"WiGard" wrote in message
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On Tue, 03 Feb 2004 08:15:33 -0600, J Kolenovsky wrote:

Something else that works well is "solarizing" the grass by
covering with
black plastic that is well anchored down over it. The grass
dies and
decomposes due to worm action and you aven't lost any of the
beneficial
bacteria that has built up in the soil.


This works great but takes an inordinate amount of time. You
could easily
spend an entire season waiting for the grass to die and be
reduced by worm
action.

2-3 weeks with clear plastic. It gets HOT under there!

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Only where
people have learned to appreciate and cherish the landscape and
its living cover will they treat it with the care and respect it
should have - Paul Bigelow Sears.