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Andropogon virginicus is a perennial grass forming narrow clumps of stems up to just over a meter in maximum height (around 3 feet 3 inches). Its stems and leaves are green when new, turning purplish to orange and then straw-colored with age. It produces large amounts of seeds small enough to disperse on the wind. This grass is successful in a ...
Teff ( Amharic: ጤፍ), also known as Eragrostis tef, Williams lovegrass, [ 1 ] or annual bunch grass, [ 2 ] is an annual grass, a species of lovegrass native to the Horn of Africa, notably to both Eritrea and Ethiopia. [ 3 ] It is cultivated for its edible seeds, also known as teff. Teff was one of the earliest plants domesticated.
Chrysopogon zizanioides, commonly known as vetiver and khus, is a perennial bunchgrass of the family Poaceae.. Vetiver is most closely related to Sorghum while sharing many morphological characteristics with other fragrant grasses, such as lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus), citronella (Cymbopogon nardus, C. winterianus), and palmarosa (Cymbopogon martinii).
The best time to plant grass seed is when grass is actively growing and that depends on where you live: Generally, warm season grasses are found in the south. They grow during warmer months of the ...
Prepare the seed bed: If you’re spreading seed on bare ground, make sure to till the ground to a depth of 2 to 3 inches first, and consider adding a quality loam or compost mix before seeding ...
It is also known as timothy-grass, meadow cat's-tail or common cat's tail. [3] It is a member of the genus Phleum , consisting of about 15 species of annual and perennial grasses. It is probably named after Timothy Hanson, an American farmer and agriculturalist said to have introduced it from New England to the southern states in the early 18th ...
Bromus tectorum is an abundant seed producer, with a potential in excess of 300 seeds per plant; seed production per plant is dependent on plant density. Under optimal conditions, B. tectorum may produce 450 kg of seed per hectare (400 pounds per acre) with about 330,000 seeds/kg (150,000 seeds/pound). [ 10 ]
It’s fine to mulch lightly with straw, if you like, or to cover seeds with a light sprinkle of soil. But don’t bury seeds more than 1/8-inch deep or they don’t do well, says Waltz. 5.