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I live in Atlanta and had emerald green Zoysia sod laid 10 weeks ago. With the cold fronts and storms that came through this winter, I noticed a ton of these seeds blanketing the lawn(see pics). Very hard to rake them up without tearing up the grass and the leaf blower doesn't do much because of how the seeds are shaped and embedded in the turf.
Should I even be concerned about these things covering my lawn? I'm close to just taking a shop vac out there but not sure if it's worth the trouble.
Any thoughts/suggestions are greatly appreciated
They look like pine tree seeds. Are there pine trees nearby? If yes - they are good for your lawn, although heavy accumulation of needles will smother grass.
I live in Atlanta and had emerald green Zoysia sod laid 10 weeks ago. With the cold fronts and storms that came through this winter, I noticed a ton of these seeds blanketing the lawn(see pics). Very hard to rake them up without tearing up the grass and the leaf blower doesn't do much because of how the seeds are shaped and embedded in the turf. Should I even be concerned about these things covering my lawn? I'm close to just taking a shop vac out there but not sure if it's worth the trouble.
Any thoughts/suggestions are greatly appreciated
I would be very concerned about those things. I don't recognize them or know what they are but I know they aren't any kind of pine needles. The possibility of any seeds on them taking root in the turf and destroying it would send me into emergency clean up modus operandi.
I think taking a shop vac to them is as good an idea as any other for getting them off the grass.
You could also try sweeping them into piles with a stiff bristled broom and then bagging up the piles. A broom won't hurt the grass. I sometimes have to use a stiff corn broom to sweep the lawn and it's very effective.
Another possible method would be to use a lawn mower and grass catcher with the blades set high enough they won't cut the grass but will suck up those seeds and seed husks (whatever they are) into the lawn mower bag.
Good luck, I hope you can get them all off the new lawn.
OK, OP - what about you bring home couple of the long string needles and a 2-3 of the seeds, place on a paper towel and take a good clear picture. In that mess of a grass and grass clippings it's hard to see anything clearly.
OP, in the background on the lawn I'm seeing a few of what appear to possibly be dark pine cones. If those are pine cones then the seeds your lawn is covered with are probably the helicopter wings of pine seeds that got blown out of pine trees during your storm. I'm definitely recognizing a few pine needles on the ground too so there must be a pine tree or more near your property.
Here are pictures of the helicopter wings of pine seeds from a variety of different kinds of pine trees for you to make comparisons with what is scattered across your lawn.
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