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I want to kill the grass next door to my Pollytunnel.

gagsmediagagsmedia Posts: 54
in Problem solving
I would like to kill the grass next alongside my Pollytunnel.I’m worried that if I use my push lawn mower I’ll kick up some chopped bark and damage the polythene.

Any ideas?

Thanks





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  • Chris-P-BaconChris-P-Bacon Posts: 943
    Cover it to exclude light. It'll take a while mind you.
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    You could sink a row of narrow bricks/pavers between the bark chips and the grass at soil level, which would help contain the chips and you could run the push mower over the grass/paver join without kicking up the chips. Or dispense with the chips outside the poly altogether and just edge with pavers right up to it. Be a shame to kill the grass. Impressive poly, btw!
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • gagsmediagagsmedia Posts: 54
    Chris-P-Bacon said:
    Cover it to exclude light. It'll take a while mind you.
    I’ve just gone out and covered the edge with 4.8m barge Board for now. Should make it slightly easier to mow.
  • gagsmediagagsmedia Posts: 54
    edited May 2021
    Nollie said:
    You could sink a row of narrow bricks/pavers between the bark chips and the grass at soil level, which would help contain the chips and you could run the push mower over the grass/paver join without kicking up the chips. Or dispense with the chips outside the poly altogether and just edge with pavers right up to it. Be a shame to kill the grass. Impressive poly, btw!
    Thanks , but that would be ideal but the cost would be prohibitive. It’s 14m long! 
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Once you have killed the grass, what will you replace it with? The soil won't stay bare for long.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • gagsmediagagsmedia Posts: 54
    B3 said:
    Once you have killed the grass, what will you replace it with? The soil won't stay bare for long.
    Not sure, I’m not adverse to keeping the grass as a grass path...There is a archway in the hedge to the right so it does get some foot fall on it. I just need a way to edge it in a cheap way to I can mow it easier....
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    There are various materials you could use to make a more definite edge between bark and grass  - brick, stone, wood or metal which have already been suggested.
    If the cost of any of these is too high, you are really only left with mowing and clipping.
  • NollieNollie Posts: 7,529
    Try freecycle and similar sites to see of you could pick up some suitable edging for free..

    I wonder whether gravel boards recessed flat would be a cost-effective edging option between poly and grass?
    Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
  • gagsmediagagsmedia Posts: 54
    edited May 2021
    Nollie said:
    Try freecycle and similar sites to see of you could pick up some suitable edging for free..

    I wonder whether gravel boards recessed flat would be a cost-effective edging option between poly and grass?
    I’ve put some of these for now...they were left over form the staging I built for the Pollytunnel.

    I’ll cut some stakes then put them upright as an edge...


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