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Posted: 5/13/2017 10:12:09 AM EDT
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I have the same thing. I am thinking about planting pachysandra. If you want to mow the slopes, get a walk-behind like a Bobcat Ransomes 48" mower. They're all over Craigslist, and you can get a fairly decent one for not too much money. They will handle the slopes pretty well.
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Posted: 5/13/2017 10:22:32 AM EDT
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ivy.
wildflowers. berries. |
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Posted: 5/13/2017 10:48:04 AM EDT
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I have some difficult sloped areas around my house. I have had various ground cover in the areas in the past, but recently some kind of fungus has decimated many of the succulent ground covers. I have undertaken a pretty big project of cleaning it out and replacing it with artificial turf.
This is phase 1. 
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Posted: 5/13/2017 2:07:36 PM EDT
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bush berries
bee forage (wildflowers) some of that new grass that never needs mowing |
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Posted: 5/13/2017 4:08:15 PM EDT
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I have some difficult sloped areas around my house. I have had various ground cover in the areas in the past, but recently some kind of fungus has decimated many of the succulent ground covers. I have undertaken a pretty big project of cleaning it out and replacing it with artificial turf. This is phase 1. https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/161250/IMG-8674-207445.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/161250/IMG-8675-207447.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/161250/IMG-8673-207448.jpg https://www.AR15.Com/media/mediaFiles/161250/IMG-8672-207450.jpg 
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Posted: 5/13/2017 4:13:23 PM EDT
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Put up fence
Get goat Watch goat "mow"said slope Profit |
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Posted: 5/13/2017 4:14:03 PM EDT
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whoops
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Posted: 5/13/2017 4:33:33 PM EDT
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Nice job Doc what kind of turf did you use and how is it anchored I found a local outfit for the turf. I bought 4 15'x50' rolls at about $1.65 sq. ft The guy who does my landscaping brought a crew to help.  
Phase 2: Is in the works. 
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Posted: 5/13/2017 5:34:32 PM EDT
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very cool
thank you looks great 
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Posted: 5/13/2017 5:42:12 PM EDT
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oops
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Posted: 5/13/2017 6:02:59 PM EDT
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Kudzu.
Seriously, some type of vine , but not kudzu. Hate that stuff. |
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Posted: 5/13/2017 6:52:15 PM EDT
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I have the same thing. I am thinking about planting pachysandra. also look at a creeping myrtle. super low maintenance. ar-jedi 
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Posted: 5/14/2017 12:13:15 AM EDT
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pachysandra is good. note: you may have to spray it once or twice a year with a fungicide, as pachysandra blight (rust) can really do a number on it in early spring. also look at a creeping myrtle. super low maintenance. ar-jedi http://ziva.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/61592-2/IMG_5198.JPG http://ziva.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/61616-2/IMG_5201.JPG http://ziva.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/54666-2/IMG_2784.JPG Much different fawna than what we see out here. Very lush |
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Posted: 5/14/2017 12:40:11 AM EDT
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You could always do buffalo grass if its full sun. It doesn't need mowed very often or you can just let it go and it will only get 6-8" tall. Once its established it only needs 1" of rain a month but if your in a rainy area you might get to much water for it. There are newer version of buffalo grass that are thicker, darker green, and green up sooner and turn brown later.
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Posted: 5/14/2017 12:41:30 AM EDT
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I have two areas on my place that are very steep. Mowing them is somewhere between inconvenient and downright dangerous. I'd like to find a way to make those areas less maintenance heavy and more useful if possible. Any ideas? Both are about a tenth of an acre and the slope varies from about 20 to 50 degrees (feels like 90) in some spots. One is the back side of a pond dam, and the other is the side of a hill with the top taken off to make a garden area. USDA climate zone is 7 or 8, and the slopes are facing west and north. The only serious thoughts I have had so far are grazing goats, or planting some type of fruiting bushes like blueberry on them. Less serious are thoughts about terracing, planting trees, or air dropping roundup on them. All ideas welcome... -Hobbit OP, what would be wrong with turning that into mini woodlands? Why is that "less serious?" Depending on where you are, you could potentially make use of a wooded area for all kinds of things that would include potential food crops, and even if you don't harvest from it, there is a significant advantage to having wooded areas on any property, not only including resale value. A major benefit is plain old enjoyment. "What value is a tree?" It's a lot like asking "What value is a dog?" The benefits are not monetary in many instances, but they are there. Wooded areas require not just three trees, but a bunch of trees, and the environment you create when you allow one of these areas to thrive on your property will benefit you in a lot of ways. |
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Posted: 5/14/2017 12:42:52 AM EDT
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pachysandra is good. note: you may have to spray it once or twice a year with a fungicide, as pachysandra blight (rust) can really do a number on it in early spring. also look at a creeping myrtle. super low maintenance. ar-jedi http://ziva.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/61592-2/IMG_5198.JPG http://ziva.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/61616-2/IMG_5201.JPG http://ziva.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/54666-2/IMG_2784.JPG |
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Posted: 5/14/2017 1:11:57 AM EDT
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Tie a rope around handle of mower and let it go down the hill then pull it back up?
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Posted: 5/14/2017 8:14:31 AM EDT
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Gorgeous ! Much different fawna than what we see out here. Very lush Quote HistoryQuoted:
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pachysandra is good. note: you may have to spray it once or twice a year with a fungicide, as pachysandra blight (rust) can really do a number on it in early spring. also look at a creeping myrtle. super low maintenance. ar-jedi http://ziva.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/61592-2/IMG_5198.JPG http://ziva.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/61616-2/IMG_5201.JPG http://ziva.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/54666-2/IMG_2784.JPG Much different fawna than what we see out here. Very lush |
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Posted: 5/14/2017 8:15:50 AM EDT
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Tie a rope around handle of mower and let it go down the hill then pull it back up? |
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Posted: 5/14/2017 12:40:17 PM EDT
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OP, what would be wrong with turning that into mini woodlands? Why is that "less serious?" Depending on where you are, you could potentially make use of a wooded area for all kinds of things that would include potential food crops, and even if you don't harvest from it, there is a significant advantage to having wooded areas on any property, not only including resale value. A major benefit is plain old enjoyment. "What value is a tree?" It's a lot like asking "What value is a dog?" The benefits are not monetary in many instances, but they are there. Wooded areas require not just three trees, but a bunch of trees, and the environment you create when you allow one of these areas to thrive on your property will benefit you in a lot of ways. The other trouble with anything that would grow over about 6 feet tall is that they would pose a security issue in one spot (would obscure a line of sight for a road) and they would prevent me from seeing critters in my garden in the other spot. Now, you did bring to mind planting true dwarf fruit trees for me- I need to research those trees and see how big they really get... Thanks for the ideas so far- -Hobbit |
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Posted: 5/14/2017 12:51:00 PM EDT
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@ar-jedi How long did it take your pachysandra to establish? ar-jedi 2012 after we built the walls 
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2016 here is an example of how they are planted in a new area 
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(*) http://www.homedepot.com/p/Daconil-16-oz-Concentrate-Fungicide-100047758/202268570 http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/help-for-the-home-gardener/advice-tips-resources/pests-and-problems/diseases/fungal-spots/volutella-blight.aspx http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/factsheets/pachysandraleafblight.pdf |
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Posted: 5/14/2017 1:05:06 PM EDT
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Robotic lawn mower ?
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Posted: 5/15/2017 12:36:36 AM EDT
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i would say it was fully established in 2-3 years, and after that it's expanding radially (or trying to). ensure the topsoil is decent quality. place each pachysandra plant about 8" apart. keep them wet initially but watch for fungus if planting in the springtime. the fungicide for pachysandra blight is very effective(*); spray liberally (soak the leaves to point that it's dripping) and generally you will want to repeat about a week later. it's especially important to keep the rust off new plantings, as fighting the fungus very much weakens their ability to grow and spread. during establishment, twice per year with a sprinkling of 5-10-5. once the plants start to spread and density increases, pachysandra is pretty much hands off. again, just treat for fungus in wet springtime perhaps an annual 5-10-5 dose. ar-jedi 2012 after we built the walls http://ziva.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/16713-1/DSCN5665.JPG http://ziva.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/29255-1/DSCN6984.JPG http://ziva.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/29291-1/DSCN6986.JPG 2014 http://ziva.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/57022-2/IMG_2671.JPG 2015 http://ziva.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/61124-1/IMG_4847.JPG 2016 here is an example of how they are planted in a new area http://ziva.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/61728-2/IMG_5207.JPG 2017 http://ziva.losdos.dyndns.org/gallery2/d/69816-2/IMG_7212.JPG (*) http://www.homedepot.com/p/Daconil-16-oz-Concentrate-Fungicide-100047758/202268570 http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/help-for-the-home-gardener/advice-tips-resources/pests-and-problems/diseases/fungal-spots/volutella-blight.aspx http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/factsheets/pachysandraleafblight.pdf Looks like most groundcovers in that it takes two years to find its legs and then another year to be able to fight off any contenders. That's good information, and your pics are awesome. I've looked at pachysandra over and over and over, but never installed it for a client or for myself because I didn't really understand it. I've always wanted it though. ETA: Is the high P application specific to your area? Or is that specific to the pachysandra? (Perhaps for the phosphorus boost in resistance to fungi?) By the way... In that last photo.. I notice that you have a garden overlord present, and, shockingly, one who is even willing to be visible in photographs. How much of your gardening success would you attribute to the presence of such helpful paranormal beings? |
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Posted: 5/15/2017 2:02:18 PM EDT
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You don't want trees planted on the back side of a dam as the roots can deteriorate it. That is an issue of one of my dams (we just bought the property in November) as a number of locust trees are growing on the front and back side of the dam...for now. I'll have them cut down and then treat the stump with Tordon RTU to kill the stump and prevent suckers from growing. Unfortunately it's way too steep to mow with what I have now so I'll just deal with the trees for now.
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Posted: 5/16/2017 11:30:30 PM EDT
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You could always do buffalo grass if its full sun. It doesn't need mowed very often or you can just let it go and it will only get 6-8" tall. Once its established it only needs 1" of rain a month but if your in a rainy area you might get to much water for it. There are newer version of buffalo grass that are thicker, darker green, and green up sooner and turn brown later. I can turn off the sprinklers to the grass only zones for a large part of the growing season but do get better looking grass with irrigation. It is slow growing, so takes a while to fill in and you will be fighting weeds during that time before it gets thick. |
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Posted: 5/17/2017 11:52:39 PM EDT
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Liriope
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Posted: 5/18/2017 11:46:29 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/19/2017 6:44:06 PM EDT
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Robotic lawn mower ? |
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Posted: 5/20/2017 9:53:37 AM EDT
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ETA: Is the high P application specific to your area? Or is that specific to the pachysandra? (Perhaps for the phosphorus boost in resistance to fungi?) Quote HistoryQuoted:
ETA: Is the high P application specific to your area? Or is that specific to the pachysandra? (Perhaps for the phosphorus boost in resistance to fungi?) Quoted:
By the way... In that last photo.. I notice that you have a garden overlord present, and, shockingly, one who is even willing to be visible in photographs. How much of your gardening success would you attribute to the presence of such helpful paranormal beings?
they are our ambassadors of Quan(sp?). e.g. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1995730_.html&page=1&anc=66172667#i66172667 ar-jedi |
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Posted: 5/20/2017 11:07:42 AM EDT
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<snip> first of all, there are two present in that picture.
they are our ambassadors of Quan(sp?). e.g. http://www.ar15.com/forums/t_1_5/1995730_.html&page=1&anc=66172667#i66172667 ar-jedi |
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