The day comes to an end
It was 45 minutes before it got too dark to do anything in the garden. I got the hose going gently and passed that around from plant to plant every few minutes. I continued weeding the resilient, invasive crabgrass Bermuda grass coming up in the path between the river rocks, and got down some more mulch on the path once it was cleared. There's about 1/4 left of the path that needs weeding, better definition, ground cover and a little elongated kidney-shaped flower and fern bed tucked fairly close to the north side of the house. After that, the front half of the garden will have really taken shape. Lots more to do in this hot Ojai winter (!).
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Hi, I like your use of rocks, but doubt very much you have crabgrass ... this is an annual, usually. I bet you have Bermuda grass.
Chris Jones is my "other son."
Posted by: Helen | February 14, 2006 08:52 PM
Hi Helen -
The grass can grow up to 24-36 inches. It grows in clumps where it is most concentrated, and then sends out runners to new locations. Where it has new growth, the roots are white and maybe 1/4" thick. It's rather nasty stuff that is hard to get rid of, but digging up fairly large areas and being thorough wit h the removal has helped a lot, and made maintenance easier.
If you have additional thoughts, post them here - that's a goal of the site.
Best,
Tyler
Posted by: Tyler | February 15, 2006 09:38 AM