Re: bermudagrass wars

Pam,
Sounds like back-braking labor.  Wwhen I make a new bed or amend an empty one, 
I do a rough turnover of the soil with my shovel, then till with my Mantis.  
Then I incorporate the amendments and till them in.  I don't think I could 
evenly incorporate the amendments without my Mantis. In some instances double 
digging is necessary.  I hope it does cool down for you.  I wouldn't tackle 
such heavy work in your heat.
Kitty
> I don't believe anything less than a blowtorch would kill bermudagrass.
> More's the pity. No, I am fixin' to dig all the plants out of the beds,
> then apply all the amendments which will get dug into the soil as I use
> my garden fork to dig this miserable stuff out of my beds. Then once
> it's dug out, I'll make one last pass w/ the fork to make sure
> everything is mixed in evenly, then plant everything back in the beds
> and mulch and water.
> 
> They say it's supposed to cool down this weekend here too.  Will believe it when 
> I see it.
> Off to the war!
> 
> Pam
> 
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Cersgarden@aol.com
> Reply-To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Date:  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 01:37:44 EDT
> 
> >In a message dated 8/28/03 9:38:55 PM, gardenqueen@gbronline.com writes:
> >
> ><< Like Noreen told me off list,
> >this is a very challenging environment to grow anything in. Wonder what
> >people do w/ normal soil?? >>
> >
> >Pam, we all have our challenges just a different chapter.  How do you apply 
> >the lava sand, greensand, kelp meal and cottonseed meal?   This applied with 
> >mulch to  kill bermuda grass?
> >    Still no rain and weather man sees none on the horizon but the heat is 
> >suppose to break tomarrow.
> >    Ceres
> >
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> Pam Evans
> Kemp TX/zone 8A
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