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Re: Lawn Substitutes

>St. Aug. grass as we have in the SF Bay Area

>It is found everywhere here.  I have seen it run up trees and power poles.
>These plants are no bargain.
>
ffect.
>Judy Houck
>Berkeley CA

        It should be added that kikuyu is very common in the city of
Berkeley because of an edict by the city council many years ago banning the
use of any pesticide by city workers.  More than any other aspect of the
law the inabililty of city workers to abate kikuyu with glyphosate led to a
great deal discontent on the part of many of the city employees who found
that they could do nothing to stop this pest from overrunning city
parks(particularly in the poorer parts of town on the west side).  I do not
mean to inspire a debate about the safety of glyphosate or pesticides in
general I merely wish to point out the real consequences for human and
plant welfare of such decisions.  Kikuyu is very rare in the surrounding
suburbs where herbicides control it.
Jerry Heverly, Oakland, CA
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