Tattaunawa da Pam Penick, Marubucin "Lawn Gone!"
Grass ne babban murfin ƙasa. Duk da haka, an yi amfani da maye gurbin ciyawa don dalilai da dama - ba kadan a cikinsu ba cewa wasu tsire-tsire masu tsire-tsire suna iya rayuwa tare da ruwa mai yawa kuma basu buƙatar yin tsumma.
Pam Penick shi ne Austin, TX, mai kula da lambu da mai zane wanda ba shi da wani baƙo ga lawn da ake fuskanta ta hanyar karin ruwan fari. Ta kwarewa ta sa ta rubuta Lawn Gone! (Yarjejeniyar Ten Speed, 2013).
A cikin wannan hira, ta bayar da wasu takardunsa na ƙasa da kuma maye gurbin maye gurbin:
Mene ne Mafi Girma na Ƙasa Rashin Girma na Ƙasa don Mutanen da suke Daidaitawa ga Tsuntsar Ruwa na Tsuntsaye?
Na farko, ina bayar da shawarar sedge, duk irin nau'in ƙirar ƙasa ne ko kuma ya dace da yankinka. Berkeley sedge ( Carex divulsa ) yayi kyau a California. Pennsylvania sedge ( Carex pensylvanica ) yana aiki sosai a cikin Midwest da Arewa maso gabas. Texas sedge ( Carex texensis ) yana aiki ne ga yankin Kudancin. Sedge yana ba da layin lawn ba tare da mowing ko watering ba.
Abu na biyu, Ina son nau'in azurfa ( Dymondia margaretae ) don yanayin yanayin sanyi. Yana sa wani matashi mai laushi, mai tsada.
Abu na uku, ƙananan masu girma na jujjuya ta E da kuma Sedum genus na iya cika wuraren da kyau sosai. Cikakken abu ne mai wuya a arewacin yankin 9, amma tsire-tsire kamar 'Angelina' stonecrop ( S. rupestre ) na iya cika sararin samaniya a wurare masu yawa.
Ina son zane-zane mai launin shudi (Serpens na Sene ) don yankuna marasa sanyi kamar Southern California. Kasuwanci sun haɗa da nau'o'in ƙananan bishiyoyi waɗanda suke arewacin-hardy, irin su hens-and-chicks ko houseleeks. (Dubi rubutun mu a kan kayan tatsuniya .)
Menene Za Kayi Kira Mafi Girma "Matakan" Mai Girma?
Abin takaici, yawancin wuraren da ba a lakaba ba su yarda da ƙafar ƙafa ba duk da yake yourme da sedges da aka ambata a baya za su karbi tafiya na lokaci.
A cikin littafin, ina bayar da shawarar red creeping thyme ( Thymus praecox spp. Articus 'Coccineus') da kuma Thyol ( T. lanuginosis ), duka biyu ne hardy hunturu. Har ila yau, akwai madaidaicin speedwell ( Veronica oltensis ) na yankuna 4-9, gishiri mai laushi ( Rubus pentalobus ) don yankuna 6-11, da kuma azurfa ( Dymondia margaretae ) na yankuna 9-11.
Wadanne Zabin Za A Yarda Mutane Da Girgizarci-Gwaninta Masu Gwaninta?
AkwaiHabiturf ga Kudu maso yamma. Akwai haɗin mai daɗi ga California da kuma tsakiyar Midwest, irin su Kayan Lafiya-Mow da kuma Wild Eco-Lawn . (Dubi mu labarin kan turfgrass ga kudu maso yammacin lawns .)
Wani lokaci Mutane suna amfani da Mower don Tsaftace Labaran da Labarai a kan Girma. Shin Kowace Ƙasa Ta Kashe Yin Gurasar Yin Guda, Ko Guda ko Ƙasƙasa Tare da Guda?
Haka ne, za a iya raguwa da sau ɗaya a wata, idan kuna son, ko kuma ba tare da wata kungiya ba. Liriope, wanda ke da kyau a kudu maso gabas, ana iya sawa sau ɗaya a shekara a farkon lokacin bazara don cire lalacewar lalacewar hunturu. Gaba ɗaya, duk da haka, ɗaya daga cikin abubuwa masu kyau game da lawn-free ba shi da lalata!
Pam Penick yana aiki ne a kan sabon littafi, saboda a shekarar 2016 daga Ten Speed Press, da ake kira " Gidan Ruwa na Ruwa: Yadda za a Shuka Kayan Gida Mai Kyau tare da Lutu Ƙananan Ruwa ."
Edita Edita:
Da yawa daga cikin wadannan wuraren da ake ci gaba da shuka ƙasa suna samuwa ta wurin cibiyoyin gonar gida. Amma idan kuna da matsala gano abin da kuke buƙatar, wani bincike na Intanit ya nuna da dama hanyoyin yin amfani da labaran ga masu girma "walk-on" masu girma:
Jirgin Jeeper
Stepables
Greenwood Nursery
Mountain Crest Gardens
High Garden Gardens