"Temporary" grass
I tore up the front yard (48 x 23') completely. Took up all the vegatation
and put down 2 inches of topdress soil. I need to "temporarily" plant something in it while I work on the hardscape and before I get in all the scrubs and periennials. It will eventually be a garden area with no grass, only divided planting areas for scrubs, bushes, periennials, bulbs, mulch, ground cover and stepping stones. Will eventually have a bench and a raised garden box, too. Bottom line, I don't want to plant a grass that will put me back to the original extremely hard work of removing grass to plant the final item. But need something to cover over the next year or two to keep it from becoming a muddy, weedy mess. Thanks |
"Temporary" grass
If your area experiences hard frosts then any annual grass will be fine....
you may get some volunteers from seed next spring but they're easily removed. Dave "GIJane" wrote in message ... I tore up the front yard (48 x 23') completely. Took up all the vegatation and put down 2 inches of topdress soil. I need to "temporarily" plant something in it while I work on the hardscape and before I get in all the scrubs and periennials. It will eventually be a garden area with no grass, only divided planting areas for scrubs, bushes, periennials, bulbs, mulch, ground cover and stepping stones. Will eventually have a bench and a raised garden box, too. Bottom line, I don't want to plant a grass that will put me back to the original extremely hard work of removing grass to plant the final item. But need something to cover over the next year or two to keep it from becoming a muddy, weedy mess. Thanks |
"Temporary" grass
Annual Rey Grass should do the trick. Dave On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 08:47:55 -0400, "GIJane" wrote: I tore up the front yard (48 x 23') completely. Took up all the vegatation and put down 2 inches of topdress soil. I need to "temporarily" plant something in it while I work on the hardscape and before I get in all the scrubs and periennials. It will eventually be a garden area with no grass, only divided planting areas for scrubs, bushes, periennials, bulbs, mulch, ground cover and stepping stones. Will eventually have a bench and a raised garden box, too. Bottom line, I don't want to plant a grass that will put me back to the original extremely hard work of removing grass to plant the final item. But need something to cover over the next year or two to keep it from becoming a muddy, weedy mess. Thanks Dave Fouchey, WA4EMR http://photos.yahoo.com/davefouchey Southeastern Lower Michigan 42° 35' 20'' N, 82° 58' 37'' W GMT Offset: -5 Time Zone: Eastern |
"Temporary" grass
GIJane wrote:
I tore up the front yard (48 x 23') completely. Took up all the vegatation and put down 2 inches of topdress soil. I need to "temporarily" plant something in it while I work on the hardscape and before I get in all the scrubs and periennials. It will eventually be a garden area with no grass, only divided planting areas for scrubs, bushes, periennials, bulbs, mulch, ground cover and stepping stones. Will eventually have a bench and a raised garden box, too. Bottom line, I don't want to plant a grass that will put me back to the original extremely hard work of removing grass to plant the final item. But need something to cover over the next year or two to keep it from becoming a muddy, weedy mess. Thanks Ryegrass. Preferably annual ryegrass, but the perennial rye makes a better lawn and is not too hard to kill. A cover crop of mustard would be interesting, and should crowd the weeds out, but the neighbors would probably have a fit. Bob |
"Temporary" grass
"GIJane" wrote in message ... I tore up the front yard (48 x 23') completely. Took up all the vegatation and put down 2 inches of topdress soil. I need to "temporarily" plant something in it while I work on the hardscape and before I get in all the scrubs and periennials. It will eventually be a garden area with no grass, only divided planting areas for scrubs, bushes, periennials, bulbs, mulch, ground cover and stepping stones. Will eventually have a bench and a raised garden box, too. Bottom line, I don't want to plant a grass that will put me back to the original extremely hard work of removing grass to plant the final item. But need something to cover over the next year or two to keep it from becoming a muddy, weedy mess. Thanks The obvious solution is to cover the surface with landscaping fabric, it's let the water through but stop and wild seeding or roots you've missed growing... The Q |
"Temporary" grass
On Sat, 26 Jul 2003 08:47:55 -0400, GIJane wrote:
Bottom line, I don't want to plant a grass that will put me back to the original extremely hard work of removing grass to plant the final item. But need something to cover over the next year or two to keep it from becoming a muddy, weedy mess. Thanks You don't say where you are, but I'd suggest annual cover crops... buckwheat is one that immediately springs to mind. You'll have to replant several times, depending on how long your project takes, but you'll be holding the soil and improving the soil at the same time. More on buckwheat in particular: http://extension.oregonstate.edu/new...oryType=garden Buckwheat photos: http://www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/cgi-bin...XE/show_imgs_9 http://www.ngirl.ars.usda.gov/farm/buckwheat.html I can typically pick up buckwheat seed locally for about $0.50-$0.75 lb; seeding rate is about 3 lbs per thousand square feet for a good solid stand. Some other possibilities: http://www.outsidepride.com/covercrop.asp http://www.groworganic.com/ http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/covercrop.html http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/cabarrus/sta...overcrop1.html |
"Temporary" grass
Hi GIJane,
Suggest you lay sown landscape fabric and cover with mulch or gravel. Add a few potted plants (transplant from somewhere else perhaps) and "interesting" items or large rocks. -- Jayel "GIJane" wrote in message ... I tore up the front yard (48 x 23') completely. Took up all the vegatation and put down 2 inches of topdress soil. I need to "temporarily" plant something in it while I work on the hardscape and before I get in all the scrubs and periennials. It will eventually be a garden area with no grass, only divided planting areas for scrubs, bushes, periennials, bulbs, mulch, ground cover and stepping stones. Will eventually have a bench and a raised garden box, too. Bottom line, I don't want to plant a grass that will put me back to the original extremely hard work of removing grass to plant the final item. But need something to cover over the next year or two to keep it from becoming a muddy, weedy mess. Thanks |
"Temporary" grass
Side Oats grama (Bouteloua curtipendula) Buckwheat (Polygonum fagopyrum) Buffalograss (Buchloe dactyloides) "609" Blue Grama (Bouteloua gracilis) Carex - http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/c...ental_grass/s= cientific_namesa-e.html (scroll down this site's list to "Carex". each link takes you to a separate page with great descriptions and pictures) = http;//www.nativeamericanseed.com http://texnat.tamu.edu/cmplants/B-182/table.htm http://aquat1.ifas.ufl.edu/idcargr2.html http://www.ornamentalgrass.co.uk/rightgrass.html http://www.westongardens.com/page%20...horserherb.ht= m http://www.floridata.com/ref/w/wedelia.cfm if you are in xone 9 http://www.landscaping.about.com/cs/groundcovers/ Anything leguminous J. Kolenovsky = http://www.celestialhabitats.com GIJane wrote: = I tore up the front yard (48 x 23') completely. Took up all the vegata= tion and put down 2 inches of topdress soil. I need to "temporarily" plant something in it while I work on the hardscape and before I get in all t= he scrubs and periennials. It will eventually be a garden area with no gr= ass, only divided planting areas for scrubs, bushes, periennials, bulbs, mul= ch, ground cover and stepping stones. Will eventually have a bench and a r= aised garden box, too. = Bottom line, I don't want to plant a grass that will put me back to the= original extremely hard work of removing grass to plant the final item.= But need something to cover over the next year or two to keep it from becom= ing a muddy, weedy mess. Thanks -- = J. Kolenovsky, A+, Network +, MCP =F4=BF=F4 - http://www.celestialhabitats.com - business =F4=BF=F4 - http://www.hal-pc.org/~garden/personal.html - personal |
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