Ok I learned not to place panels flat on the grass in Florida. The grass looks burnt. It will come back but that was not smart. I had 10 harbor freight 100 watt panels on their kickstand and thought I’d try flat to see how much wattage I could get mid day. Won‘t do that again.
Don’t place panels flat on the grass
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metalheaddoc
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I put 4 100 watt panels in my grass. Now I have a nice rectangular shaped brown spot. Although the weeds are trying to reclaim the spot. But since my backyard is all weeds, I don't really care. But I would care if it was nice green grass.
Daddy Tanuki
Solar Wizard
all is fun until something goes wrong, but grass, which was an expensive mistake for the world is not one of them. a monoculture that requires an inordinate amount of water is not something that I would worry about. now squash, lettuce, green beans cucumbers and other edible fruits nd veggies I would cry about. 
Daddy Tanuki
Solar Wizard
@kinyoubi Friday desuka?all is fun until something goes wrong, but grass, which was an expensive mistake for the world is not one of them. a monoculture that requires an inordinate amount of water is not something that I would worry about. now squash, lettuce, green beans cucumbers and other edible fruits nd veggies I would cry about.
pollenface
Solar Addict
A trampoline in the yard doesn't help the grass either.
Lt.Dan
Solar Wizard
I did the exact same thing. I set one down in my front yard for an hour or two, came back to a perfect rectangle dead in my front yard ?
That's correct ? you speak Japanese?
I did that too, but with a tarp that I had cleaned off and tried to dry.
I have 8 such spots…
And I know of 8 different ways to make them.
All found through trial and error, mostly error though ?.
As a young man with my first home I sprayed my whole front yard with weed killer stuff you buy at lowes. I did not understand that you dilute the liquid with a lot of water first..
if you think solar panels hurt grass ,it took about a year to even get weeks to try to grow…total brown and everything dead.
lesson learned.
Daddy Tanuki
Solar Wizard
Yes I have lived in Japan for over 35 years and between my time in the Marines and my time as a GS I worked for Japanese companies for about 10 years. now I am a contractor and have two companies of my own, one registered as a US company the other registered as a Japanese company.
Wow! I have lived here for 8 years now (it feels like less.. man, time sure does fly) Where in Japan are you? I am in the Ise-Shima area of Mie.
宜しくお願いします。
Daddy Tanuki
Solar Wizard
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this is my shop and soon to be retirement house. I currently live in Kanagawa and use the yamanashi house/shop as a wharehouse/workshop for larger projects.
iamrich
Solar Addict
Ironically, here in Central Texas at the end of summer, the only grass that is still green is either under a trampoline, or big oak trees
RonP
New Member
Having done this myself, I can tell you that if you prop one end of the panels on something (I'm using some concrete blocks I had laying around) to get the end about 10 inches high, it avoids the grass burning issue by allowing airflow to keep things cool.
Daddy Tanuki
Solar Wizard
you worrying too much Bro. its a monoculture that wastes water... get over it.
Why does no one mention the wonderful use of killing grass/weeds without herbicide? I did this too, just a few hour test of some panels. Absolutely dead under it for a month, then realized I could use this to start new garden beds. Works better than anything else, and if you’ve ever had to dig up grass to start a garden you know how hard and frustrating that is. Just lay some old cheap panels down for a day…
BartHenry
Solar Enthusiast
this is why you dont mount panels directly to your roof... they get hot and need airflow.
parkcityite
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Yes I was thinking the same thing. But to kill that Texas bermuda you need about 6 months to kill it off. And even then all the seeds may not be cooked.
Yurtdweller
Solar Enthusiast
Lol. I had the opposite situation. I camp on land that was once strip mined for iron ore. It looks like the surface of Mars at the top of the lot. After my panels sat there for five months, angled up, it was the only part of the clay patch that had any plant life. The panels prevented the rain from washing out the small plants, and the shade kept them from cooking. I took the panels down went I hit the road for 6 months, and the little plants did not survive.
Warpspeed
Solar Wizard
Hot water works on weeds too.
And you don't damage the soil.
And its cheap.
And you don't damage the soil.
And its cheap.
Larry Oswald
New Member
Guys. This works with kayaks, parked RVs, firewood stacks, tents, squash plants, inflatable kids' swimming pools and broken lawn mowers. There is some justice to the last one.
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