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I have a nice patch of grass in my back yard I want to convert to
garden. What are some good ways to get rid of the grass - kill it,
turn it under, etc. ?

It's been fun reading all of the replies you got on how to go about
doing getting rid of the grass. But one wasn't mentioned. It's
become my preferred method of "clearing the land" so to speak.

It's easy (no hard labor), cheap (no expensive chemicals or water to
boil), and works quite quickly. Found that out when I'd spread one
out on the lawn for the few moments it took to fold and put away...

What is it?

A piece of black plastic, such as one might use as a liner under
bark chips or other landscape cover. Just that plain, flexible,
BLACK, plastic sheet stuff.

Get a chunk large enough to cover the area you want cleared, weigh
the edges down with some rocks of something...and let the sun do its
magic.

I've inadvertently killed lawn sections in as little as 10 or 15
minutes of (accidental) exposure like that--but I was living in
Sacramento at the time. They do get "a little" sun there. Since I
don't know where you're going to do this, you may find it takes
longer in Wisconsin...esp. with snow on the ground...(:-o)!

I leave it there for a few days, and all of the grass, weeds,
everything is quite dead. Then I till it under as mulch. Works
like a champ. The "kill depth" is relatively shallow, so it doesn't
really mess up your garden's ecology AFAICT...

Hope this helps...


Dusty
San Jose, Ca.