The first thing I think of with common bermudagrass that is going to seed this time of year is that the mower blade must be sharp Wehn using a reel mower, this means not only a sharp reel, but also good reel to bedknife contact (much like scissor action) A good sharp reel in proper contact can cut paper when you stick it between the reel and bedknife and move it by hand (MACHINE IS TURNED OFF!!)

The mower passes the paper cut test with flying colors. I have raised the cut to 1 inch to see if it helps. I first thought maybe the Milorganite i applied in May didnt give enough Nitrogen to the turf when needed and that was the cause of the white stems. I was also thinking along the lines of a nutritional definciency?

OKgrassguy... I rememer we talked about this in the lawn care forum. I noticed that over the past week my bermuda has similar stems as you showed and you're right, these aren't cut easily with the mower. They aren't the usual seedheads but some other.... stems! I've never noticed it before so maybe it will go away soon.