In reply to shazzbat ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

"Uncle Marvo" wrote in message
...
In reply to shazzbat ) who wrote
this in , I, Marvo, say :

"tina" wrote in message
...
But you
should probably hire a lawn aerator from your local tool hire
place.
Thanks for that advice Steve. Having done a quick search on Google
I have found one thats £70 per day to hire. It seems a bit
expensive, but is that what i should expect to pay?

Thanks

Errr, I don't know, my lawn is the size of a postage stamp so I've
never hired one. Maybe several of you could get together to split
the cost, and have a mass lawn spiking day?

http://www.tvtoolhire.co.uk/pricelist/heating.html

7 squid for a day. That's what you expect to pay, obviously they'll
want a refundable deposit.

All they are is a roller with spikes on, sometimes a very heavy one,
sometimes fillable with water so they are easy to transport. I've
used one donkey's years ago and it was quick and easy. However, it
didn't seem to do much good :-)

Worms are better. I don't know how you encourage worms to get under
your lawn but I bet somebody here does.


They're already there. If you don't believe me, water a patch of lawn
and cover it overnight with a plastic sheet, or even a bit of carpet.
Lift it in the morning and you'll find them.

Excellent. Then remove the cover, wait for the worms to go back down, no
need for the spiker!