The walk up the "lawn" was flagstone with crabgrass between the stones.
Crabgrass refers to the group's stylistic mash-up of punk, bluegrass and americana.
For human consumption, crabgrass necessarily must be harvested by hand, because it produces grain throughout summer, rather than simultaneously.
This type of inflorescence is largely characteristic of grasses such as oat and crabgrass, as well as other plants such as pistachio and mamoncillo.
This provides coverage in mid-late summer when crabgrass can still germinate.
It is sold to control broadleaf weeds in corn but also seems to be an effective control for crabgrass in lawns.
The voids then become prime areas for the crabgrass seeds to germinate the following season.
In some areas of the world, preemergent herbicides are used to prevent crabgrass from appearing in summer lawns.
