Re: [gardeners] Pinetree
drusus@golden.net (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Fri, 30 Jan 1998 14:16:36 -0500
At 08:51 AM 30-01-98 -0700, you wrote:
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>George, during the time I was on OGL, there was a lot of talk about no-till
>gardening. What they were advocating was covering the lawn with cardboard
>(some said spray Roundup first, others said don't worry, it'll die), tack
>it down, and cover it with 4 to 6 inches of compost. Let it sit, water it,
>etc., then reach in and plant. Now you may be in a hurry to plant, so that
>might present problems. But it is easier than digging up the lawn.
>Margaret
That approach does not work in clay soil. You can not 'reach in and
plant.' It's still easier than digging up lawn, though, and is my standard
get-rid-of-lawn method (but with newspapers, no round-up). I usually put
raised boxes over, at least for a couple of years, then if I choose, get it
tilled. That way it gets double-dug, sort of. But I don't do the digging.
Lucinda