Time to weed the artificial turf

[mexi cali]

Yup.

[occasional thoughts]

Interesting, just one question. It would have been the supplier rather than the city that installed it, no?

[gman313]

Interesting, just one question. It would have been the supplier rather than the city that installed it, no?

I'm sure the customer would have the option.....I would think it is irrelevant who physically installed

[occasional thoughts]

I agree, just trying to pin down that the supplier probably installed it, but to the customer's (cheap-o) specifications. If this is the correct history, and if the C of WK insists on keeping it, I'd like to see them reinstall it shall we say properly. But this notion also goes against several posters' input that it is the dust and dirt that accumulated on top of the artificial turf that is the problem. I prefer to believe it is dirt underneath that gives root to the weeds, but whatever . . . .

[mexi cali]

You are correct. About the nature of the weeds too. They are coming up from underneath.

[Poindexter]

Maybe the city should double down on their mistake and install artificial weeds.

[gman313]

You are correct. About the nature of the weeds too. They are coming up from underneath.

ya I just drove by a few minutes ago. They are both coming from underneath and around the edge between the turf and concrete.

[OREZ]

I thought the obviously fake green looked bloody awful from the start but then, after spring when the snow melted leaving behind all the crap from the road, it looked even worse. The real weeds next to the fake, shcmutz-covered grass look hilarious now. Nature 1-Fake Grass 0.

[occasional thoughts]

There are now two semi-brilliant humour bits on this thread; the first one about artificial intelligence, the second about artificial weeds. I do wish everything in life and roadside landscaping could be humorous, but dammit the real weeds are ugly!!! As you were. I'll be fine.

[LoneWolf_53]

If it has to be vacuumed regularly to keep accumulated dirt from becoming a weed germination area, then I don't really understand how it's a better solution than plain old grass?

Mow regularly or vacuum regularly what's the difference?

Personally I don't think what's underneath plays much of a role, as the weed seeds germinate near the top in the accumulated dirt.
Weeds are relentless and don't require much to get a foothold.

Stamped concrete in the color of choice, would have been a better idea, and lower maintenance I'd be thinking.

[Poindexter]

Probably a gentle pressure washing would do it. As long as it isn't installed over open dirt.... which I hoping it isnt. The grit that allows seeds to grow would be jammed between the cement and the turf. Kinda like plaque along gum line. Perhaps all we need to do is equip city maintenance with hand held water picks and some dental floss.

[Ub2]

Probably a gentle pressure washing would do it. As long as it isn't installed over open dirt.... which I hoping it isnt. The grit that allows seeds to grow would be jammed between the cement and the turf. Kinda like plaque along gum line. Perhaps all we need to do is equip city maintenance with hand held water picks and some dental floss.

[westbankkid]

City of West K doesn't do their co-ordination very well. Or the idiots they hire. Drove down Ridge estates road and Old Okanagan and Shannon way. They painted the nice yellow lines about a week and a half ago. Guess what??? Another department came by a couple days later and tarred the cracks in the road. Old OK and Shannon have a nice black tar line right down the center yellow line. There are numerous black tar marks going back and forth across the yellow lines. Whoever arranged the two jobs should be fired.

I wonder how many other streets have the same screw up?

[Atomoa]

"Less maintenance than grass" - nope
"Looks better than grass" - nope
"Cheaper than grass" - nope
"Better for the planet than grass" -nope

I wonders who's brother @ CoWK has a business that sells this stuff ? If it's one thing the 1980's have taught us is that astroturf is not a long term replacement for grass.

They have to spray the fake grass for weeds, ha.

[occasional thoughts]

I drove to the Boucherie end of Hudson Road today and planned to turn left onto B. Nope, road closed. So find another way down to the highway. I finally returned this evening driving up Boucherie and it seemed the weeds were all gone. Nice, but they'll be back. My question: does anyone know why Boucherie towards the artificial turf beautification section with the real weeds was closed? Was it weed pulling? It is too narrow for most maintenance without closing the road, but it might have had to do with the new Grizzli Winery.

Sudden thought: posters informed on here that the weeds were being sprayed yesterday (Wed.) morning. I wonder if some poor civic employee made a mistake in spraying real weeds on artificial turf. It seemed the offending weeds had all been pulled tonight.