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Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts) Wed Apr 18, 2012, 10:37 PM Apr 2012

has this already been invented?

or did I come up with a great idea when I was mowing the lawn?

Engineer a variety of grass that will never grow more than a 1/2 inch. Then you would never have to mow.

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has this already been invented? (Original Post) Laura PourMeADrink Apr 2012 OP

isn't that called astroturf? tabbycat31 Apr 2012 #1

Centipede grass doesn't grow much above that csziggy Apr 2012 #2

tabbycat31

(6,336 posts)

1. isn't that called astroturf?

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 10:40 PM

Apr 2012

csziggy

(34,131 posts)

2. Centipede grass doesn't grow much above that

Reply to Laura PourMeADrink (Original post)

Wed Apr 18, 2012, 10:43 PM

Apr 2012

But you still have to mow the weeds so they don't take over.

I love the centipede grass we put in. It stays short and most of the time it's dense enough to discourage weeds. It's drought resistant and once established doesn't need watering except where it's thin. Best of all, I only had to pay for the labor to put the sod in - it was invasive in our pastures and we just took out some of the centipede from the thicker areas.

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