Anybody have any idea why the grass in Hamilton Park is so poorly maintained?Submitted by parqlife t3_10gk6dd in jerseycity
Hangry_Heart t1_j537sbf wrote
It's more like "so heavily trafficked it's all dead." Would need to rope off and replant to come back from that.
Delicious_Adeptness9 t1_j539n8p wrote
NYC has had success with that. Washington Square Park and Carl Schurz Park uptown comes to mind.
parqlife OP t1_j53b5os wrote
It stands out when you see how well maintained the dog park, tennis courts, basketball court and playground are that the landscaping is let go so far. Reseeding and a fence up for a few months in designated areas works in most parks.
plasticketchup t1_j53cje2 wrote
Lol the dog park is not real grass it’s turf
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moobycow t1_j53brt2 wrote
They fenced and reseeded not that long ago. It's just way over capacity. To keep it alive they probably need to just rotate closed sections forever.
yovman t1_j55e6oo wrote
Yea I haven’t lived there in years and this was always a problem back then, they’d have large sections fenced off to let the grass regrow and the second it does, people stomp all over it again. It just doesn’t stand a chance.
YetiSherpa t1_j5a1dhc wrote
They fenced and reseeded for, I think, 3 months. Not nearly enough time to refresh a lawn. Also, within the 3 months the fence was constantly broken and kids had playing or people picnicking on a nice day. It was destined for failure.
mickyrow42 t1_j53t4rp wrote
when?? been here 6+ don't recall that happening. maybe very small patches around trees or for drainage issues
moobycow t1_j54qkxi wrote
It was certainly.more recent than 6 years ago, they did both of the now dead sections, one after the other.
mickyrow42 t1_j553mz4 wrote
zero recollection of that. But clearly question of competence if they did. Sections should be railed off and designated no play zones.
YetiSherpa t1_j5a1kpb wrote
They definitely fenced a reseeded two areas a few years ago. The middle section on west side and the southeast section. About 3 months each. Didn’t make any difference.
mickyrow42 t1_j5an8k5 wrote
Right that’s clear. Don’t get why people so offended by questioning the job done. Like why do it if you’re just going to allow it to be trampled immediately after? No long term planning or foresight.
Iamdonewithusernames t1_j58pyn5 wrote
23 years here. Take the dust bowl over the needles and homeless of years past. They have reseeded and barricaded many times. It’s heavily shaded and heavily used. Grass doesn’t stand a chance.
Miringanes t1_j54oysy wrote
The dog park is literally plastic grass
mickyrow42 t1_j53syi6 wrote
been saying this for a while. HP assoc really doesn't seem to give a shit -- very heavily in service to the yuppy children for sure.
gigiwasabi_jc t1_j5508gg wrote
The grass and landscaping is a topic at almost every meeting. Have you ever attended?
moobycow t1_j5512em wrote
Seriously, this whole board is always full of people wondering why difficult and costly problems exist and also bitching about taxes.
As if the people who take their time to work on the neighborhood park aren't aware or it, haven't tried to re-seed recently and are just sitting on piles of sweet, sweet park money and laughing about their big grift.
mickyrow42 t1_j55343i wrote
Nope sure haven’t. But I’ve lived on the park for 6 years and find that to be surprising. Wouldn’t know it from the state of things.
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