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Old 15-10-2003, 02:32 AM
Steveo
 
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Default Tilling vs aeration?

"Baine Carruthers" wrote:
After you spend all that time tilling to create a nice loose homogenous
soil mix, you should firm it back up by grading, pulverizing, leveling,
and then use a cultipacker or roller so that when you walk over you leave
only a 1/4" depth track.

In the absence of soil test results apply 10-15 lbs of 10.10.10 and 50-75
lbs of dolomitic lime per 1000 sq ft.. Be sure to apply wheat straw at
about 2 bales per 1000 sq ft.. Water lightly but frequently for 10-14
days then as needed. Followup in about 6 weeks with a high nitrogen turf
grade fertilizer at 1 lb actual N per 1000 sq ft.

Very good advice, thanks.

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