A healthy carpet of grass needn't require the work or money that you might be expending right now. Follow the principles of organic gardening outlined here. When you form a respectful partnership with nature, you'll be the proud keeper of a lawn that's more resistant to disease, insects and pests than perhaps it ever has been. When you think of grass, your mind likely conjures images of rolling green lawns. But interestingly, corn, rice, wheat, barley and oats are all part of the grass family, and their seeds have formed the mainstay of diets around the world throughout history.
Sugarcane is another delicious member of the grass family.
And with uses beyond food, grasses of other varieties are woven into shelters, apparel and home accessories. All grasses are unique, growing in a distinctly different fashion from other plants. One wraps around the stem, and the other leafs out. Because grass stems and leaves grow from the base of the plant, rather than from the tips, grass can be cut repeatedly and regrown without doing any harm to the plant. Cutting and mowing removes old tissue that would soon die, and leaves the new growth intact.