On 5/9/2009 5:00 PM, RK77 wrote:
Hi

Thanks for responding to my previous post. I just need some more help
as I'm amateur gardener.

I've got plenty of weeds on bare soil, no lawn at the moment. Soil is
okay at the moment but pretty uneven and I've to put 15cm of topsoil to
make it level.

I've tried to remove them by digging up but sometimes their roots are
too deep and they just break up. Will it be a problem if I leave those
broken roots or I've to take them out whatever happens. I most case I
really have to dig deep to get to them.

Once all the weeds are removed and site is cleared I'll be putting 15cm
of topsoil on top of existing soil. Will that help OR the weeds will
still penetrate from there as well.

I'll put ready made turf on top of that once leveled and free from
weed.

Also I was thinking of getting the rotovator if it makes life easier as
there are plenty of weeds and digging is taking decent time.
Please let me know if that will be helpful so that I can rent one out
or should I just use hand tools.


Thanks in advance for all the help.

I was on my hands and knees today with a paring knife, getting weeds out
of a decomposed granite walkway. While thinning the fruit on my peach
tree, I also pulled a few weeds from under the tree.

Weed seeds blow in the wind. You can remove all the weeds in your
garden -- roots and all -- and have more weeds next year. Even chemical
herbicides will not give long-term relief.

Face it! You are a gardener. You will be weeding for the rest of your
life.

--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary