thanks everyone for the info!

I'm having a hard time getting a lawn going on the desert in my backyard
(Melbourne). If oats are out is there any other grass-like plant (rye,
barley?) that will form a tough lawn more easily than grass?

Cheers

Eddie :-)

"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
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"eddiec" wrote in message
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: hi'y all,
:
: is there any reason why I should not make a lawn from oats? they seem to
: grow 10x better than grass seed (even couch mix) that you buy from
nurserys
:
: cheers,
:
: eddie :-)
:
:

You cannot mow it and expect it to keep growing like grass, it will not be
as hardy to foot traffic, it will die off in hot weather and it only lasts
a
year.

David