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I recently took over an old house and plot of land not used for ~20 years. In that time, the main lawn is still grass dominated and fairly easy to cut. But man
by mikaeluman 3mo ago
I recently took over an old house and plot of land not used for ~20 years.
In that time, the main lawn is still grass dominated and fairly easy to cut. But many areas have become completely swamped with different bushes and willow.
I cut it all down twice per year but it shoots up like a jungle next year anyway.
Parts of old farm tracks have of course become unrecognizable and are slowly turning into a forest.
It's hard and tough to walk, you can't see properly as plants can grow quite tall (plus elevation differences).
I love plants; but for human enjoyment and passage between different areas on a plot of land; grass is superior. I dream of grass.
- eloisius 3mo agoSounds like you need to get a couple goats
- lstodd 3mo agoTruly most helpful advice. The sheer speed with which they eat down bushes and small growth has to be seen to be believed.
- Terr_ 3mo agoBesides buying a couple goats, another option is to to rent a whole bunch of goats for a shorter--and shortening--engagement.
- mysterydip 3mo agoI just did this a month or so ago to take care of the growth around a creek. It was a fantastic experience and I will definitely be doing it again. The whole neighborhood loved them. My kids gave them all names and would go out to pet them periodically. And everything green that was within their reach (even standing on two legs!) was gone.
- Tade0 3mo agoSeems like planting a tree there would address most of the issue. A birch growing for 5 years is already 3 metres tall and will prevent anything larger from growing around it.
- pseudohadamard 3mo agoBirches can be very picky about where they grow, I've tried three in a row and they all died because the soil got too waterlogged in autumn. Radiata pine OTOH will grow in anything, grows almost as you watch it, and the acidic needles kill off anything around it. You just have to be careful with time because once they're 30+ years old they can drop large branches.