testing@deadiguana.net said:
> Having read the "dead grass" thread, I'm afraid I'm in for bad news.
> Writing from SE Michigan, zone 6. The front lawn has a maple tree -
> red maple, I think - at least in the fall the leaves turn red. It
> casts a deep shade, but worse is that the ground around it has lots of
> thin roots. Needless to say, no grass grows there. I was thinking of
> using a slit seeder, thinking that would cut the roots. But, well --
> is there any type of grass that will grow there?
Why not do what's best for the tree, and put a layer of organic mulch out to the
dripline? You'll protect the rootmass, which in a maple grows much more
horizontally than other trees - hence the stiff competition with the grass, as
well as conserve water and promote Mycorrhizae symbiosis.
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> Writing from SE Michigan, zone 6. The front lawn has a maple tree -
> red maple, I think - at least in the fall the leaves turn red. It
> casts a deep shade, but worse is that the ground around it has lots of
> thin roots. Needless to say, no grass grows there. I was thinking of
> using a slit seeder, thinking that would cut the roots. But, well --
> is there any type of grass that will grow there?