What Kind of Grass is on My Lawn? // How to Identify Grasses--General Identification Characteristics

[@Hayley-sl9lm]

I never thought I'd be interested in grass until I started reading about how important native grasses are, and I realized I'd have no way to tell if a grass was native or invasive without learning some basics. This video is super helpful!

[@GrassDoctor]

awesome Hayley, I'm glad it was helpful! I'm a big fan of using native species whenever possible to reduce inputs (there are also some imported grasses that are better than others). Thanks for spreading positivity on the internet!

[@akozy]

Hey, that's what brought me here too!

[@Hayley-sl9lm]

@@akozy... It's still really hard :/. My strategy is to plant a new one every year, so I can learn to recognize them slowly. I went with one that had a distinctive blue-silvery color my first year to make it easier. And I grew some in containers as well as putting seed out so I could look at the containers for comparison.

[@colinrnb]

This is a really great video! Great texbook-style pictures show up as he demonstrates the parts on the live specimen.

[@GrassDoctor]

Thanks for the comment , Colin!

[@HollyDell]

Thanks for sharing your knowledge! The graphics are very helpful!

[@EWknew]

If people cared more about their grass, you would have great success on YT, don't give up, times change, news could come out that certain types of grass are sustainable to covid. Lol This was very informative and useful, thanks for sharing.

[@GrassDoctor]

Thanks a bunch. It's ok if I'm not the next big KZbin star--I am happy to share my knowledge to those that care. If there is a grass that kills covid, I suspect grasses would get tons of love!

[@coreymason9359]

Great video!

[@GrassDoctor]

Glad it was useful, Corey. Thanks for spreading positivity on the internet!

[@carlosjimenez630]

Thanks for sharing 😊

[@brandonnajarian4210]

Was part 2 ever posted?

[@GrassDoctor]

yes, it's up and part 3 will be coming soon!

[@Quickstepz-OG]

Wow I learnt a lot from this dude in one video, to bad the channel didn't take off.

[@GrassDoctor]

part 2 is up and part 3 is on the way!

[@Kimberly1Lily]

Thank you!

[@GrassDoctor]

you are welcome!

[@mr.d1827]

We Need part 2 plz

[@GrassDoctor]

you got it--it's up!

[@finmotolinia9630]

This was awesome but wheres the rest of the series

[@GrassDoctor]

1 is up and another on Ky bluegrass is on the way!

[@MrBigal123123]

part 2?

[@GrassDoctor]

it's up!

[@hyroclothing1302]

I need a grass expert to contact me. The grass I have I’ve never seen before. It stays green all year and it’s very soft but shaped kinda like the needles of a pine.

[@PhoenixB4U]

buffalo grass maybe?

[@GrassDoctor]

What part of the world do you live in?

[@hyroclothing1302]

@@GrassDoctor Georgia USA

[@GrassDoctor]

@@hyroclothing1302 do you find it in shade or in full sun?

[@hyroclothing1302]

@@GrassDoctor ummm shade for the most part

[@bogoonat20]

Is this guy still alive? Why no part 2?

[@GrassDoctor]

This guy is still alive! Part 2 is up and part 3 is coming soon!

[@ArbitraryLifestyle]

Use your phone's camera instead of a lens. If you need to, you can even take a pic and then zoom in even farther to get super close.

[@GrassDoctor]

thanks for the tip!

[@leftyk1968]

Where is part 2 Doc!!!

[@GrassDoctor]

it's up, part 3 is also coming soon!

[@danjackson4149]

could you explain what the difference is between these very similar looking plants that have long silvery awns : stipa pennata sipa barbata stipa borysthenica stipa joannis celak stipa pulcherrima stipa tersa stipa zalesskii ?

[@GrassDoctor]

I'll have to look into this, Dan, these appear to be ornamental grasses that aren't grown around me.

[@kilohjonson]

No part 2? Come on dude.

[@GrassDoctor]

it's up!

[@danabays1498]

Part 2?

[@GrassDoctor]

it's up and part 3 is on the way!