I need know which weed control product(s) to use on my ornamental perennial peanut, subterranean stems – rhizomes type, in a large area of the backyard (on a one-acre lot). Weeds are a mix (Bermuda grass, Bahia grass, sedge, dog…
How to grow ground cover on clay filled soil?
Danieladavid – posted 10 March 2001 19:25 Outside my home on one side is a small hill that is without any ground cover like grass etc. because the ground soil has a lot of clay in it. Is there something…
Ground cover
KC – posted 06 June 2002 14:50 Hello,Does anyone know what kind of ground cover will grow with out additional watering etc. Also I would like to have it choke out poison oak if possible. Thanks for the info. KC…
Spider Grass
munchkin – posted 08 August 2004 09:43 I’m considering replaceing my dead St. Augustine with a ground cover called spider grass (ophiopogon planiscapus nigresens). Any experience &/or suggestions? Thanks.
Subterreanean Clover
Donkey – posted 18 October 2001 10:23 I am wondering about Subterranean clover. A friend of mind told me about this clover for ground cover to hold dirt in place during the winter months. I have constructed a new field…
Clover control and Myoporum
ted_sd – posted 31 May 2005 13:40 I planted a myoporum on an hillside. In the past I had the timeto keep the weeds at bay but this season (San Diego) I’ve been so busy that clover has practically taken…
Perennial Peanut
travis – posted 17 June 2009 12:41 Our family has been growing sod for the last thirty years and we are very excited to be in our 2nd year growing perennial peanut. We sell it in 1 gallon pots and…
groundcovers adjacent to lawn
redbird – posted 17 April 2003 07:09 I have a strip of roadside ( 35′ x 175′) separated from the back/side of my lawn by a privacy fence and an island of trees/palmettos. It is covered in patches (several large…
Brown Top Millet
Scott10 – posted 31 March 2011 07:49 I live in the Florida Panhandle & seeded my yard with Brown Top Millet as a summer ground cover before planting a permanent turf because: 1) I tilled in sand fill to raise…
know nothing about grass
socaldirt – posted 20 April 2005 23:31 I have recently moved to a property in San Diego on the coast that has a plot of dirt about 13′ x 10′ and I would like to have a little lawn there.…