Yep, that's what I have, the native hill country grasses. No "Amazoy
Zoysia" or St. Augustine here! :) This place used to be a working Longhorn
ranch before the owner sold off the land to a developer. It's been left
pretty much in the natural state, except for the houses. Most people
haven't put up fences, so the wildlife can roam around naturally. Almost
every night I've got a dozen or so whitetail deer running through the field
out behind my house. There's even a moufflon ram and some Axis deer that
escaped from an exotics farm and run wild here. We've also got wild
turkeys, roadrunners, foxes, pigs, quail, all sorts of critters.
Greg
-----Original Message-----
From owner-spridgets at autox.team.net [mailto:owner-spridgets@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of John.Deikis@med.va.gov
Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 8:15 AM
To: spridgets@autox.team.net
Cc: cartman@rcn.com
Subject: Re: Got the wheelbarrow tire on!!!
I plowed up two-thirds of my place and seeded native prairie grass.
Every 2-3 years you're supposed to burn it to strengthen the root structure
and kill off the weeds, but I know I'll burn my barn down if I do that. So
every few years I mow it down and give it a squirt of 2,4-D. Looks great and
no more lawn! Plus, you get pheasants, grouse, doves, whitetail, and those
damned groundhogs-- which makes for good back porch plinking.
JohnD
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 18:45:27 -0600
From "Greg Gowins" <cartman at rcn.com>
Subject: Got the wheelbarrow tire on!!!
Other than that, the biggest hassle is keeping the almost two acres
mowed in the spring and summer.
Greg Gowins
Driftwood, TX
'69 Sprite
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