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Old 01-09-2011, 06:10 AM posted to rec.gardens
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Default The toughest grass in the world?

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zxcvbob wrote:

David Hare-Scott wrote:
Brooklyn1 wrote:

Grow hay. Hay is ten times tougher and grows ten times faster than
common turf grasses and when mowed at a two inch length looks as
good if not better than any lawn. The only negatives are that hay
is coarse, not very comfortable to walk on barefoot... but would
probably work well for racing toy cars... and you'd need to mow it
every other day at a minimum, during hot wet weather mow every day.


What grass species are characteristic of those cut for hay that are
not found in common turf grasses? What specifically is hay seed so
that the OP can buy it?

D


Orchard grass, tall fescue, Coastal bermudagrass, bahiagrass, etc.
Tall-growing coarse grasses, but you probably don't want Johnsongrass
(and probably not red clover nor alfalfa.) Some white clover mixed in
wouldn't be bad.

-Bob


Why the preference for white clover?
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