Hey All.
I live in south San Diego, and I just finally got my first lawn prepped and then installed over seeded TifTuff Bermuda sod.
Sod install was on 1/11/25 and it has taken well so far.
I have just realized around the borders and some areas throughout the lawn, there is a different type of grass growing up that is lighter and much longer than the rye.
Please advise what this is, and if I need to take any corrective action?
I included ‘before’ pictures at the end of the slides. There was no irrigation, and the yard started as mostly dirt, weeds, class 2 base, and what I believe to be centipede grass with my limited research and knowledge.
I had +/- 4” scraped and removed and then I added topsoil before laying the sod.
TIA. Happy to answer any questions that will help guide you to the answer
by jusstcereal
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Wait, so you installed bermuda sod and then immediately overseeded with… Rye?
Setting that aside, its definitely a grass (so not nutsedge).
**Pics don’t provide enough detail for an accurate identification**, but if you overseeded, check the bag for annual ryegrass. Annual ryegrass would look like that.
Looks like nutsedge to me, below it a picture of it
https://preview.redd.it/riqfskh4g3he1.jpeg?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a83e0715bf4eae834db7bf4f8c314955a2f14fff
That’s a purple nut sedge coming from the extra water