RE: Grass paths?

H* A*

We had lots of nifty dereclict buildings near us when we did the paths of
our garden. The recyling worked out splendidly and now we have these Martha
Stewart type brick paths. The ACGA website has many links to community
gardens around the country with pictures. You may want to refer to them.

Best wishes,
Adam

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Fred Conrad [SMTP:fgconrad@acfb.org]
> Sent:	Thursday, August 31, 2000 10:19 AM
> To:	'John Verin'; Powers, Stephanie
> Cc:	listserv cg
> Subject:	RE: [cg] Grass paths?
> 
> One of my co-gardeners at City Center Community Garden said that after the
> rain the Johnson Grass "grew like a storm."  Pretty good analogy for grass
> that went from 2" brown straw to 4' green jungle in a week.
> 
> I have to say that keeping your paths grass-free is no small effort, at
> least here in the south.  Mud, on the other hand, has never bothered me,
> it
> only gives me an excuse to wear my Wellington's.
> 
> fgc
> Community Garden Coordinator
> Atlanta Community Food Bank
> 970 Jefferson Street, NW
> Atlanta, GA  30318
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Verin [j*@pennhort.org]
> Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2000 10:09 AM
> To: Powers, Stephanie
> Cc: listserv cg
> Subject: [cg] Grass paths?
> 
> 
> I dealt with grass in a garden, and what a drag to mow! Especially if
> there
> was lots of rain and/or little time to mow. The grass would be huge and
> make
> for a 2 hour annoying project. Plus the grass was always growing into the
> beds, which was a whole other chore.
> 
> Also, the wire worm likes to live in grass roots and eats root crops. So,
> deny them a home.
> 
> A friend of mine suggested dirt paths... pull all the grass out and just
> have dirt. The nice thing is with enough foot traffic, the dirt is packed
> down and no weeds grow either. Or at least so few it doesn't matter. I
> have
> enjoyed my dirt paths this year.
> 
> One potential downside is a bit of muddiness, but gardening and getting
> soil
> on you are one and the same. Those more fancy free folk enjoy barefooting
> it
> in the mud, squishing between the toes.
> 
> Community gardens can also lay carpet upside down in paths and lay wood
> chips on top. This works very well and lasts years. It's best to remove
> the
> grass before laying the carpet.
> 
> Happy gardening,
> John
> 
> 
> 
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