Glenn wrote:
And if you look
down from Walnut St just east of WXPN, almost the entire Frankenstein
lawn adjacent the new parking lot construction has the same yellowing.
yes! I noticed this recently and wondered about that strange
yellowing, because that sod had been recently laid and
everything was green, and then suddenly the weird swaths of
perfectly uniform yellow appeared, that didn't follow the
pattern of the sod pieces -- and this dead yellow appeared
after plenty of rain had just fallen. and what's so odd is
that when you look at it from above, you see perfectly green
patches of grass right next to patches of completely dead
yellow grass -- it's not even a gradual shift...
also, no dandelions or clover, from what I can see from the
bridge...
so roundup is causing that?
seems consistent with the practice of applying roundup at
the beginning of new landscaping operations; the stouffer
triangle on woodland walk is also relatively recent (just
last year?)
- - - - -
if penn's ucd is indeed resorting to poisons, that is
inconsistent with penn's stated commitment to sustainability:
http://www.upenn.edu/sustainability/
perhaps neighbors can investigate whether or not penn's ucd
is aware of harvard, and look into organic compost teas for
our clark park -- I haven't heard mention of this compost
tea in this discussion, I first heard about it on this old
house:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/24/garden/24garden.html
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