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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Wisconsin
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A new publication (pdf download) put out by the Xerces Society has some interesting info on creating a meadow in the Mid-Atlantic states. Mid-Atlantic Native Meadows: Guidelines for Planning, Preparation, Design, Installation, and Maintenance includes things like the plant succession that you can expect from a new sowing of seeds in a meadow project. It's 40 pages long, but a lot of those pages are beautiful examples and illustrations of the concepts presented. And a lot of the material is applicable to a much wider area than just the Mid-Atlantic states.
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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Thank you for sharing.
I want to look into this. My attempts so far at smothering and replacing lawn with native meadow has be mixed and not as successful as I had hoped. My focus for the past two years have been on my water feature--pond, stream, waterfall, wetland project (digging out for wetland now--before I've created the stream and waterfall). I want to prepare for the meadow (smother large section) while I focus on the water feature...then seed next year.
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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I found this interesting:
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I hadn't seen the term "Stale Bedding" before either - live and learn!
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I think I should look into solarizing.
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Michigan
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Areas in full sun are best for solarizing during the hottests months June-August.
Water thoroughly and cover it with clear plastic sheets and secure all sides Allow it to cook for a minimum of one month to 6 weeks Another options is to remove the plastic after 4 weeks, till it under, water and replace plastic and secure. Let bake one more month Take note: By doing so you will have KILLED all the beneficials in the soil. That can be rectified though by adding organic compost
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That was my concern...killing the beneficial organisms. I think that is why I have held back on trying it. Still, smotheringbwith cardboard and leaves must kill some, too.
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