What a ****ing mess.


"G Burton" wrote:
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DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2    There are a couple =
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DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2    I live in Western =
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DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2    My soil is clay with
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layer of topsoil./FONT/DIV
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DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2    I have used Gypsom =
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of Soil Buster) in the past, and (like the Kellogs Topper) I don't know =
how much=20
it is helping.  I would like comments on that too.  I now have
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pure Gypsom instead of the Soil Buster./FONT/DIV
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DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2    I will monitor this =
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a while to see what I can learn before I do anything, but unless I get =
some=20
better ideas I plan to:/FONT/DIV
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DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D21)    Put down more=20
gypsom/FONT/DIV
DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D22)    Put down more =
Kellog's=20
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DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2    I have dry spots =
in the=20
lawn.  More watering would overwater the rest of the lawn.  =
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watering does not work well with my work schedule.  The dry spots
= are=20
about 3 feet from sprinker heads, so it may be that much of the spray =
goes=20
over them, but that doesn't seem to be a problem with other sprinker=20
heads.  I don't see how I can manipulate the sprinkers to improve
= the=20
spray./FONT/DIV
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DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2    I have a way of =
dealing with=20
the dry spots, but I am an amature, and I'm not sure my method is the =
best --=20
or is even working, for that matter..  What I have done in the =
past is=20
pour some spongy soil on top of the dry spots in the expectation that =
it will=20
retain the moisture.  I have used Kellogs Topper to pour directly
= on top=20
of the dry spots.  It seems to work, but I'm not =
sure.  I have=20
seen improvement in some spots, but not the worst ones.  =
That may be=20
because I didn't put enough on./FONT/DIV
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DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2    Is this a good=20
plan?/FONT/DIV
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DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2    Is there a
better=20 plan?/FONT/DIV
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DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2Background:/FONT/DIV
DIVFONT face=3DArial size=3D2    I confirmed =
that it is=20
dry spots by pushing a screwdriver into it.  Screwdriver =
only goes=20
in about 1.5" in the dry spots, but I can push it in to most of my =
lawn fairly=20
easily to about 6"  /FONTFONT face=3DArial =
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