RE: RE: Theresa, found the perfect thing for you.....

bonnie-
for your bermuda grass, i'd suggest glyphosate first. then pile on the
leaves, newspapers, whatever.  dead grass turned under is humus. precious
stuff and free.  digging sod is back-breaking, wasteful, and expensive
(cost of new fill)
kitty


> [Original Message]
> From: Bonnie M. Holmes <holmesbm@usit.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Date: 12/28/2002 9:06:58 AM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] RE: Theresa, found the perfect thing for you.....
>
> Oh, how I envy you...I have wild Bermuda grass which does not die 
> easily...if it is simply turned over, it will continue to take root...I 
> usually have to pull out every single bit of it...I have tried to pile
high 
> and sometimes the lowest level dies out but the top always has
Bermuda...I 
> have even put it in black garbage bags...only in the hottest weather does 
> it die...and usually takes months.  I have used other garden refuse to 
> create small berms and love them.  Even a very slight elevation creates 
> interest, makes the area look larger and can create a small eco system.
>
> Bonnie Zone 6+ ETN
>
> At 07:55 AM 12/28/02 -0600, you wrote:
> >Or lay a thick layer of newspaper ( no color pages) and add on top with
> >good soil in fall.... turn over in spring... no more grass. Have also
> >used a piece of plywood for six months. Kills everything under it.
> >Alternate ideas for those of us will limited leaves.. (read none here to
> >speak of yet!)
> >
> >Donna
> >
> > > No, no.
> > > I outline a new bed, then shred leaves and pile them about a foot high
> >on
> > > top of the grass.  Over the winter this kills the grass and the leaves
> > > decompose down to only a few inches over the dead grass.  In late
> >spring I
> > > just turn everything over so that the leaf mold and dead grass get
> >mixed
> > > into the soil providing humus, thus improving the clay soil.  This way
> >I
> > > use the leaves, there's no sod to remove(meaning less back-braking
> >labor),
> > > and the bed is greatly improved.
> > >
> > > Kitty
> >
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