Grasses (*graminoids*) are plants with narrow leaves growing from the base.
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How to stop grass growing through landscape pebbles?
I have an area in my front yard where I have a row of dwarf Buxus surround by a strip of decorative pebbles.
I layed down a sheet of lining to prevent the grass from growing through the pebbles, but ...
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How long do you water after planting grass?
I have just planted some grass seed to replace some grass lost after the dry summer. I have been watering it daily for 3-4 days. How long should I keep this up?
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How do I remove Bermuda grass without destroying my cool-season lawn?
I am having trouble controlling Bermuda grass through my cool-season lawn (grass type Fescue).
I live in Lancaster, PA USDA Zone 6.
Is there an effective method of removing it without effecting the ...
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How can I harvest my own grass seed?
I have a kind of perennial evergreen grass that I would like to spread around the yard. How can I save seeds from the plants efficiently ?
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Can my lawn be saved or is it time to dig it up and re-sod?
The majority of the grass in my backyard has turned brown and/or died after what we believe was a chinch bug onslaught that went untreated for way too long. It is St. Augustine grass in South ...
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How do I quickly remove crabgrass without too much manual labour?
My backyard is being overtaken with crabgrass again. It started later this year than last. In the early spring, I rented a de-thatcher/powerrake and cleaned up the year of alot of dead material (to ...
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What is pulling up tufts of grass all over my lawn?
I went to mow the yard today and found 1-2 inch plugs of grass pulled out of the ground all over the place. It looks more like the result of digging than a deliberate pulling out.
What could be doing ...
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why does my grass have bright green patches?
My yard is about 6 years old (new house). When we put the yard in, the seed was equal parts Fescue, Rye, and Kentucky Bluegrass. We live in NE Ohio.
About 2-3 years ago, we started getting these ...
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Identifying grass that supports all weather types, doesn't invade and prevents bad plants from sprouting
It apparently doesn't grow longer than on the photos, can support all types of weather, doesn't invade other parts of the garden and it seems to prevent "bad" plants from setting up there (bramble, ...
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Perennial Shade Grass
My Fescue Grass does fine here in my shady South Carolina yard. However, it needs to be re-seeded every year or it gets bare patches. Are there any alternatives that do not involve buying more seed ...
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How do I compost lots of grass clippings?
I find that grass clippings tend not to compost well on their own, however we have lots of grass clippings to compost – so what do we do?
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How can I control/remove unwanted grass in flower beds?
I have a flower bed with some ground cover, daffodils, tulips and a few shrubs. Lately grass has been growing pretty much everywhere, including through the ground cover.
I tried an herbicide called ...
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How to keep fescue grass from taking over my rye grass?
I live in Connecticut, hardiness zone 6a. Last Summer, fescue grass took over a large swath of the sunniest part of my rye grass lawn when it was very dry. Most of it died over the Winter and we ...
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Making a yard that's settled more level?
My yard was installed when the prior owners built our house a dozen years ago. They did a decent job with the landscaping and yard. The problem is that some areas of the yard have settled and I'd like ...
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How often should I fertilize my lawn?
How often should I fertilize my lawn? Should I follow a certain schedule? I have heard of people fertilizing on around holidays [US: Easter (sometime in April), Memorial day (last week of May), fourth ...
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Tips on lawn maintenance and weed control
I have a lawn that is growing more and more weeds as the days go by. What is the best method of tackling this problem and returning my lawn to its former lush and green self?
