Wisconsin, zone 5b. I recently had my backyard seeded with buffalo grass and blue grama. I’m not going for perfection here, but there is A LOT growing that is neither of those. I’m unsure what all these things are! My intent with my yard is always to add natives and to keep invasives out… which is tough! I had hoped to have an expanse of buffalo grass and grama and add different wildflowers, grasses, and sedges down the road. Can you help me identify all this stuff and give me some advice and ideas to tackle it all? Any and all insight is welcome!
by MostKaleidoscope77
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Did you do any site prep before seeding? What weee the conditions like when you seeded?
Even in a high success seeding of native seeds you should expect to have to establish mow a few times for a the first year or two.
Disturbing the soil and not mowing frequently will naturally releases tons of new plants, mostly weedy species.
You’re also in Wisconsin which is far outside the range of buffalo grass and probably not the typical environment for gamma grass too. It’s probably too rainy and unless you are living on sand and gravel otherwise species will probably outcompete them. Not to say they won’t survive there, I would just increase diversity and find similar plants to add to the mix