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snowshoveler
   
tides in dirts out surfs up
Location: bridgewater nova scotia...aka the swamp
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grass or no grass ?
Original Message Apr 12, 2005 4:27 pm |
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hi guys... this is kinda out there so if necessary remove it . im in the process of cleaning up my property now that its spring here. i have next to no landscaping as yet. my driveway is pretty good but thats it,basically i have 4 acres of trees.lots of hardwood and softwood. i have been removing as much of the dead and hard looking trees and thinning out the rest. its starting to look kinda park like. i have lend of a huge wood chipper that i have been putting all the brush and tops into.ill post pics of it in action later i save the big stuff for firewood. anyway i have been wondering that once i get done should i plant grass between the trees or just let it grow up into ferns and other woodsy stuff.i plan to try to average 10 or so feet between the trees,this will encourage them to grow tall and allow me room to work around them. when i started you could hardley walk between them i should mention that i dont like mowing lawns but i do have a good variety of riders and tractors at work i could use. and i really hate pushing a mower. thanks for any input ... later chris
craftsman 10/28 snowblower with tracks  husky 372xpg chainsaw  sachs dolmar bc212 bushsaw  mondo trimmer  monster tractor with trailer   cheep wheelbarro and couple shovels and a partridge in a pear treeÂ
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ChrisS
   
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Re: grass or no grass ?
Reply #3 Apr 12, 2005 5:20 pm |
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With that much land Chris you could have it both ways, say near the house a hundred feet grass and as you get farther out let it go natural. I can picture that in my mind and I think it could be really something to see. C
Honda 928TA, Ariens 924 STE, Toro single stage S-620, 95 Jeep Wrangler with a 6 foot Fisher Plow, many shovels, one 14 year old boy. Craftsman 01 1000 LTX pimp Gold LT 20hp Briggs OHV V-twin. Tough as it is ugly.
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MissSnowshoveler
   
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Location: NS
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Re: grass or no grass ?
Reply #5 Apr 13, 2005 5:42 am |
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I'm gonna vote no grass, unless it plants itself. There might be a time in the next 20 years that grass would be nice, but with the time it would take to plant - need lots of soil, it would probably be in 20 years time. The computer that has the pics in it is on dial up, so maybe I'll figure out how to get a few from puter A to puter B and then to here. Sherri PS - lotsa flowers and bushes would be nice
This message was modified Apr 13, 2005 by MissSnowshoveler
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Dave___in___CT
   
Deliberate often... ...decide once...
Location: West-Central Connecticut
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Re: grass or no grass ?
Reply #7 Apr 15, 2005 7:13 am |
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Hi... "PS - lotsa flowers and bushes would be nice" Sounds good ! Maybe a wildflower mix... some grasses that grow tall and don't get mowed... shrubs... fruit trees... berry bushes... Can start a little at a time... Dave...
Whether you think you can or you can't... you're right.Henry Ford   BCS Tractor & snowblower
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snowshoveler
   
tides in dirts out surfs up
Location: bridgewater nova scotia...aka the swamp
Joined: Jan 2, 2003
Points: 1261
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Re: grass or no grass ?
Reply #9 Apr 21, 2005 2:44 pm |
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ya ya ya ...i hear you Mill. around here if you arent standing on a rock you feet are going to be wet. and add to that i have a fair number of stumps that i have to remove or cut off much shorter. on a good note i do have my monster tractor home and have been using it and a homemade trailer to haul away brush and rocks from my future lawn or garden or wharever it ends up being. later chris
craftsman 10/28 snowblower with tracks  husky 372xpg chainsaw  sachs dolmar bc212 bushsaw  mondo trimmer  monster tractor with trailer   cheep wheelbarro and couple shovels and a partridge in a pear treeÂ
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