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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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Can urine return moisture-holding capacity to the soil?

I've been urinating on dead lawns for a while. I consider myself an expert. In my home town we've been having a drought for some time; yet I had great success there, turning dried out, dying areas of lawn into veritable blue-green jungles. But in…
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What is the best way to remove grass from my ground cover Sedum?

I have a bed of Improved Golden Sedum that is healthy in every way, but wants to go back to lawn. This is difficult to weed, because the grass has a very dense shallow root system, while the Sedum has soft thin roots. Pulling the grass would take…
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When is the best time of year to plant grass seed?

So as a new homeowner I'm new to the whole lawn thing. I want to spiffy up my yard a bit planting grass seed (not sure what type yet), but I'm unsure as to when to start looking. In general, what is the best time of year to plant grass seed?
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Good plants, trees and grass to grow in order to lock the ground together

I have an "island" consisting of recycled plastic bottles and old wooden pallets. ------------- <- Wooden pallets ooooooooooooo <- Bags of bottles The "island" is on a fresh water lake located in a sunny humid climate(Most of the year). When I put…
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Glyphosate accident on lawn, how to repair?

I thought Glyphosate was safe on grass so sprayed it liberally on the weeds in the beds and clearly have splashed the grass. What are my options to repair? What do you recommend? Would I noticed the difference with grass from another supplier? Get…
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Will dead pine needles on top of new grass seed prevent the grass seed from germinating?

I recently removed old roots, weeds and grass from a small area in front of our house. I had some leftover mushroom compost, so I built up some areas to make the entire area level, but now it seems that dead pine needles from a neighbouring tree…
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How do I have grass regrown on a lawn without restricting traffic?

Here goes a picture of some location in Eastern Europe. The plant with roundish leaves is Plantago and it totally belongs there. So in the right upper corner is asphalt road. Left of the scene (not visible) is a publicly accessible well. People…
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What is this grass with seed heads like wheat?

In north New Jersey, this grassy plant that looks like wheat is growing in my backyard. The seed part is light cream color and the leaves are thin. I don't have the exact height but they're more than 1 ft and less than 2 ft. What is this?
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Are there any non-aesthetic benefits to planting grass?

I have a small patch of soil (let's say 4x4 meters) which passes as my front garden. Right now it has a small tree and a couple of tomato and pea plants, but the rest of it is essentially bare soil. I'm not planning on planting anything for the rest…
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Did I use enough grass seed on my new lawn?

I recently used Scotts Turf Builder Grass Seed Sun & Shade Mix to start a new lawn from seed. I believe I followed the application instructions correctly when I sowed the seed 11 days ago, but I'm not sure I used enough seed. I bought enough seed…
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Accidentally mowed poison ivy plant. Can I clean the grass?

So we forgot one small PI plant in the backyard and it got mown over. I see plenty of info on washing equipment with dawn soap and water, but what can I do about the contaminated yard?? I ask because we have a toddler who plays back there, so this…
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Weed that looks like grass

I cannot seem to get rid of this weed that looks like grass. Can anyone tell me what this is
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Cutting tall grass (2-3ft) to short (2-3in) kill it?

I have some tall grass in my back yard and I would love to cut it but I am worried I could kill it by cutting like more than 80-90% (Hopefully not exaggerating) will kill the plant. Should I try to slowly cut it down to size or would it be fine if I…
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Can You Identify This Grass?

Can anyone identify this grass or weed that has sprouted up in my healthy fescure? Please see picture. I have a pretty good tall fescue lawn that I have been working on getting out the crabgrass and various weeds with "0.28% Barricade pre-emergent…
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Can I Till Existing Grass Before Laying Sod?

I have a small backyard with patchy grass. I killed most of it during a recent project, always with plans of laying sod after. I've read that just tilling the existing grass isn't suggested when planting seed, but haven't read anything about sod.…
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