Exam 21: Selecting the Proper Grass

Single species turf plantings offer a more uniform appearance than mixtures.

The number of leaf shoots produced by a grass plant is a measure of what?

Blends attempt to retain the advantages of both mixtures and single-species plantings that are included.

A seed in a mixture that is neither a pure seed nor a crop seed is regarded as a ____________________ seed.

Most of the turfgrasses used in landscaping will survive from one year to the next, making them ____________________.

Fine-textured grass seeds are more expensive than coarse-textured grass seeds.

Professional landscapers usually purchase grass seed retail.

What is the material in a bag of grass seed that adds bulk and weight but will not grow?

Warm season grasses do not flourish during spring and fall when temperatures fall below optimum.

A pound of fine-textured grass seed contains considerably fewer seeds than the same weight of coarse-textured seed.