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Hi,

I have about 1/2 acre of thorn bushes that I've finally begun to clear out. There used to be some grass down there.

Currently here is the plan

1. use ryobi triblade to cut down stalks
2. rake/drag them onto a tarp and take to pickup
3. mow over it

4. ahhhhh. ? Here is where I'm not sure what to do.
Do I need to put down some deterrent to similar thorn
bush growth? Or just grass seed and fertilizer?
It doesn't have to be perfect I just want some basic
grass growing there again.

Thanks,

itchy

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On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 10:12:51 -0800 (PST),
wrote:

Hi,

I have about 1/2 acre of thorn bushes that I've finally begun to clear out. There used to be some grass down there.

Currently here is the plan

1. use ryobi triblade to cut down stalks
2. rake/drag them onto a tarp and take to pickup
3. mow over it

4. ahhhhh. ? Here is where I'm not sure what to do.
Do I need to put down some deterrent to similar thorn
bush growth? Or just grass seed and fertilizer?
It doesn't have to be perfect I just want some basic
grass growing there again.

Unless you remove/destroy the roots those bushes will grow right back,
probably stronger than ever. Without knowing what kind of thorny
bushes you have all anyone can offer is wild speculation about how to
best deal with their elimination... and some thorny bushes, like
barberry, are valuable.

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On 2/24/13 10:12 AM, wrote:
Hi,

I have about 1/2 acre of thorn bushes that I've finally begun to clear out. There used to be some grass down there.

Currently here is the plan

1. use ryobi triblade to cut down stalks
2. rake/drag them onto a tarp and take to pickup
3. mow over it

4. ahhhhh. ? Here is where I'm not sure what to do.
Do I need to put down some deterrent to similar thorn
bush growth? Or just grass seed and fertilizer?
It doesn't have to be perfect I just want some basic
grass growing there again.

Thanks,

itchy


The soil likely contains many, many seeds from the thorny weeds. When
the weather in spring warms, lightly feed the area and keep it moist.
You will likely get new growth of the weeds. You can then till the
soil, use an herbicide, or hand pull the weeds. Any of those three
should eliminate them. However, you will have to repeat this for a few
months to ensure all the weed seeds have sprouted.

When you finally plant grass seed and the grass is well established, mow
frequently to elminate the few residual weeds. If you mow frequently
enough that the grass clippings are quite small, you can leave the
clippings to improve the soil and possibly smother new seedling weeds.
However, you should rake away any large clippings of the weeds themselves.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean, see
http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html
Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary

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On Sunday, February 24, 2013 1:12:51 PM UTC-5, wrote:
Hi, I have about 1/2 acre of thorn bushes[...]

ok guys thanks for the advice! onward grid method.

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In article ,
wrote:

Hi,

I have about 1/2 acre of thorn bushes that I've finally begun to clear out.
There used to be some grass down there.

Currently here is the plan

1. use ryobi triblade to cut down stalks
2. rake/drag them onto a tarp and take to pickup
3. mow over it

4. ahhhhh. ? Here is where I'm not sure what to do.
Do I need to put down some deterrent to similar thorn
bush growth? Or just grass seed and fertilizer?
It doesn't have to be perfect I just want some basic
grass growing there again.

Thanks,

itchy

Is it possible to let the cut bush dry, and then burn it on the stump it
was cut from? The up side is that you will return potassium to the soil,
and suppress adventitious buds. The downside, if it is legal, is that in
the 'burbs, you may ****-off your neighbors something wonderful.

Just a thought, may not apply to you.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/bu...ent/04weed.htm
l?pagewanted=all
American farmers¹ near-ubiquitous use of the weedkiller Roundup has led
to the rapid growth of tenacious new superweeds.
To fight them, farmers throughout the East, Midwest and South are being
forced to spray fields with more toxic herbicides, pull weeds by hand
and return to more labor-intensive methods like regular plowing.

http://www.i-sis.org.uk/glyphosatePoisonsCrops.php
Scientists Reveal Glyphosate Poisons Crops and Soil

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