Re: kikuyu, aka? (or St. Augustine Grass?)
- To: m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: kikuyu, aka? (or St. Augustine Grass?)
- From: d* f*
- Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2001 08:12:34 -0800 (PST)
Lily,
Both Kikuyu and St. Augustine Grass will turn brown
with frost, and remain dormant until it warms up again
in spring. Here in Berkeley, light frosts may
sometimes brown the Kikuyu grass, and other times it
remains green. You may be trading one problem for
another switching grasses, because both are rather
invasive spreaders without a very good mow band, and
still need to be edged and inspected regularly to
maintain control. I know it changes the look
entirely, but I'd recommend a gravel or bark mulch
path as being a better alternative to grass of any
kind, and much lower maintenance. (Or a filter for
your irrigation system might start to look more
attractive...)
--- Lily Ricardi <edges@mcn.org> wrote:
> Moira, Sean, David et al,
>
> Back to the Stenotaphrum secundatum thread! Do you
> know if it is
> tolerant of light frost?
>
> The perennial display area of the Mendocino Coast
> botanical gardens has
> grass paths (Golden Gate Mix). Summer irrigation of
> 1" /week is needed
> to maintain this high traffic area, which
> annihilates my beloved Medit
> perennial beds. Originally pop ups were installed
> but our creek water
> clogs them instantly. A filter system is too
> costly, but is moving up
> on the list of priorities.
> The rising cost of electricity is a huge factor for
> finding solutions.
> Personally it irks me to have to use so much water
> during the summer.
>
> I want to thank everyone in this group for taking
> the time to share your
> knowledge it is very appreciated.
>
> Lily
> www.gardenbythesea.org
>
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