Comments on: Squirreling Away

By: sarah

sarah — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 22:45:21 +0000

Rye grass germinates in a couple of days. Alsike takes a little longer. Both must be trimmed or mowed regularly or they will go to seed and populate themselves where you don’t want them. I am new to this, but I think they will live 2-3 years before needing to be reseeded. I feel they do best in pathways as opposed to in perennial beds. I understand about having trouble with ground covers. I have had the best luck with creeping phlox. I have also found that it does take a few years to get perennial beds to fill in enough to keep out weeds and even then grass seems to find its way. The other solution might be mulch. Good luck.

By: Don Jones

Don Jones — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 02:15:23 +0000

Hi- I really like to read your articles about gardening. I have to start nearly everthing in the greenhouse because we have such a short season here in this part of Montana. I brought 6 tomato plants back from Texas this spring and started some more so we really had lots of tomatos this year. Plus corn, sqaush, and zucchini. The cucumbers didn’t amount to much this year. The root crops and peas did good but the beans didn’t do much. So much for gardening in southwestern Montana. It will be a lot better next year, we hope.

By: Cyd

Cyd — Thu, 18 Nov 2010 20:52:45 +0000

I’ve tried all kinds of groundcover – pachysandra/sedge; lamium, ajudga’ creeping phlox; etc. as I’ve also been planting shrubs and trees to landscape the fairly new lot my house is on. (I’m in my 2nd year now.) None of the groundcovers seem to really “take” and stay, or they don’t merge together like they’re supposed to if you plant them 12″ apart instead of 18″ apart. At this point, even thought I didn’t want to have grass come in that I’d have to mow, sowing rye grass and clover if it looks like it does in your photo might be what I’m looking for. I’m in Zone 7 in NC, what kind of difference will that make in when I sow, how fast it germinates, how long it lasts, etc.?

By: A Little Sunshine – Garden Prattles | In a Vermont Garden, a Gardening and Composting Blog

Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:37:44 +0000

[...] sowing rye grass and alsike clover between the raised beds last year (you can read more about that here). This having gone well, we grew rye grass in the paths in the greenhouse and this fall we [...]

By: Nancy Bond

Nancy Bond — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 11:36:40 +0000

I love to make preserves — there’s something so “comforting” about it, to me. I hope to make some pickles and chutneys for gifts. Your ground cover really looks nice!