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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
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 Posted - May 26 2005 : 12:25:44 PM
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Here's a cool article about alternatives to having a lawn. I know that at least twice this year I've seriously contemplated letting my lawn "go to pasture".... but then I succumb and mow anyway (and I've got 5 more months of mowing ahead!). Hopeing to get out of this rut soon. I've not even fertilized it or given it compost and it's growing like gangbusters. Must've been all that May rain that set it to growing so fast.
http://www.spokesmanreview.com/home/outdoor/story.asp?ID=71349
****Gardener, Stitcher, Spiritual Explorer and Appreciator of all Things Natural****
"Begin to weave and God will give the thread." - German Proverb |
Edited by - Clare on May 26 2005 12:26:05 PM |
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
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Posted - May 26 2005 : 4:06:22 PM
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Any ideas girls on drought resistant grass alternatives? We have to really conserve our well now, and the drought has not abated here. I have about an acre planted to Kentucky Fescue but need to find an alternative and FAST!
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. |
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Clare
True Blue Farmgirl
2173 Posts
NC WA State
USA
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MeadowLark
True Blue Farmgirl
2206 Posts
USA
2206 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2005 : 7:09:18 PM
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Thank you for the link Clare. We do have some wild buffalo grass growing here, but it is very fine and does not spread well. Lack of rain makes it go dormant and tan here in the summer, but with a little moisture it is lovely. It is much more practical than fescue.
"Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there." Rumi, 13th century. |
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
2044 Posts
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Posted - May 27 2005 : 5:53:32 PM
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We have been invaded by zoysia grass since we don't use chemicals so I guess I can't complain. When it's green we love it ,it feels like carpet under your feet, very plush and cushy but ugly as sin in the winter with that dead hay look. We also discovered how dangerous it can be when the kids had sparklers this winter and dropped them and the lawn very quickly was engulfed in a blazing inferno of zoysia "straw'. A fire extinguisher was all that stood between our neighbors house and disaster. Very scary indeed! As for the meadow look, depending on zoning some places do not let your grass get more than 2 weeks tall, before they are issuing warnings and summons. We have a neighbor who is quite the kook and he makes comments all the time about our "wildlife sanctuary" .His sarcasm is actually a compliment and he is just too ignorant to know it! (Yes, this is the same "neighbor" from previous postings who mows in his tidy whiteys! So now you know what I'm dealing with!)
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katiedid
True Blue Farmgirl
601 Posts
Kate
West Jordan
Utah
USA
601 Posts |
Posted - Sep 29 2006 : 11:58:15 AM
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Hey ladies...I am bringing this up again. I am trying to remember what MaryJane wrote about in her Shoulder to the Wheel issue...I know she mentioned Knotgrass, I have ordered this from www.SandMountainHerbs.com, but I can't remember the other lawn alternatives she grew...The little white and yellow flowers???
Sadly, I loaned my copy of the magazine out and it hasn't been returned.
Thanks ladies
Love and light to you
Kate
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
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Posted - Sep 29 2006 : 12:36:24 PM
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We just grow our garden in our yard.....you can't eat a lawn, so what is the point? We play in the woods instead! The garden in all my pics on my blog....that's our front yard!
~*~Brightest Blessings~*~
Tasha-Rose
blog: http://gaiarose.wordpress.com |
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katiedid
True Blue Farmgirl
601 Posts
Kate
West Jordan
Utah
USA
601 Posts |
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bybiddie
True Blue Farmgirl
267 Posts
susan
upstate
ny
USA
267 Posts |
Posted - Sep 29 2006 : 12:59:38 PM
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Has anyone ever heard of growing white clover? I have too much "lawn" and, although more gardens are on my to-do list, given the size of the list they will not be put in anytime soon!
Susan
p.s. Tasha, I know is this not on topic, but do you think you could share your green tomato sauce mentioned on your blog? Thanks...!!
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GaiasRose
True Blue Farmgirl
2552 Posts
Tasha-Rose
St. Paul
Minnesota
2552 Posts |
Posted - Sep 29 2006 : 1:15:57 PM
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YOu know, I *think* I can....I sorta went with it, but I will give the basics of what I did. I'll post it later over in the kitchen forum. It is SPICY and tasty because the tomatos themselves have a peppery taste and I put some of our black hungarian peppers (one of the few peppers that fruited) in it. It's pretty smokin' and you'll need some milk when you put it with your pasta.
~*~Brightest Blessings~*~
Tasha-Rose
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