I'd be worried that the grass keeps dieing. It might be worthwhile to have your soil tested (every state has a subsidized soil testing lab, the one for Massachusetts is at www.umass.edu/plsoils/soiltest/ ), to make sure that your soil isn't too toxic for plant life.
Also, if your soil hasn't had anything growing for years, there's a chance that it's really compacted and not letting water get to the roots of any plants. You could try planting something like winter rye this fall, which has roots that will break up the soil, and you can easily remove the rye by mowing in the spring before it flowers (which kills the rye).
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how's your soil?
Date: 2008-06-13 01:17 am (UTC)Also, if your soil hasn't had anything growing for years, there's a chance that it's really compacted and not letting water get to the roots of any plants. You could try planting something like winter rye this fall, which has roots that will break up the soil, and you can easily remove the rye by mowing in the spring before it flowers (which kills the rye).