09-19-2018, 05:52 AM
shade is an answer to kill the grass. its a early succession pioneer. grows, creates biomass, trees come in and shade it and makes the habitat more unfavorable for the sun loving grasses. grasses become weak in the shade and could easily be pulled out, or just keep on mulching with it until it runs of of energy.
sickle your way into a patch of it (wearing pants gloves and long sleeve of course. cut the clumps as low to the ground as can. plant some very fast growing trees that create dense shade between the clumps; kukui, ice cream bean, you could even use our invasive trees, gunpowder, and cecropia (youll want to plant multiple trees per patch). then use your cut materials as mulch, if you put the tops of the grass directly on the ground you can put the stocks on top of that and they are less likely to root. you could also use a flail mower to chop it up nicely, and creating more mulch. then your maintenance until your trees are large enough to create shade would just be come in and re-cut the clumps of grass low, and add that biomass around your trees creating more mulch and organic matter which will break down and turn into nutrient rich soil.
a little maintenance will go a long way. no need for poison, the original clearing will be the most time intensive but after that regular maintenance will not be too difficult. this way youre just adding more and more to your system and not taking out/wasting any of your hard earned biomass. - tips for working with nature
sickle your way into a patch of it (wearing pants gloves and long sleeve of course. cut the clumps as low to the ground as can. plant some very fast growing trees that create dense shade between the clumps; kukui, ice cream bean, you could even use our invasive trees, gunpowder, and cecropia (youll want to plant multiple trees per patch). then use your cut materials as mulch, if you put the tops of the grass directly on the ground you can put the stocks on top of that and they are less likely to root. you could also use a flail mower to chop it up nicely, and creating more mulch. then your maintenance until your trees are large enough to create shade would just be come in and re-cut the clumps of grass low, and add that biomass around your trees creating more mulch and organic matter which will break down and turn into nutrient rich soil.
a little maintenance will go a long way. no need for poison, the original clearing will be the most time intensive but after that regular maintenance will not be too difficult. this way youre just adding more and more to your system and not taking out/wasting any of your hard earned biomass. - tips for working with nature