Re: need erosion help

Find thee a landscaper that will sell you a bulk quantity of jute
netting.  Unroll this across your hillside and throw a sack of grass
seed across it.  The jute will hold the soil from sliding down the
hill.  The grass seed will germinate when the temperatures remain around
50 degrees.  Actually, you could use most any seed, but you said
'CHEAPLY'.  Got money to burn?  Buy a pound of wildflower seed @ $50 per
lb.
Anyway, the jute will rot away in a year or two, well after the ground
cover has taken hold.
Good luck!

James N. Tilton wrote:
> 
> Dear wise ones,
> We recently had a large part of our 2 acre property regraded and are
> facing erosion problems waiting for grass seed to grow.  We have an area
> just in front, and to the side of, 1/3 acre of trees (at the back of the
> property) that slopes down about 8' over 30', and the eroding area is
> about 50'x50'.  We'll probably be putting up some erosion fencing this
> weekend to contain runoff as much as possible.
> We are considering putting some large rocks back there and interplanting
> with anything fast growing, fast spreading, relatively inexpensive and
> not in need of mowing.  I have a mass of rudbeckia (sp?) from another
> garden that might help. Any suggestions beyond that?  The area is
> visible from the house but won't be part of the regular and frequent
> "walk about the yard to see how things are doing".
> Thanks in advance!
> Barb  (Southeastern PA, zone 6/7, where bleeding hearts are blooming and
> I'm happy!)
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