Weeds around the pasture

I’ve put the static grass away for now. I still have the bit next to the backdrop to finish up, but otherwise, I think it’s time to stop and consider before it gets worse.

Some techniques are worth mentioning so I can remember them for when I get to work on the near side of the tracks:

• The dense patches of darker material are Silflor mats, and will receive yellow flowered tops to represent goldenrod.
• Inspired by Gordon Gravett, there are several patches of postiche with ground foam. These are really effective!
• I made the tall single-strand weeds by dragging individual strands of Woodland Scenics Field Grass through Burnt Umber acrylic paint, and then through some Woodland Scenics Soil ground foam. I cut them to nearly the right length before planting them individually.
• The path to the cattle pen was awful after my first attempt. I had left about 12 scale feet of space between the tall weeds, and filled in all but a central path with a mixture of Woodland Scenics and Silflor “Spring” grasses. The uniformity and brightness was terrible, so I started scrubbing with an old toothbrush, with the idea that I would start over. After a little while, it started to look alright.
• Speaking of toothbrushes, I learned that I need to use a toothbrush and the vacuum cleaner at the same time to remove all the fibres that failed to stick to anything.