AZ BS Thread 2.0

Before putting plastic down, lay down according to formula pre-emergent to help growing underneath plastic or the landscaping felt.

 

definitely no water back there. I turned off the sprinklers when we bought the house 2 years ago. lol trying for a low maintenance/desert/succulents only backyard. Plan is to dig out the bougainvillea's, clean out the rock, add artificial grass.. and be done. just trying to kill everything so we can start fresh. We may have to dig the rock down a bit to get down to the roots more?

 

I ment landscaping felt.

 

NO, They are not interchangeable. Taco leafs are like 55" long, Tundras are around 60.

 

Thanks!

 

You can bolt a pair of F67's or H70's in there just have to widen the bolt holes a little bit. Thats your best bet for cheap lift springs..

 

How much lift will I get and will they be good to hold about 300-400 extra lbs.
Bedrack/rtt always on?

 

Diesel fuel. Although I am not sure it will work on bougainvilleas. They seems to be the most resilient plant ever made. I have removed several in my life. Chainsaw or axe is the only thing that has ever worked. If you cut them down to a small stub you can then either dig them out, roots are big and deep, or pour some diesel fuel on it and move on. Cutting an inch or two above the ground seems to keep them from coming back.

Good luck.

 

I'm in the same boat when we bought our house 2 years ago I cut down at least 3 bougainvilleas and about 6 tall ferns and a bunch of other misc plant bushes, when I put down or new patio I finally cut the cord in the grass and will be doing artificial just trying to figure out the best route based on how hot it can get so dog/kid worries. This has been my project this week:

Probably going to end up bundling it all together and call bulk pick up and or if I see some gardners offering then $50 or so to haul it all away. But still so much clean up and to do to this back yard, just time and money.

 

thanks Chip. We have been battling them since we moved in. lol there one in the front yard we tackled first. was the size of a tree, hanging over out roof. cut it down to ground level with a chainsaw.. and started digging it out and soaking the ground. it grew back before we could even get back at it. so.. it stayed.. we just keep it trimmed now since its low and small.

I think I'm just gonna do the gas/diesel method.. cut em down as low as I can.. and pour it in. maybe dig them out.. maybe just keep them cut close and just try and kill em.

 

I hear that man. the time and money thing for sure. we have had a couple artificial grass guys come by to give us quotes. area is about 25' x 25'. gonna be a few grand.. but soooo worth it in our opinion.

 

We used SynLawn, great company and after meeting with 4-5 different companies they had the best price/warranty for our needs. If the grass gets a lot of sun, it will get hot and the kids/pets will not be happy. You can get an arizona sail and cover it or install sprinklers to spray down the grass to cool it. We paid the extra for the large anti-pet smell crystal to be placed under the turf and I think it worked out great. looks good, cleans up easily and it fun to take the shop vac out and vacuum your grass.

 

Yah I want to shrink our grass area foot print as right now it's a really weird shape, make it more a basic oval or rectangle also have one of those sloped concrete borders done around it, and then expand the pool area by taking over some of the old grass area making a bigger pool deck and seating area

 

To large of an area for a sail sadly and part of disconnecting the sprinklers was to not have lines run under the new concrete I could reroute to the side of the house to reconnect but yah not sure, who knows then if it's that hot, what else to do maybe just rock.

 

hahaha.. lots of good info here. thanks again! I will look into SynLawn!

no kids here so no worries. it will get some sun.. from the morning to 12pm-1pm is it..

pets.. just a couple cats, who do go outside.. but they will learn quick if its hot. the other half of the yard is a raised deck, so they have that if anything. plus.. I dont want them on the grass anyways, because I dont trust them not to eat the damn stuff.. lol

 

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fantastic!!

 

You can get AZ sails in large playground sizes, almost any shape for pretty cheap. The expensive part is the mounting poles. I bet you can make something look good and put in yourself for cheap too. I was looking into them for my pool. I bought the Costco ones for proof of concept, figure I would replace with nicer ones when they give out. Still going strong after 5 years, only had to replace the mounting cords.

We keep a hose in the back yard and have the misters. Between the two we can quickly cool down the grass for the kids. Only an issue in July and August, the rest of the time it isn't bad.

Edit: I can't type/spell today

 

That would be annoying to take care of for sure. Really puts the size of my yard in perspective.

 

what exposure does your yard have? during the late afternoon/evening (when people would be over).. our yard is shaded, so I'm hoping that will help. (since heat was a concern for us, and trying to avoid the sails)

we have a hose and a mister system as well, although its for the covered patio. but residual mist might help some.