Grass — “turf grass” — is very good at what it does. Your kids and dogs can play on it without getting muddy. It prevents erosion. It does not die back in winter, so it still protects against erosion from winter storms. There is grass suited to bright, hot areas, and there is grass suitable for colder, more shady areas. And turf grass is fairly easy to care for, if you choose an appropriate type of grass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The problem with “lawns” is that Americans try to grow them in deserts, and\/or dump chemicals on the ground trying to make the grass look like AstroTurf. If you live in a desert — if you must<\/strong> water your grass weekly just to keep it from dying — then don’t grow grass! And use any chemicals sparingly, if at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grass is not the problem. Lawns are not the problem. Stupid people are the problem.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Grass — “turf grass” — is very good at what it does. Your kids and dogs can play on it without getting muddy. It prevents erosion. It does not die back in winter, so it still protects against erosion from winter storms. There is grass suited to bright, hot areas, and there is grass suitable […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ecology","category-gardening"],"yoast_head":"\n