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Posted by Bob on February 15, 2008, 8:06 pm
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> > Our church is starting toward a community garden. We'll have a 150'x75' =
plot.
> > Our garden is going to go in a big lawn.
> > We know we should either push off the grass or we'll be doing weeding la=
ter.
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> > However, I'm wondering if there might be some kind of grass poison which=
will
> > not effect anything except the grass we could use?
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> Rent a sod cutter. It will evenly remove the sod, and with it, most of the=
weed
> seeds that have collected over the years, waiting to sprout. You will end =
up
> with a significantly more weed-free garden, and tilling will go much easie=
r
> also.
Right on! I put 5 flower beds in a turf area. Rented a sod cutter
for a half day, cut the sod, took it back, then came back & finished
the beds. Cut way down on the labor and had very little grass come
back in the beds.
Bob
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