Does one seed make one blade of grass

Does one seed make one blade of grass when you are sowing a lawn?

I read there is no point putting more grass seed down than recommended but would it not give a thicker lawn?

 

Hi. One grass seed makes one grass plant. A clumping grass will multiply and produce many shoots. Many grass seeds will therefore produce 10-16 leaves/blades in eventuality. Think of any seed producing any plant - it produces the whole plant, rather than just a single leaf. And this is what the grass blade essentially is - a leaf. I hope this was of help!

 

One seed produces one plant as already said. It thickens up as you mow it. Grass has evolved to thrive in an environment where it will be regularly grazed, but as most of us don't have many herds of wild animals on our lawns, we have to use the lawnmower instead.

As with any plant, each one competes for resources. If you plant to densely then they will all fight with each other and none will thrive. The losers will be left to rot, the winners will be weakened.

 

"I read there is no point putting more grass seed down than recommended but would it not give a thicker lawn?"

Yup. No point, waste of money, likely to increase the risk of fungal disease when the seedling are starting out in life. Worth rolling the young grass seedlings which helps to get them to "tiller"

Having said that your newly sown lawn will look pretty weedy (small, not full-of-weeds!!) for a while.

 

Worth rolling the young grass seedlings which helps to get them to "tiller"

What's that then?

 

Probably spelt it wrongly, or its some local word ... means to make grass (well, more typically Wheat and Barley) shoot from the base.

 

Blimey - spelt it correctly! http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tiller