Comments for David's Cash for Grass Project

Comment on Chapter 6: Hiding Grass from the Neighbors by dadgeorge

dadgeorge — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:50:03 +0000

I absolutely never would have though of that, but I like it! “Big pile of mostly clean dirt and sod, with lots of earthworms in it.” I’ll let you know when I get it posted, so you can bid.

Comment on Chapter 6: Hiding Grass from the Neighbors by Brian Ballek

Brian Ballek — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 20:14:45 +0000

I think I have an even sillier idea, to be filed under “so crazy, it just might work!”…auction the mound up on eBay. Seriously. I once had about 100 kilos of hideously ugly cement blocks that had once been part of our terrace but were removed to free up space for a flower bed. I put them up on eBay “for pick up only”. And sure enough, the guy came to my house, took the blocks and tossed the winning bid (2 Euros but I couldn’t have cared less) into my mail slot. Voila! FREE HAULING!

Comment on Chapter 9: All Things Wild by Jennifer

Jennifer — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:26:23 +0000

Yeah, I’m not sure your daughters are quite as keen to become environmental plant specialists as you are.

Comment on Chapter 10: Sharing Grass with the Neighbors by Susan C-P

Susan C-P — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:33:07 +0000

Go David! I, too, would never argue with a man with a pickaxe. But I like that you are challenging assumptions about what we all need to “maintain property values” and I have no doubt that your final results–eventually–will be worth it.

Comment on Chapter 6: Hiding Grass from the Neighbors by dadgeorge

dadgeorge — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:02:32 +0000

Actually, I think it is already composting whether I like it or not. However, I still do not need four tons of compost. Maybe if I compost it though I can get someone to take it willingly as “free fertilizer”! Kind of back to the lawn in the Zip-loc principle. Hmmm…

Comment on Chapter 6: Hiding Grass from the Neighbors by Brian Ballek

Brian Ballek — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 21:36:24 +0000

What about composting the grass? Ideally this would require a plastic enclosure (probably way too big and expensive for this amount of grass) but I think you can probably achieve the same effect by simply connecting (maybe even just tying) together planks of wood into a sort of pen to hold the pile. We have both kinds of composters in our garden and the low-tech version takes a while longer, but it works. This will hide the grass — somewhat — but also produce potting soil for indoor plants. If the compost qualifies as mulch under the terms of the Roseville program, that’s one less item to buy.