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Growing => Grow Your Own => Topic started by: flowergirl on July 22, 2007, 19:32

Title: too much grass
Post by: flowergirl on July 22, 2007, 19:32

advice needed, how can i kill the grass on my plot, the council put stuff on it and killed some but now its growing back and making digging a nightmare!i dont mind chemicals or nuclear warfare if nessasary

Title: too much grass
Post by: Sally A on July 22, 2007, 19:34

You're probably best off taking out the top few inches, and composting it, and then starting  afresh with the soil underneath.

Title: too much grass
Post by: flowergirl on July 22, 2007, 19:39

oh i thought you would say that!why no easy options! :lol:

Title: too much grass
Post by: richyrich7 on July 22, 2007, 20:16

Spray it again with round up, when you say grass do you mean annual grass or perennial like couch ?

You can dig in annual grasses but you can't couch and the like it needs killing.

Title: too much grass
Post by: flowergirl on July 22, 2007, 21:25

i think its annual grass like you have in lawns

Title: too much grass
Post by: richyrich7 on July 22, 2007, 21:43

Ok then you can dig a trench spit deep, 6" or so wide then remove grass from next 6" then put it in the bottom of your trench upside down. Then dig the bit you have just removed the grass from and turn the soil over onto the upside down grass, which leaves you with a new trench and then carry on like that. Or spray it off with round up (easier option ).