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[Scott Pittman <pci@permaculture-inst.org>]

At 02:40 PM 3/21/00 -0800, you wrote:

> My parents moved into a new place in IA and want to remove some grass to
> plant a garden and flowers. Does anyone know a good way to get rid of
> grass for good without herbicides?
>
> Black plastic hasn't worked. We left parts of the lawn covered for a year
> one time but when the ground below contacts air and light again the
> grass comes back from the root. She got a rototiller and was thinking of
> tilling it under. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Dawn


Severe overgrazing with chickens worked for us. Under severe I mean keeping 
them in a movable pen for several more weeks after all signs of grass are 
gone. Please don't forget to mulch, and water occasionally, so chickens can 
scratch deeper. (also - may not work for the first time. we grazed three 
areas this way, and one is recovering)

arina




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