Best Grass Species for Garden Lawn
Which is the best grass for garden lawn?
What is grass?
Grasses are the species of weed-plants.
Scientific name: Various
Family: Poaceace
Grasses for garden lawn
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(1). Questions and answers |
(2). Description of some lawn grass |
(3). Problems in a lawn |
(1). Questions and answers
Questions 01. How many species of grass are present?
Answer: There are 12,000 species of grasses.
Question 02. Which grass is suitable for home lawn or home garden?
Answer: There are several species of grasses which are suitable for home lawn or home garden.
Examples:
- Japan grass.
- Korean grass.
- Bermuda grass.
- Doob grass.
- Kikuyu grass.
- Buffalo turf.
- Chain grass.
- Meadow.
Question 03. Which grass species is best for lawn making?
Answer: Doob grass, Bermuda grass, Japan grass are the best species of grass for lawn making.
Question 04. What is the alternative of lawn grass?
Answer: Artificial lawn or Astro turf is the alternate of live grass for making lawn.
Question 05. How to propagate lawn grass?
Answer: Use seeds of grass or cutting for propagation.
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Question 06. Which is the easiest method of lawn making?
Answer: Seed
Question 07.Which is the very costly method of lawn making?
Answer: Lawn sheet is the very costly method of lawn making.
Question 08. Where to find best quality lawn grass?
Answer: Don’t go anywhere. It is available nearby you.
Question 09. What are the diseases of lawn grass?
Answer: Browning of grass, nematode etc.
Question 10. How to manage the diseases of lawn grass?
Answer: Use chemicals.
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Question 11. Where to purchase the seeds of lawn grass?
Answer: Online.
(2). Description of some lawn grass
- Japan grass.
- Korean grass.
- Bermuda grass.
- Doob grass.
- Kikuyu grass.
- Buffalo turf.
- Chain grass.
- Meadow.
2.1: Japan grass
Scientific name: Zoisia japonica
Family: Poaceace
Characteristics
- It is coarse
- It grows very well even in poor soil
- The grass loves open sunny situation.
2.2: Korean grass
Scientific name: Zoysia tenuifolia
Family: Poaceace
Characteristics
- It is a fine texture grass
- It is suitable for open sunny situation
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2.3: Bermuda grass
Scientific name: Cynodon sp.
Family: Poaceace
Characteristics
- It is a fine grass
- It needs open sunny situation
- Regular moving is necessary.
2.4: Doob grass
Scientific name: Cynodon dactylon
Family: Poaceace
Characteristics
- It is medium fine grass.
- Suitable for open sunny situation.
- Resistant to water scarcity.
2.5: Kikuyu grass
Scientific name: Pennisetum clandestinum
Family: Poaceace
Native place: East Africa
Characteristics
- Texture is rough
- Suitable for acid soil
- Suitable for high altitude
2.6: Buffalo turf
Scientific name: Stenotaphrum secundatum
Other name: Augustine grass
Family: Poaceace
Characteristics
- The grass has coarse texture.
- It is shade loving grass.
- It is drought sensitive.
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2.7: Manila grass
Scientific name: Zoysia matrella
Family: Poaceace
Characteristics
- It is a fine texture grass
- It is suitable for open sunny situation
2.8: Chain grass
Scientific name: Sporobolus tremulus
Family: Poaceace
Characteristics
- It is a fine grass species.
- Sensitive to acidic soil.
- Open sunny situation.
2.9: Meadow grass
Scientific name: Poa annua
Family: Poaceae
Characteristics
- It is medium fine.
- Not suitable for saline soils
(3). Problems in a lawn
- Insect.
- Diseases.
- Deficiency of nutrients.
External links:
- Manila grass
- Japani grass
- Lawn maintenance
References:
Question 01: Christenhusz, M. J. M., and Byng, J. W. (2016). The number of known plant species in the world and its annual increase. Phytotaxa, P- 261.