Dpm

[bigwest]

Does anyone know if a sheet of DPM laid on grass could potentially kill off the grass? I left part of a sheet on a lawn for a few hours and apparently the grass has started to die off. Does DPM have a coating that could do this?

Be grateful for any insights.

[lutonlagerlout]

no,it will make the grass go brown maybe through lack of light but it wontkill it in a few hours
no coatings on dpm as far as i am aware
LLL

[Bob_A]

I left a large piece of bubble wrap on our grass for a day and the grass really did suffer, it hasn't fully recovered after 3 weeks.
I put it down to the heat being trapped and magnified and scorching the grass, perhaps a similar thing happeneed with your dpm?

[bigwest]

That's what I thought, worse case scenario it may have browned off slightly although even that suprised me as it was only on there a few hours.

Client stated it had virtually killed the grass - panic!

[Suggers]

There's the answer for your quandry Bob - a couple of layers of bubble wrap during the day - then black 1200 guage dpm at night !! :p

[Bob_A]

Good answer LOL :laugh:


Although my grass hasn't fully recovered I put that down to neglect.
I'm sure if I had regularly watered it and perhaps treated it to some 'green-up' it would more or less back to normal.
If I were the client I'd probably mention it but I wouldn't make a big fuss about.
It's a genuine mistake and after all it's only a patch a grass, it's not as if it permanent.

[Tommy]

We use plastic sheets to renovate goal mouths on our pitches, deep slit it, rake in top soil, sow seed, and cover with clear plastic -works like a greenhouse, and the seed germinates in a day or two.

Works the other way, if it is left too long, or blocks the sun then the grass dies.


Works the same for re-instating small areas where the students have had bbq's and burnt the grass completely:rock:

[Asbury]

My BFG 285 mud tyre's killed some grass once. :p

[Rich H]

After the equinox the trees start emitting sap which triggers all plants to halt their spring growth. Grass is no exception. If you cover it after late june it will take longer to recover, but it will recover. It will need to be watered and possibly a little fertiliser will do it good.

I live in Henley and the regatta tents start going up in May, and aren't removed until the end of July. By September, all of the grass is recovered, despite continuous coverage and/or trampling for months.

My newly-sown lawn hasn't grown at all in two weeks. The extreme heat and lack of rain, post-equinox, are the culprits. A sprinkler on Thursday night has it back green again.

Clients often panic about the sickly-looking rectangles left by boards, sheets, stacks of slabs, etc. I always tell them that it will recover within two months and if it doesn't then I'll re-seed or re-turf it at my expense. I've had to do this twice, to my recollection.