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Ground cover questions
I need some dvice on ground covers. Last year I planted some all
purpose grass in back of my apartment. I chose a version that was supposed to be durable because all of the grass in that area was dead though all around it the grass was green (the area is seperated from the rest of the lot by a retaning wall and the back of the apartment building). However, the grass still died by mid-summer. I don't own the lot but the landlord doesn't want to spend the moey re-seeding it. The area in question is only about 7'x7' and is pretty much inaccessible to lawnmowers. What I need is a ground cover that is durable, low-maintanance, doesn't grow too high, looks better than a patch of dirt, and is healthy and tasty to bunnies (I have two). What I was thinking of was clover. Does anyone have any other suggestions? If I do choose clover, when should I plant it? Thanks, Adam Zone 5 (Iowa City) |
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On Sun, 16 Mar 2003 19:53:09 GMT, "Adam Schwartz"
wrote: tasty to bunnies These are poisonous to bunnies http://www.rabbit.org/chapters/san-d...poisonous.html And this is some other info http://www.cee.hw.ac.uk/~rose/rabbits.htm ·.·´¨ ¨)) -:¦:- ¸.·´ .·´¨¨)) jammer ((¸¸.·´ ..·´ -:¦:- ((¸¸ |
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Whatever it is that is toxic in the soil in that area to grass is probably
going to be just as toxic to any other ground cover. Try covering it with gravel or coarse bark mulch instead. Adam Schwartz wrote in message news:FC4da.104594$F1.3308@sccrnsc04... I need some dvice on ground covers. Last year I planted some all purpose grass in back of my apartment. I chose a version that was supposed to be durable because all of the grass in that area was dead though all around it the grass was green (the area is seperated from the rest of the lot by a retaning wall and the back of the apartment building). However, the grass still died by mid-summer. I don't own the lot but the landlord doesn't want to spend the moey re-seeding it. The area in question is only about 7'x7' and is pretty much inaccessible to lawnmowers. What I need is a ground cover that is durable, low-maintanance, doesn't grow too high, looks better than a patch of dirt, and is healthy and tasty to bunnies (I have two). What I was thinking of was clover. Does anyone have any other suggestions? If I do choose clover, when should I plant it? Thanks, Adam Zone 5 (Iowa City) |
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I don't think it's a soil toxicity problem. The area was actually graded to
be a drainage are for the hill above the retaining wall. What I think is happening is that the soil keeps getting washed away by the rain, aand the area goes from underwater to dry numerous times each summer. I was hoping that something hardier would survive better in the area, but if nothing grows I will just put an acctracive mulch or some pebbles down. "Cereoid+10+" wrote in message gy.com... Whatever it is that is toxic in the soil in that area to grass is probably going to be just as toxic to any other ground cover. Try covering it with gravel or coarse bark mulch instead. Adam Schwartz wrote in message news:FC4da.104594$F1.3308@sccrnsc04... I need some dvice on ground covers. Last year I planted some all purpose grass in back of my apartment. I chose a version that was supposed to be durable because all of the grass in that area was dead though all around it the grass was green (the area is seperated from the rest of the lot by a retaning wall and the back of the apartment building). However, the grass still died by mid-summer. I don't own the lot but the landlord doesn't want to spend the moey re-seeding it. The area in question is only about 7'x7' and is pretty much inaccessible to lawnmowers. What I need is a ground cover that is durable, low-maintanance, doesn't grow too high, looks better than a patch of dirt, and is healthy and tasty to bunnies (I have two). What I was thinking of was clover. Does anyone have any other suggestions? If I do choose clover, when should I plant it? Thanks, Adam Zone 5 (Iowa City) |
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