Zokhazikika Zomwe Zimalowetsa Grass ndi Kutenga Foot Traffic

Kufunsana ndi Pam Penick, Wolemba wa "Lawn Gone!"

Grass ndi chivundikiro chachikulu. Komabe, m'malo mwa udzu amafunidwa pazifukwa zingapo, osati zochepa pakati pawo kuti zomera zina zochepa zimatha kukhala ndi madzi ochepa ndipo sizikusowa.

Pam Penick ndi Austin, TX, woyang'anira minda ndi wokonza mapulani omwe sadziwa zachidutswa zachitsulo chifukwa cha chilala. Zimene anakumana nazo zinamupangitsa kulemba Lawn Gone! (Speed ​​Speed ​​Press, 2013).

Pa zokambiranazi, amagawana chivundikiro chake chapamwamba ndi malangizidwe a udzu:

Kodi Malo Oyamba Otsika Ochepa Omwe Akugwirizanitsa Anthu Amene Akukonzekera Kuletsedwa Kwa Madzi Kwanthaŵi Yaitali?

Choyamba, ndikupangira sedge, mtundu uliwonse womwe umachokera kapena umasinthidwa kudera lanu. Berkeley sedge ( Carex divulsa ) imachita bwino ku California. Pennsylvania sedge ( Carex pensylvanica ) ikugwira ntchito bwino ku Midwest ndi kumpoto chakumadzulo. Texas sedge ( Carex texensis ) amagwira ntchito m'mapiri a kum'mwera. Sedge amapereka mawonekedwe a udzu wopanda mowing kapena kuthirira nthawi zonse.

Chachiwiri, ndimakonda chikwama cha siliva ( Dymondia margaretae ) chifukwa cha nyengo zopanda chisanu. Amapanga matayala, omwe amakula kwambiri.

Chachitatu, zamasamba zochepa za E cheveria genus ndi Sedum mitundu zingathe kudzaza malo bwino kwambiri. Echeverias ndi kawirikawiri yolimba kumpoto kwa zone 9, koma zomera monga 'Angelina' stonecrop ( S. rupestre ) ikhoza kudzaza malo mu nyengo zosiyanasiyana.

Ndimakonda zikwangwani zamabuluu ( Senecio serpens ) za madera opanda chisanu monga Southern California. Sempervivums imaphatikizapo mitundu yochepa yomwe ikukula kwambiri yomwe ili kumpoto-wolimba, monga nkhuku-ndi-anapiye kapena nyumba. (Onani nkhani yathu pa ma carpet sedum .)

Kodi Mungayitane Wotani Kwambiri "Njira Yoyamba" ya Zopangira Pansi?

Mwamwayi, malo ambiri osakhala ndi udzu samaphimba samayamika magalimoto ngakhale kuti thyme ndi zidutswa zomwe zatchulidwa kale zimalola kuyenda nthawi zina.

Mu bukhuli, ndikupangira chiwombankhanga chofiira ( Thymus praecox spp Articus 'Coccineus') ndi thyme wooly ( T. lanuginosis ), yomwe ndi yozizira kwambiri. Palinso miniature speedwell ( Veronica oltensis ) m'malo 4-9, zokwawa rasipiberi ( Rubus pentalobus ) kwa zones 6-11, ndi pulogalamu ya siliva ( Dymondia margaretae ) m'malo 9-11.

Kodi Mungatani Kuti Anthu Azikhala ndi Nkhalango Zambiri Zomangira Chilala?

PaliHabiturf ya Kumadzulo. Pali zotsalira zabwino ku California ndi kummwera kwa Midwest, monga Prairie Nursery's No-Mow Lawn ndi Eco-Lawn Farm. (Onani nkhani yathu pa turfgrass kumadzulo chakumadzulo .)

Nthawizina Anthu Amagwiritsa Ntchito Mphamvu Poyeretsa Masamba ndi Zotsamba pa Grass. Chitani Chilichonse Chokhazikitsira Chotsitsa Chotsitsa Chokhazikika, Kaya Chakudya Chokhazikika Kapena Chosazinga?

Inde, madera amatha kutchetcha kamodzi pamwezi, ngati mukufuna, kapena mutayika kuti muwoneke. Liriope, yomwe imachita bwino kum'mwera cha Kum'maŵa, ikhoza kubedwa kamodzi pachaka kumayambiriro kwa nyengo kuti ithe masamba owonongeka. Mwachidziwikire, chimodzi mwa zinthu zabwino zokhudzana ndi kupita kutchire sikuti chiyenera kugwedezeka!

Pam Penick akugwira ntchito pa bukhu latsopano, chifukwa cha 2016 kuchokera ku Ten Speed ​​Press, yotchedwa " Garden-Wateraving Garden: Momwe Mungakulire Munda Wokongola ndi Madzi Ochepa Pang'ono ."

Zindikirani Mkonzi:

Zambiri mwa maluwa ochepa omwe akukulawo amapezeka ndi malo opita kumunda. Koma ngati mukuvutika kuti mupeze zomwe mukusowa, kufufuza kwa intaneti kumawunikira magwero angapo a makalata omwe akuwongolera "kuyenda"

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