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Sounds like a great YC pitch - engineer a more "lush" crabgrass that looks 99% as good but uses half the water, less fertilizer, and less care.
by aresant 10y ago
Sounds like a great YC pitch - engineer a more "lush" crabgrass that looks 99% as good but uses half the water, less fertilizer, and less care.
- bluedino 10y agoGMO's are bad!
- massysett 10y agoYou just described turf-type tall fescue, which is the recommended low-maintenance lawn for the mid-Atlantic. It might not do well in Ohio though since it's a bit cooler. If this woman weren't trying so hard to make a point, she would get the same natural grass that is grown on the side of highways and then mow it high every month or two. Highway departments don't spend a ton on maintenance, the grass isn't irrigated, and it hosts a variety of wildflowers, birds, rodents, etc. The grass on the side of the highway is planted like any other grass. They typically select grasses native to the area because they require little maintenance, so they will hold the soil down and prevent erosion.
- grkvlt 10y agoHow does one tend a lawn in the 'mid-Atlantic'?
- massysett 10y agoWe're in what they call the "transition zone," meaning we have moderately cold winters and moderately hot summers. So the climate is not optimal for cool-season grass because the summer is too hot, and not optimal for warm-season grass because the winter is too cold. Generally the experts recommend tall fescue, which is a cool-season grass bred to withstand drought and hot summers. Unlike Kentucky bluegrass, which spreads with rhizomes, tall fescue tends to grow in bunches so it requires occasional overseeding to keep it thick. However, it is deeper rooted than bluegrass, gets fewer diseases, and needs less water.
- grkvlt 10y agoI think you mean something different by 'mid Atlantic' to me; probably not the middle of a cold, northern ocean...?
- massysett 10y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_states https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mid-Atlantic_states By the definition there, much of the mid-atlantic states are not in the grass transition zone though.