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30-08-2006, 01:35 PM posted to alt.home.repair,rec.gardens
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Aerate vs. Dethatch vs. Overseed
On Wed, 30 Aug 2006 01:04:21 GMT,
(Doug Miller)
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In article , Jangchub wrote:
On 29 Aug 2006 23:27:14 +0200, No wrote:
Jangchub wrote:
On Tue, 29 Aug 2006 15:30:28 GMT, blueman wrote:
I have a relatively small lawn (maybe 5 thousand square feet spread
across a couple of patches) that has developed seemingly more brown
than green spots, including a bit of a mat of dead grass.
That is a monumental amount of turf.
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huh? 5000sq ft is .114 acres. One acres is 43,560 square feet. Thats not
a huge area in my world. maybe in Manhattan or some place.
Well, my house is 2500 square feet and there are four large bedrooms,
a huge livingroom, giant kitchen and two full baths with walk in
closets in every room. So, double that and you have the equivalent of
a house with eight bedrooms, two livingrooms, two giant kitchens, four
full bathrooms and many huge closets. That's a lot of turf to manage
for a homeowner.
Nonsense.
My first house sat on a 60'x135' lot. That's 8100 square feet. Subtract
10'x70' for the driveway, 24'x35' for the house, and 12'x20' for the garage.
That leaves 6320 square feet. I mowed the whole thing with a walk-behind power
mower in about forty minutes.
And the point is, that is an incredible amount of energy to use and
waste water and money on.
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