Growing Grass On Top of Concrete

RE: Growing Grass On Top of Concrete Post by Joyce wis (90) | (04/11/2008) Contact I do have grass growing on top of concert & it is comming back from last year. It is doing great. My friend dug up sod were i wanted a flower bed & put it on the cement & put bricks around it to hold it in place. Just keep watering it. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Growing Grass On Top of Concrete Post by Sally_Admin (48) | (04/05/2008) Profile | Contact Our in ground 16x32 pool has been filled in. We have a concrete patio surrounding the pool, we would like to grass over the concrete, possibly drilling holes into the concrete for drainage. Removing all of the concrete is not an option! If anyone has filled in their pool and have pix would love to see them. Hardiness Zone: 5a Thanks, Gen from Medford, MA Answers: RE: Growing Grass On Top of Concrete I found this information online - it is from the UK but pretty much says it won't work well. Perhaps you could do a patio garden and cover it with some potted shrubbery, boxed planters, etc, - or just bite the bullet and break up the concrete. http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Home-and-Garden/Question73710.html Good luck. (07/28/2007) By QueenBeeCrafts RE: Growing Grass On Top of Concrete My husband and I are having a heated argument over the end results that you are wanting to achieve! I am saying that you wish to keep the patio portion which surrounds the filled in pool and create a garden in the middle, is this correct? He can come up with some suggestions if we have a clearer picture of what you want to attain. Our neighbor filled in his pool several years ago, but I don't know how really...other than it is now covered by ground and grass. Please answer, as we are curious? Thanks (07/31/2007) By RE: Growing Grass On Top of Concrete My ultimate goal is to fill the "pool" area with grass, however I would like to extend the grass onto part of existing concrete. Do not want the grass area to look like "a 16x32 pool filled in with grass planted in it!" Or if that isn't possible, then perhaps fill some of the concrete area with mounds of soil, adding various plants. I think if I add enough soil the plants will be ok, however, after researching this a little more, grass without proper drainage is a "no no" I'm willing to drill holes in the concrete where I would like grass, creating some drainage. Thanks for your interest. g (07/31/2007) By nan1132 RE: Growing Grass On Top of Concrete You may find that the areas covering concrete have a different soil chemistry because of the calcium from the concrete. It will make the site suitable for plants that like the most alkaline conditions. Plan on doing a soil test with the inexpensive kits from your garden supply store. (08/02/2007) By kimhis RE: Growing Grass On Top of Concrete Hi, thanks for explaining, unfortunately my husband is a pain and has more questions, none of which are helpful. He wants to know why you didn't just push the concrete into the pool when you filled it in? I don't think you would need "MOUNDS" of soil to cover the concrete. If you did get enough of soil to make it deep enough you should have no problem with plants and grass, however, this is going to be expensive! (08/03/2007) By RE: Growing Grass On Top of Concrete My suggestion is what I am doing to cover a small patio we have in front of the house. I covered it with a good top soil and watered well. Then, I added Bermuda grass. This stuff will pretty much grow anywhere. I don't know what type of grass you have in your yard already, but this will grow there. It will also creep into the rest of the yard, though. I have heard Centipede grass will also work well. Being up north, I know the grass dies back each fall/winter and the Bermuda will also do that. Hope this helps. (08/03/2007) By GaJan RE: Growing Grass On Top of Concrete We considered dumping the concrete in the pool, but having it broken up was expensive. Unfortunately, it was a bad decision! (08/04/2007) By nan1132 Report Spam or Abuse