permaculture

[Niels <mudguard@gmail.com>]

Margory,

No I haven't xperienced bermuda grass, the nearest I have seen is couch 
here in the UK.

Don't see any reason why the "carpeting-down" in rings as you say won't 
work.
One thing people do with carpet and couch grass on paths is to wait till 
the grass grows through it then rip up the carpet, grass and all, and 
turn it over.

Some other questions if you will:

When trying to establish the white clover, was seeding coupled with 
mowing? Was the overseeding and  repeated?
Did you use Ladino clover?
Any experience with over stocking chickens in the orchard?
What age are your trees? Type etc? I ask this in relation to grassing 
down and its effect on vegetative growth.
What kind of areas are we talking?
And what part of the world?
Have you tried vining cover crops? Which could be established in 
concentrated sites and spread allowed to spread out. You know so they 
become a problem in their own right, even knotweed (gasp).

Sounds really interesting setup, any pics?

Regards,
Niels

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