Poa Annua

Poa Annua on the #18th tee

Poa Annua is an invasive winter weed that causes many unsightly problems in the south during the winter months. If not taken care of in a timely manner, it could cause the weed to spread into other parts of the golf course.

We are currently spraying Poa Annua throughout the course as we see new areas pop up. They key to this is getting on it early before it has a chance to establish a stronghold in the turf.

In addition to us spot treating nuisance areas, we have applied another pre-emergent. to the turf to reinforce the one we put out in September. This should allow for us to gain control over future outbreaks before it spreads to other areas of the golf course.

Poa Annua in the rough #1

Since we had tremendous Poa Annua pressure last season, it will take some time to build up enough pre-emergent efficacy before we start to see a drastic change in outbreaks. To clarify, we will always have small pockets of Poa Annua no matter how much pre-emergent you apply. Controlling it from this standpoint makes it a task that is very attainable in the early stages of the germination process. Depending on the results of our control this year, we will look into other pre-emergent products for the winter months. In our industry we have many useful products at our disposal. The trick is finding the one that suits our facility the best.