Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["Phil Bunch" <pbunch@cox.net>]

Was: institutional gardens/ was NO-TILL

 

It takes a minimum of two years to be sure the stuff is gone.  One must dig and carefully inspect or sift each shovel full of soil. Even then one generally misses a few rhizomes which sprout rapidly. Seeds also remain or move back into the cleared plot. If you plant into a recently cleared area you have to remove any resprouted Bermuda immediately even if it means losing part of your planting. No mercy. If any is left nearby you must make sure it does not go to seed. I have been most successful by digging an area a year before it was to be planted and watering it during the growing season to encourage resprouting and seed germination. Even after a season or two, seeds will continue to come up. Constant vigilance is necessary. This time is not completely wasted as you can incorporate organic matter and nutrients during the quarantine period.

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From: livingontheland-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:livingontheland-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Ken Hargesheimer
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 5:01 PM
To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing
Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] institutional gardens/ was NO-TILL

 

There are two ways I have gotten rid of Bermuda grass which I hate.  I covered the area with multi-layers of newspaper covered with chips.   I dug it out by hand after I marked off the beds.  5x11 feet took 8 hours.

 

Ken H

TradingPostPaul <tradingpost@riseup.net> wrote:

 I don't even want to talk about bermuda grass, had it years ago in Texass and never got rid of it.

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

 

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