Soil on grass
I am wanting to cover up a long strip of lawn and make a flower bed.
The soil/compost will only be about 6-8 inches deep on top of the grass. I have read that you can cover up the grass with cardboard - then the topsoil - and the grass will not reappear in the flower bed. Any one done this - or any other ideas: I don't really want to be lifting the grass-sods if necessary? |
Soil on grass
On Fri, 08 May 2015 14:37:39 +0100, Judith in England wrote:
I am wanting to cover up a long strip of lawn and make a flower bed. The soil/compost will only be about 6-8 inches deep on top of the grass. I have read that you can cover up the grass with cardboard - then the topsoil - and the grass will not reappear in the flower bed. Any one done this - or any other ideas: I don't really want to be lifting the grass-sods if necessary? I used to use election signs (when they were made of card) for this. Have a look about; I think there may be quite a few Labour ones no longer needed. |
Soil on grass
On 08/05/2015 14:37, Judith in England wrote:
I am wanting to cover up a long strip of lawn and make a flower bed. The soil/compost will only be about 6-8 inches deep on top of the grass. I have read that you can cover up the grass with cardboard - then the topsoil - and the grass will not reappear in the flower bed. My money would be on any couch grass to easily penetrate wet cardboard. Any one done this - or any other ideas: I don't really want to be lifting the grass-sods if necessary? Grass is exquisitely sensitive to glyphosate. Mask off the edges and spray it carefully - leave for a couple of weeks and it will be dead. Beware of overspray on shoes or you will leave outline foot prints. -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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