Water and my problem: Need suggestions.
#21
(10-11-2015, 05:32 PM)Wonky3 Wrote: Thanks, All, for the good suggestions. (Right now, I think I'm going with the painted old car tires)  Laughing

I have all winter to make a decision. I'll remove lawn sod for sure, and my guess is I'll replace it with bark and a few well placed rocks. Maybe a couple of dogwood trees. 

Thanks again!

Just plant some drought tolerant stuff. here's a few suggestions.

Star Thistle, black berries, goathead vine, Poison oak and crabgrass. Glad to help
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#22
(10-11-2015, 05:32 PM)Wonky3 Wrote: Thanks, All, for the good suggestions. (Right now, I think I'm going with the painted old car tires)  Laughing

I have all winter to make a decision. I'll remove lawn sod for sure, and my guess is I'll replace it with bark and a few well placed rocks. Maybe a couple of dogwood trees. 

Thanks again!

Bark needs to be continuously replenished as it breaks down. Often as much as annually .  Maybe rock?
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#23
(10-11-2015, 07:28 PM)Tiamat Wrote:
(10-11-2015, 05:32 PM)Wonky3 Wrote: Thanks, All, for the good suggestions. (Right now, I think I'm going with the painted old car tires)  Laughing

I have all winter to make a decision. I'll remove lawn sod for sure, and my guess is I'll replace it with bark and a few well placed rocks. Maybe a couple of dogwood trees. 

Thanks again!

Bark needs to be continuously replenished as it breaks down. Often as much as annually .  Maybe rock?

Maybe. Thanks for the thought. 
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#24
(10-12-2015, 08:49 AM)Wonky3 Wrote:
(10-11-2015, 07:28 PM)Tiamat Wrote:
(10-11-2015, 05:32 PM)Wonky3 Wrote: Thanks, All, for the good suggestions. (Right now, I think I'm going with the painted old car tires)  Laughing

I have all winter to make a decision. I'll remove lawn sod for sure, and my guess is I'll replace it with bark and a few well placed rocks. Maybe a couple of dogwood trees. 

Thanks again!

Bark needs to be continuously replenished as it breaks down. Often as much as annually .  Maybe rock?

Maybe. Thanks for the thought. 

He already lives on a rock. It's just got some dirt sprinkled on it Razz
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#25
Native plants are the best bet for growing under oaks. Having been in the business, I recommend the plants in this article. http://www.arthurleej.com/a-OregonGrape.html
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#26
(10-12-2015, 01:03 PM)tornado Wrote: Native plants are the best bet for growing under oaks. Having been in the business, I recommend the plants in this article. http://www.arthurleej.com/a-OregonGrape.html

Yep. I have LOTS of Oregon Grape around. Oak leaves hand up in it like crazy, but I like the stuff...native and all that. 
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#27
Maybe you should grow MJ, you could pay the larger water bill with the profits.
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#28
(10-12-2015, 05:28 PM)chuck white Wrote: Maybe you should grow MJ, you could pay the larger water bill with the profits.

...or stayed stoned all the time and forget to pay the water bill.  Embarrassed
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#29
Quote:An alternative to lawns. Learn about it at the Extension Office, 126 Ringuette, Thursday October 29th. $5.



[Image: 10945625_1383046665337486_40968836849736...e=56CA142C]
JoCo MasterGardeners

Upcoming Class!
Alternatives to Lawns
Thursday, October 29, 2015 (Date was changed from Oct 15th)
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Class Cost: $5.00 each. Pre-Registration Required
Instructor: Tal Blankenship, retired Extension Agent/Horticulturist
This class is for people looking for options for their yards other than a lawn. This class will point out disadvantages of having a lawn. Students will look at several alternatives to lawns and take home the knowledge and information needed to renovate their landscape. They will also take home an excellent source for free native plant landscape plans.
OSU Josephine County Extension Auditorium
215 Ringuette Street
Grants Pass, Or 97527
541-476-6613
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#30
(10-11-2015, 05:32 PM)Wonky3 Wrote: Thanks, All, for the good suggestions. (Right now, I think I'm going with the painted old car tires)  Laughing

I have all winter to make a decision. I'll remove lawn sod for sure, and my guess is I'll replace it with bark and a few well placed rocks. Maybe a couple of dogwood trees. 

Thanks again!

No bark, unless you want every cat in a 5 mile radius to make your property their personal dumping ground.
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#31
(10-12-2015, 09:45 PM)Scrapper Wrote:
Quote:An alternative to lawns. Learn about it at the Extension Office, 126 Ringuette, Thursday October 29th. $5.



[Image: 10945625_1383046665337486_40968836849736...e=56CA142C]
JoCo MasterGardeners

Upcoming Class!
Alternatives to Lawns
Thursday, October 29, 2015 (Date was changed from Oct 15th)
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Class Cost: $5.00 each. Pre-Registration Required
Instructor: Tal Blankenship, retired Extension Agent/Horticulturist
This class is for people looking for options for their yards other than a lawn. This class will point out disadvantages of having a lawn. Students will look at several alternatives to lawns and take home the knowledge and information needed to renovate their landscape. They will also take home an excellent source for free native plant landscape plans.
OSU Josephine County Extension Auditorium
215 Ringuette Street
Grants Pass, Or 97527
541-476-6613

Thanks, but it's in GRANTS PASS! 
If I travel THAT far (almost 30 miles) I take extra blankets, emergency food supplies, water, and flares. 
I put almost 6,000 miles on my pickup last year and have vowed to hold it down this year...so far, so good, but had to drive to Jacksonville twice which ran up the milage like crazy. 
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#32
Perhaps you really don't want to solve your problem THAT bad.
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#33
(10-13-2015, 07:35 AM)Scrapper Wrote: Perhaps you really don't want to solve your problem THAT bad.

Well of course I do. But REALLY? Drive ALL the way to Grant's Pass? Hey, I'm not Clete!  Big Grin
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#34
(10-13-2015, 07:41 AM)Wonky3 Wrote:
(10-13-2015, 07:35 AM)Scrapper Wrote: Perhaps you really don't want to solve your problem THAT bad.

Well of course I do. But REALLY? Drive ALL the way to Grant's Pass? Hey, I'm not Clete!  Big Grin

Do what I do. Fly to Portland and take a cab to Grants pass.
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#35
(10-13-2015, 07:45 AM)tvguy Wrote:
(10-13-2015, 07:41 AM)Wonky3 Wrote:
(10-13-2015, 07:35 AM)Scrapper Wrote: Perhaps you really don't want to solve your problem THAT bad.

Well of course I do. But REALLY? Drive ALL the way to Grant's Pass? Hey, I'm not Clete!  Big Grin

Do what I do. Fly to Portland and take a cab to Grants pass.

Now THAT's the kind of thinking that made this country great!  Laughing Laughing
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