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Sustainable Turf Transition Roadmap Generator — Carousel Deck
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Your lawn costs $3,200/year. A native meadow costs $400.
Conventional turf in the Piedmont requires 3,000 gallons of irrigation, seasonal fertilizer, weekly mowing, and pest management. Native groundcover cuts that by 85%.
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You don't need to kill your lawn. You need to outcompete it.
Sheet mulching with 6-8 inches of wood chips over cardboard smothers turf in 8-12 weeks without herbicides. The lawn becomes soil food, not landfill waste.
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The roadmap phases your transition by season — not by weekend.
Fall: site prep and sheet mulch. Winter: root decomposition. Spring: native plug installation. Summer: establishment irrigation. Rush it and the turf rebounds.
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Not every lawn should become meadow. Soil type decides.
Clay-heavy soils favor sedge meadows. Sandy sites thrive with warm-season grass polycultures. The roadmap matches plant communities to your actual soil conditions — not Pinterest.
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Phase 1 is the only phase most people complete. Here's why.
Sheet mulching kills turf but leaves bare wood chips. Without Phase 2 (native plug installation at 18-inch centers), invasive weeds colonize within one growing season.
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The generator produces a plant list with spacing, cost, and timeline.
Input your square footage, soil type, and sun exposure. Output: species list, plug count, spacing grid, installation schedule, and 3-year maintenance calendar — ready to execute.
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Turf transition isn't a weekend project. It's a 3-year commitment with a 10-year payoff.
Year 1: establishment. Year 2: gap filling. Year 3: self-sustaining. After that, maintenance drops to 2-4 visits/year. The roadmap keeps you on track through all three.
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Turf transition isn't a weekend project. It's a 3-year commitment with a 10-year payoff.
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