Can you plant grass over a tree stump?

Question

We had a tree cut down and the stump ground, howerver, he didn't quite grind it "level". There is a small mound; I've covered it with dirt. Should I just plant grass over it? How much dirt should I put over it and will it be hard to mow?

Answer 1

The size of the "mound" will determine if cutting the grass is a problem. Be prepared for numerous toadstools to grow also. The deteriorating wood from the stump seems to feed them.

Answer 2

You can try planting grass or you can plant something like a bush of Lilacs. When i was a little girl of about 5, my parents renovated our house to accomidate my new baby sister. When the house was finished, my mom decided that she no longer liked the huge pine tree in the backyard. She had my dad and uncle to cut it down. Because our house was on a hill, a large triangle of the stump was left. Instead of trying to remove it, my dad built a little wooden deck to lay over it and leveled it with cinder blocks under the higher end. Over the last 17 years, the stump has rotted slowly but it's still there. My only concern with planting anything over an old stump is that mushrooms may grow from the stump. This has happened to the stump under the deck and the left-over roots from the tree that used to be in the front yard before the city tore up our street. These mushrooms are most likely the poisonous kind.

Answer 3

You should be able to. Plant some that will spread and cover the stump. A lot of soil will make a hump that will be hard to mow over, It dent take much for some grasses to spread and their roots go. Or make you a flower bed place and plant something nice, or put a trellis there and plant vines.
You would only need a small amount of soil over the stump to plant anything.

Answer 4

It's up to you if you want to plant grass on it, but, make sure the stump is under the ground very far, because when you run a lawn mower over it, you might hit it.

Answer 5

Sure you can plant grass over it - grass roots aren't that deep. It's not that hard to mow either - lots of people have landscaping mounds in their yard!

Answer 6

Mulch it with wood mulch, peat moss and compost higher above the stump. It will grow grass. Use a weedwacker instead of a mower.. Our mowever doesn't have metal blades,instead it is like a weedwacker and does a much better job.

Answer 7

I dont know try it and find out!

Answer 8

i don't think so,but i don't know much about gardening! =)