PERENNIAL GRASSES CAN BE GREENER ON YOUR SIDE
Michalis 'BIG Mike' Kotzakolios

Forget the neighbor's side of the fence - your grass can be healthier, stronger, and greener if you use and grow the seeds of perennial grasses according to the following suggestions. Have you never heard of perennial grasses? You might be surprised to learn that there are eight distinct types: atra paspalum, bahiagrass, bermudagrass, digitgrass, limpograss, pangolagrass, rhodesgrass, and stargrass.

Atra paspalum is grass suited for pastures and grazing in southern United States.

Bahiagrass is used as pasture grass in arid areas areas of Gulf states.

Bermudagrass is appropriate for both pastures and lawns southern United States and India.

Rhodesgrass is cultivated as grazing grass in dry regions.

Stargrass, like bermudagrass, is appropriate for both pastures and lawns southern United States and India.

Your local landscape outlet can help you determine which grass is appropriate for your plot (depending upon where you live) as some of these grasses flourish only in certain areas of the country.

To grow your selection of perennial grasses, prepare a seedbed free of weeds by plowing or tilling or spraying chemicals on the soil such as Roundup. Preparing your soil for perennial grasses should be started in the spring, as it will take three to four weeks for any existing plants to die off.

After creating your weed-free seedbed, water it and then fertilize the soil. The amount of water that is appropriate for a perennial grasses seedbed is equivalent to two to three inches of rainfall.

To get an even coverage and to prevent tall and thick or thin patches of grass, you'll need to distribute the seeds of your perennial grasses in a uniform manner. You might need to use machinery to help you get a satisfactory and evenly distributed coverage. After distributing your seeds, you'll need to lightly cover them with a thin layer of the same soil that's beneath the seeds. (You may need to do this task twice.)

When finished, you should use a roller to seal the seeds of the perennial grasses into the soil to prevent drying. Your seeds and soil will remain moist after rolling even if they don't get any water for days.

To prevent the sprout of young weeds instead of perennial grasses, spray your newly planted plot with a chemical such as "Weedmaster". Weedmaster will kill the shoots of these weeds as soon as they erupt. After about seven days, you can fertilize your plot, which by now, should show growing perennial grasses. You should follow-up with an additional fertilization thirty-five days later. Within sixty to seventy days, you should have a plot full of thick, green, and healthy grass that will return year after year after year.

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