Re: How to rid an area of grass?

elle wrote:
> 
> barbara asks:
> >I too am wanting to rid an area of grass.
> Hi Barbara.  I recently purchased Stevie Daniells excellent handbook on
> "The Wild Lawn" and she notes 3 ways of getting rid of your present lawn
> area.
> Smother it with wood chips, newspaper, plywood, plastic or other medium
> (she notes that you can even cover it with sand and newspaper and just
> plug in your new plants with out waiting for the lawn to die back)
> Remove it mechanically with a sod-cutter or by hand
> Chemically remove with Round-up Kleen up or Sharpshooter. (the least
> favored of all the solutions offered)
> She does not mention your lime and fertilizer combination and unless you
> have experience with mixing these type of chemicals, I'd go very easy on
> experimentation.
> Since hubby squelched my layering newspaper to get rid of the front lawn
> idea, I have decided to go with tarps staked down with tent stakes over
> winter..less labor intensive and they wont blow around as much.
> we ended up with newspaper all over the yard after a few hot days dried
> all the paper out then a wind came up and sent them flying...
> 
> e*@europa.com
> HPSO
> Portland,Oregon USA Z8
> Sunset Western Gardening Z6
>  *Willamette Valley*
> 
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 I saw someone weighing the tarp down with liter bottles laid sideways,
filled with water for weight.
 Windy


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