On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 04:32:33 -0800 (PST) in
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mikeerdas@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Thanks Wes. Don't think I have the $$$ for sod. Too much area to
> cover. But for a small lawn, that would probably be the way to go.
> I've had people tell me that laying down sod in a drought is throwing
> money down the toilet. Maybe they were thinking of fescue sod? Who
> knows. But sod is out of budget for me.
Throwing down sod without being able to provide enough water
for it to become established is throwing money down the toilet.
Personally I'd look at something like a clover or trefoil
or a fast establi****ng prairie grass for erosion control.
That could include winter rye mixed with a bit of perrenial rye,
but you need to do that sooner rather than later.
I'd even consider grabbing a pound or few of flax seeds from whole
foods as something to stabilize the soil.
I'd then look into something like creeping mahonia, junipers,
perrenial chamomile, etc, etc
--
Chris Dukes
"Let all the babies be born. Then let us drown those we do not like."
-- G. K. Chesterton.
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