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I enjoy seeing grassy tram tracks, but is there something even better we could grow between rails?
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Cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/21571852
Another example: https://lemm.ee/post/64307085
Can't put anything too fancy, since it's ultimately being bonked by a vehicle.
Lawns and grass are dumb, but still better than asphalt, cement or fill gravel. There's at least some life, even if it's unhealthy monoculture.
Needs to be something that won't damage the vehicle if it grows too much or interferes with the tracks.
A lot of places have a low ground cover type plant that would probably work well. One that also has some little flowers would be fun, add some color and be nice.
My notion would be random wildflowers and ground cover, and then just let what happens happen. Cut it back as needed for safety and maintenance requirements, and otherwise it doesn't really matter what grows there, as long as it isn't "a tree".
A tree wouldn't even be able to grow, because the ground under the grass is super thin. There's a thick layer of concrete under that grass.
Ah, didn't know that. I guess they need to fertilize the soil occasionally to get some lost nutrients back in?
Most rail areas where I am have gravel except at road crossings, so I extended that to "if you don't have gravel, it must just be dirt". :)