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Re: getting rid of lawn

Hi Susannah
The method for using plastic for soil solarization, according to th book,
Pests of the Garden and Small Farm, by Mary Louise Flint, Publication 3332,
The University of California, 6701 San Pablo Ave. Oakland, California 94608.
That is the publications office.  Use clear plastice, 1 mil is best if its
not too windy, Prepare soil for planting, remove weeds and clods, leave on
for 4 to 6 weeks.  I have done this in Berkeley and it didn't work very well
because we had, that year, too much fog, I think that is why.

You can use several layers of newspaper and mulch on top, leave until
newspaper is rotted and till it all in.
Or just 4-5 inches of mulch.  I call tree companys until I find someone who
will dump a load of chips for free or cheap. In this area I ask them not to
bring acacia or baccharis to avoid the seeds.  

Judy Houck, Berkeley, CAlif
  



At 05:19 PM 4/11/97 -0700, Susannah Meininger wrote:
> Has anyone had success with a method other than hand digging?  Last summer
>we rented a supposed labor-saving device, a desodder, then planted clover
>densely, but the grass came through.  Has anyone tried the black plastic
>method?  Do you think it would work to cover it from now until next spring
>or would it take summers?
>
>BTW, greetings all, from lurkland!
>
>Susannah
>
>
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