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Wheat Sprouts in New Fescue Lawn: No Cause for Alarm

Tall, fast-growing sprouts in a newly seeded fescue lawn are likely wheat from straw mulch. The wheat seeds germinate alongside the fescue. Simply mow them down with the lawn—they'll die out naturally in summer heat.

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