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My garden was laid 2 years ago. It was a new house then. This year
cracks
have emerge in the lawn about 1" wide and 1 foot deep or more. I
assume
this is because of lack of water, drying out, etc. One side of the
garden
is old trees that have been around for 100s of years. What is the
best
method of getting rid of the cracks? Fill them with watery soil?
All
comments welcome.

Thank You



Peat grow bag and coarse sand mixed 1 to 3 is better than
straight
sand for filling holes -- and in the top later mix in grass seed

Thanks. Where is ths peat available from?


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forget sand and peat just soak the areas every night the clay will soon
expand again

It will cost me a fortune in water as some of the cracks are "deep" and long
and between 1 and 1.5 inches in width. I'll try filling with sand and the
top half of the cracks with a peat and sand mix. Cheaper and probably
better for drainage.


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