Hi folks. The hellstrip in front of my apartment is, well, a hellstrip for sure, it’s very sad looking with some patchy grass for dogs to pee on. Is there anything I could do to convert it into something nicer? I’ve been reading about guerilla planting but I don’t really have the physical ability to go downstairs and water it, weed it etc like a full garden with shrubs and stuff, but I could probably get my partner to throw some water on it occasionally when they come home from work.
Probably asking for a miracle here, but is there anything I can just sprinkle over the area that’ll take over and turn into something nice?
One thing that I’ve noticed is that hellstrips are usually compacted to all hell (in the southeast by me at least) since all the utilities guys compact the ground after burying something, so even natives might struggle if they need to be able to shove their roots more than an inch into the ground. I’m all for sprinkling seeds about, but see if you can look for some that are creepers rather than deep taprooters
Wouldn’t deep taproots from things like dandelions help break up compacted soil?
Good to know, thank you!! Shallow roots o7