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Grasses (graminoids) are plants with narrow leaves growing from the base.

Grasses are the most well known form of monocot. They are typically grown for and as cereals.

By some definitions, grasses are amongst the successful plants alive today due to their coverage of large natural areas (e.g. prairies); plus their large-scale symbiotic relationships with humans (i.e. requiring human intervention to populate huge fields, plus ).

Use this tag for all questions relating to different plants.

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What is the general "idea" behind this kind of architecture with the front lawn being separate from the actual "house area"?

Looking at random houses in the USA, I see many bizarre neighbourhoods. This street view photo shows a bunch of houses which are clearly separated from the front lawns, to the point where they look like "anyone's land" patches of grass. Absolutely…
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How to best convert field into forest?

I have a long stretch of yard where I want to allow some of it to grow into a forested backstop / wind-block / nature promotion (birds, squirrels...whatever) It has been just grass for a long time, but I just started letting this section go a few…
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Telling apart California needlegrasses

California has three kinds of native needle grasses: Purple needlegrass, Foothill needlegrass, and Nodding needlegrass. They all look pretty similar, even when fruiting, how can one tell them apart?
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How many inches of dirt depth required to grow grass?

I want to grow a container of grass on my balcony for my dog. How many inches of depth of soil is typically required to grow healthy grass? Length and width of the container I’ll determine at a later date but wanted to know the depth requirement to…
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How can I eliminate this large grass organically?

The pictured grass is growing in a paddy field which has been abandoned for several years. The leaf is in the background and the seed head in the foreground. A fully grown plant can be sized up to nearly 10 feet (3.3 m). It grows as a bush. We've…
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Light green grass patches

I am trying to figure out what these light patches of grass in my lawn are and how to get rid of them? And prevent them? First two picture were taken last summer. The close up picture of the grass where taken today. They seem to be getting larger…
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What are some ways to dig up the wild grass and level the area?

I have a backyard that is not flat/level. There is wild grass and weeks growing. I was trying to dig it up using a shovel and the roots of the wild grass is pretty deep. Once I’m able to push pass the grass and into the dirt O can kind of lever…
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Can I lay geotextile sheeting beneath new grass?

We have an area of ground that was a thick mix of overgrown weeds and plants. We would like to turf this area. We have turned over the soil and taken out some of the roots but there are still a lot of weed roots in the area. Can we put down a layer…
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New sod and upcoming freeze

2 days ago, I put down 2 pallets of centipede sod in Lexington SC. Have watered each day. Now we have two nights of below freezing temps coming up - mid-20s F. Should I attempt to cover the grass or just let it be? Thanks.
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How to green and thicken my grass

We live in Charlotte, NC and are trying to grow fescue in our front yard. We tilled/scraped the entire front yard a couple of springs ago, and had a company (Top Turf) seed it and start recurring fertilizer treatments ever since, but we can't seem…
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Can I recover my lawn from fertilizer burn?

I was hoping to improve my lawn. I used Scott's Weed & Feed with a little GrubX in hopes of killing weeds and improving the look of my lawn. (Fig A) I didn't think I over did it, but obviously I burnt my lawn in these long strips. (Fig B) Can I…
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How to fix compact soil causing brown spots in lawn?

I have several areas in my yard that are turning brown. After my irrigation system runs the appropriate time, I tried to stick a 6" screw driver into the ground. I had no issues around my lawn, besides these brown areas were I could only get the…
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What's the shortest wait time for spreading pre-emergent AFTER putting down new lawn seed (patching)?

Q: What's the shortest wait time for spreading pre-emergent AFTER putting down new lawn seed (patching)? Specifically, I'm using 1) Scotts Lawn Soil (contains a fertilizer) 2) Pennington Smart Seed Sun & Shade I'm asking this because I'd like to…
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I want to Mow a 50 Acre lawn

How much it would cost yearly to mow a 50 acre lawn (by yourself or hire someone permanently) and what machinery should be used to cut grass to 2 inches once a week? 10 acres an hour should do the job quicker.
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What permanent grasses should I look into?

I'm looking for a drought tolerant fast growing grass mix that will work well with chickens in USDA zone 4A. What should I mix together for USDA zone 4a for feeding my chickens for planting it once?
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