Letting Lawn Go to Seed: Impractical for Home Lawns

Montreal, Quebec. Can I let parts of lawn go to seed to self-reseed? Life cycle? When to cut after seed heads form?

Most Lawn Grasses Don't Produce Viable Seed

Hybrids, cultivars = sterile or non-true-to-type.

Commercial seed = purity, germination, variety traits. DIY seed = uncertainty.

Enthusiasm is great—channel it into overseeding with quality seed in early fall.

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