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Why does straw help grass grow?

How or why does straw help grass grow?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    It is used to keep birds from eating your grass seed and new shoots.

  • mkb80
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    Sometimes straw is placed over new grass to help keep the moisture in and the weeds down.

  • 1 decade ago

    It keeps the moister in and it keeps birds from eating the seed

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