a tug and it came right out, shallow roots. Kept pulling the rest till the grass with deeper roots gave resistance to my tugs.

Took the pictures with flash thinking they would be better but instead they are darker. If needed I will get take better ones with better light if further analysis is needed.

 

[SNOWBOB11]

Is the weed in question a much lighter green than the surrounding grass? If so it could be triv. Having said that, my first thought when I saw the pic was annual rye.

 

[kolbasz]

Not really, it was more about the base having the color it does and when I touched it it came right out of the ground

Is annual rye bad?

 

[fusebox7]

I can't say that it's NOT Poa triv. but it looks like it has the clump growth and I thought I saw that its leaves have the ridges (veins) that a ryegrass would have. Just because it has shallow roots doesn't mean it's triv. If it's next to your driveway it's very likely that theres stones/debris beneath the soil stopping deep rooting of anything planted there. Maybe get a screwdriver and see. I used to have tons of PRG that would come out of the soil next to the sidewalk and driveway with a blow of the wind. Conversely I've had PRG that I couldn't pull out with a winch.

 

[SNOWBOB11]

Not really, it was more about the base having the color it does and when I touched it it came right out of the ground

Is annual rye bad?

All weeds are bad . I think I'd definitely prefer annual rye to triv though. If I'm not mistaken, it should go when the heat of summer gets it if it is annual rye. If it's something else and you want to get rid of it, you might want to try digging out the clumps you see early.

 

[kolbasz]

yeah, i pulled it out.

I will see if it is anywhere else.

I did look at annual rye and from what I saw, I need to plant it. I know I didnt drop the seed, so unless it comes from somewhere else, it may not be that.

 

[kolbasz]

 

[fusebox7]

Yep - looks like annual/Italian ryegrass (see: clasping auricles).