Hello everyone!
I am going to be removing a large area of lawn, to convert to a flower and veggie garden. My plan is to cover the area with cardboard, and then with compost. I live way too far from the nearest city that rents sod removers to go that route. I have a tiller, but I don't like the idea of tilling it up. I saw a couple of bindweed plants in the area last year, and don't want to take a chance of making a million more bindweed plants. The area is way too large to shovel the grass out by hand. So, I'm going with the cardboard and compost method. It's easy, I moved last year so I have plenty of cardboard, and it doesn't involve more work than I can handle.
I'm just wondering how long it will take for the grass to die. I have used this method before on small flower beds that I've made in the middle of lawns, but I always had a rock border, and filled the area up with dirt, so that I could plant right away. I can't haul in enough dirt for this area in order to do that. I just cut through the cardboard and plant in a few areas, but I have no idea how long it takes for the grass to actually go away! Any ideas on that?
Thanks for any help!
