Comment on It's not enough to touch grass

Aux@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

• grue@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Not unless you’re European. Bluegrass (despite having a species named after Kentucky), fescue, bermudagrass (which is an invasive species in Bermuda, BTW), etc. all come from Europe.

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  • Mirshe@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Kentucky was named the Bluegrass State because it was so invasive that when settlers came into the area, they found the whole state carpeted in it.

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    • AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Ironically they’ve just about killed it all. You’re more likely to find bluegrass in WV or PA than KY these days.

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  • Aux@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    I’m European. Grass is everywhere and it just grows on its own.

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    • whoreticulture@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      There are different species of grass. Many, many different species. And there are non-native grasses in Europe.

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    • grue@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      ಠ_ಠ

      Alright, you’ve gotten away with it this time—but you’re on thin ice!

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  • starman@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    So there is no grass in natural environments in America? Then what grows on the ground there?

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    • frogfruit@slrpnk.net ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      There are plenty of native grasses that exist, but they are largely overtaken by invasives.

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      • grue@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        They’re also not very suitable for manicured lawns (as opposed to meadows or praries).

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    • grue@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      So there is no grass in natural environments in America?

      Not turf grass that can survive being mowed to 2" high, no. All our native North American grasses either grow in clumps (e.g. crabgrass) or need to be more than a foot tall.

      Also, the natural environment in the eastern half of the US (where most of the population lives) is pretty much 100% forest.

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      • fireweed@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        There are native grasses that can be kept as maintained lawns, such as blue grama (although the recommendation is to cut it a little taller, 3-4"). It’s not going to be emerald green like Kentucky blue, however if you live in a dry area with watering restrictions your lawn will be the greenest on the block for sure!

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• whoreticulture@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  There are native grasses, obviously, but I suspect this meme is talking about extremely invasive annual grasses.

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• AdmiralShat@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

  Grass is a type of plant.

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  • Aux@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    But grass IS native! That’s the point. Be it bamboo or whatever.

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    • AdmiralShat@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Okay but it’s a pointless sentence that means very little.

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    • OftenWrong@startrek.website ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      That’s not how it works. Grass isn’t just one thing. It’s a general term for a lot of different plants that may or may not be native.

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      • Aux@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        Do you understand the English language?

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    • whoreticulture@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      No, bamboo would not be native to Europe. That’s like saying “There are rats in Europe. Therefore rodents are native to Europe. Therefore Capybaras are native to Europe”.

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      • Aux@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        Do you understand the English language?

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      • Black_Gulaman@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        Capybaras aren’t?

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  • maculata@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

    Actually some bamboo is native to the Americas.

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    • AdmiralShat@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

      Is cane actually bamboo? I thought it was more like sugar

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      • maculata@aussie.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨years⁩ ago

        en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arundinaria

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