What’s the best grass height for winter? Ultimately, your lawn should be about 2 to 2 ½ inches high by wintertime. That’s the “sweet spot” because it’s not too tall to invite snow mold, but not too short to be stressed out by cold weather. Can I cut my grassRead More →
68 Shares. JOE. Here at JOE we like to keep our readers up to date on the important things in life. Pampas grass in your front garden is actually a calling card for swinging. What is the meaning of pampas grass? : a South American grass (Cortaderia selloana) often grownRead More →
Native to South America, pampas grass houses around 100,000 seeds in its flower heads, and these are known to spread in a 25-kilometre radius from light winds. Fluffy and feather-like, the heads are incredibly flammable and it’s said any florist found selling the grass in banned areas will be slappedRead More →
Most people think tree roots grow far below ground level but a lot of trees have shallow root systems, causing them to come up through the surface. Surface roots can kill the grass and cause damage to your lawn mower and blades. How do I grow grass under a largeRead More →
The dense roots of the grass plants compete with the tree’s roots for water and nutrients. And if you’re growing grass around a tree’s trunk, you’re mowing there, which means you may be damaging the tree’s roots or its bark with the lawn mower and the string trimmer. … “It’sRead More →
Perennial grasses and broadleaves (also known as forbs) are herbaceous plants that are common in a diversity of landscapes including wildlands and intensively cultivated crop fields and gardens. Are forbs perennials? Forbs (sometimes referred to as herbs) are herbaceous (not woody), broadleaf plants that are not grass-like. Rangeland forbs areRead More →
(A) Kidney-shaped guard cells (GCs) flank the central pore of the dicot, Arabidopsis thaliana; stomata are dispersed on the surface. (B) Dumb- bell-shaped guard cells and flanking subsidiary cells (SCs) surround the stomatal pore of the grass, Brachypodium distachyon; cells are uniformly organized in cell rows. What are examples ofRead More →
midrib The central, thick, linear structure that runs along the length of a plant thallus or lamina. It occurs in true leaves as a vein running from the leaf base to the apex and in the leaf-like structures of mosses and seaweeds. It provides support and is a translocative vessel.Read More →
Depending on the acidity of the vinegar, vinegar can clear simple weeds in a day or more. What happens is that the acidity kills the leaves of the grass/weed and causes the plant to wilt. How long does it take vinegar to leave soil? How Long Does Vinegar Last inRead More →
It flowers from January to July. After flowering, it dies back to the ground and is dormant over the summer. It prefers some moisture and good drainage, but will tolerate summer dryness. Will deer eat blue eyed grass? Bright blue, star-shaped flowers rise above foliage! Native to North America. VigorousRead More →