He would lay chicken wire on the straw and weigh it down with bricks. Seemed to work good. We are on the prairie here so winds are fierce and not much windbreakRogerWilco486 wrote: ↑Sat. Dec. 18, 2021 9:18 amYep, they blew shredded straw over everything--although much of it is gone now from several very windy days we've had since then. Hopefully what remains is enough to still help...
Just had new elevated septic mound installed, need grass seed advice...
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Is ground water that high in your area?
If you don’t like the concrete riser tuff-tite makes a great plastic riser system and it’s green.
If you don’t like the concrete riser tuff-tite makes a great plastic riser system and it’s green.