I cut down a bunch of pines on the left side in picrel, right side is grass. Problem is there is 30+ years of pine needles on left side. What’s the easiest way to turn that into grass? It’s been decaying so I think below the surface is still acidic but I don’t really know.

>>2598029 (OP)

Picking them up, or mulching them

I mean there isn't really dirt underneath I dont think, its just decaying pineneedles. Or you're saying that doesn't matter, just scrape off the top layer, and grass will eventually grow?

Also, mulch wouldn't allow for grass, right?

That's what I'm saying

You'll never grow grass in that soil, if you really want grass, rent an excavator and replace the top foot with new soil.



That said you have prime conditions to grow lowbush blueberries, cranberries, azalea/rhododendron, wintergreens which could be a low foot traffic fix with very little maintenance

Why won’t grass ever grow there?

grow clover instead, will handle the acid and is just as green.

Needles don't decompose as acidic

Grasses in acidic soil never look good, its always like picrel. 



Each plant has a nutrient uptake window on the PH scale, almost all grasses are a 5.5 to 7.5. Based on the color of the soil, i guess its &lt;5.0 and really sandy

>there isn't really dirt underneath

Then what is down there?

>all the remaining trees are scrub

you should all be shot, hanged, and immolated

You should check out Blue-skylandscaping.com



They have some helpful blogs. You'll probably have to change the PH of the soil because pine is so acidic.

Her name is Sandy Loam. Her goals are beyond your understanding.
