Hello,
we currently have a problem with the grass edges along the roadside burning. This is partly due to the concrete base underneath, which drains water underground, and partly because the grass edge stones/the road heat up, causing increased evaporation. Watering only helps to a limited extent because the concrete base means there is only a small amount of soil and therefore limited water capacity.
Many people in this housing development have the same issue and solve it by removing the grass, for example, and creating a gravel bed or something similar, or they have simply accepted the situation.
Are there other solutions? Would moisture-retaining granules possibly help?
we currently have a problem with the grass edges along the roadside burning. This is partly due to the concrete base underneath, which drains water underground, and partly because the grass edge stones/the road heat up, causing increased evaporation. Watering only helps to a limited extent because the concrete base means there is only a small amount of soil and therefore limited water capacity.
Many people in this housing development have the same issue and solve it by removing the grass, for example, and creating a gravel bed or something similar, or they have simply accepted the situation.
Are there other solutions? Would moisture-retaining granules possibly help?
lastdrop schrieb:
The stones and concrete could have been separated from the soil by a membrane, which would have reduced the effect.Yesterday, we took a day off to fold back the lawn at the worst spot from last year and excavate a bit. Then we installed a membrane as a barrier, added some topsoil and water retention granules, and finally put the lawn back down. Let’s see if that helps.
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HilfeHilfe30 Mar 2016 15:46Oh no, the struggle is ahead of us as well (unfortunately)...........
Which 16cm (6.3 inches) edge stones have you chosen?
Which 16cm (6.3 inches) edge stones have you chosen?
Musketier schrieb:
Yesterday, we used a day off to fold back the lawn at the worst spot from last year and do some excavation. Then we installed a membrane as a barrier, added some topsoil and water-retention granules, and laid the lawn back down. Let’s see if that helps.I’m curious.
Will you update us in due course?
@ypg
Of course.
@HilfeHilfe
I can’t tell you the company at the moment.
For the hedge edging and around the house, the landscaper installed the edging, but I don’t know which stones were used there right now. For our curved flower beds, we went with the typical rounded lawn edging stones from the home improvement store.
Of course.
@HilfeHilfe
I can’t tell you the company at the moment.
For the hedge edging and around the house, the landscaper installed the edging, but I don’t know which stones were used there right now. For our curved flower beds, we went with the typical rounded lawn edging stones from the home improvement store.
Not really much. Maybe it has improved slightly. I think there are simply too many factors coming together at that spot.
1.) Corner between the entrance platform and splash guard strip.
2.) Under the roof overhang on the east side
3.) Potential little Christmas tree (which is also still absorbing water) nearby
4.) The property owner's laziness in laying out the hose every day in front of the house to water.
In spring, some grass seed is always spread, then some grass grows, but eventually it dies and doesn’t come back.
An alternative would be to install an irrigation system there or plant something more resilient,
1.) Corner between the entrance platform and splash guard strip.
2.) Under the roof overhang on the east side
3.) Potential little Christmas tree (which is also still absorbing water) nearby
4.) The property owner's laziness in laying out the hose every day in front of the house to water.
In spring, some grass seed is always spread, then some grass grows, but eventually it dies and doesn’t come back.
An alternative would be to install an irrigation system there or plant something more resilient,
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