TBone
Platinum Member
I am in the process of building a 28 X 36 shop building (hope to post some pictures soon) and the location required quite a bit of fill dirt. This resulted in three sides having fairly steep slopes that will be prone to erosion.
When I poured the slab back in October I planted some ryegrass and clover and both came up very thick with the help of some water and fertilizer. Even with that I got a few washed out places.
With hot weather coming soon to Mississippi the winter grass and clover was starting to die down so I went ahead and mowed all but the steepest parts.
Now I need to get some summer grass started to take over the job of erosion control. I don't want to disk it (for obvious reasons) as I normally would to prepare the seedbed. I'm wondering what I could use to overseed the existing winter grass and clover that would put down some fast roots and prevent further erosion.
I was thinking about bermuda but I didn't know if it would come up without disturbing the soil to cover the seeds. I wouldn't be opposed to any landscape grass that will stay manageable as most of it is going to be impossible to cut with a mower.
Any ideas?
TBone
When I poured the slab back in October I planted some ryegrass and clover and both came up very thick with the help of some water and fertilizer. Even with that I got a few washed out places.
With hot weather coming soon to Mississippi the winter grass and clover was starting to die down so I went ahead and mowed all but the steepest parts.
Now I need to get some summer grass started to take over the job of erosion control. I don't want to disk it (for obvious reasons) as I normally would to prepare the seedbed. I'm wondering what I could use to overseed the existing winter grass and clover that would put down some fast roots and prevent further erosion.
I was thinking about bermuda but I didn't know if it would come up without disturbing the soil to cover the seeds. I wouldn't be opposed to any landscape grass that will stay manageable as most of it is going to be impossible to cut with a mower.
Any ideas?
TBone