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Lawn mistory
I had a small part of the lawn the seems to puddle water i.e., does not
drain well. I tried to build up the area after doing my thing in the spring - moss kill, aerate and seeding I treated this area to more kindness that other area, and it is doing REALLY well. In fact, this part of the lawn grows faster than every other area by about 3X. My question is; what of the following things has made this part of the lawn do so well 1.) I put sand which is 25% compost down every couple of days 2.) also put down some garden mix soils 3.) Raked it in every night 4.) watered it more than I should have to get it to compact down and become part of the lawn I would like... no LOVE for the rest of the lawn to look like this, but don't know what part of this has made it grow so insane. Or is it the combo of all of it? bill |
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Lawn mistory
bill cameron wrote:
I had a small part of the lawn the seems to puddle water i.e., does not drain well. I tried to build up the area after doing my thing in the spring - moss kill, aerate and seeding I treated this area to more kindness that other area, and it is doing REALLY well. In fact, this part of the lawn grows faster than every other area by about 3X. My question is; what of the following things has made this part of the lawn do so well 1.) I put sand which is 25% compost down every couple of days 2.) also put down some garden mix soils 3.) Raked it in every night 4.) watered it more than I should have to get it to compact down and become part of the lawn I would like... no LOVE for the rest of the lawn to look like this, but don't know what part of this has made it grow so insane. Or is it the combo of all of it? bill All of the above: You provided good drainage, good nutrients, and regular water. Of course, the grass is enthusiastic! The very best lawn I ever had was one that I installed in new construction. Because of drainage issues, the houses had been built on a 3' layer of rip-rap fill. Instead of letting the contractor bring in any old dirt he could find for topsoil, I laid down a double thickness of burlap, and covered it with a compacted foot of pure compost. After outlining the flower beds, I seeded the 12 x 20 remaining space with a good grass blend, and covered it with guaze for erosion control. Three weeks of daily hand-watering later, I had a lush, green carpet. You can repeat the same effect on your entire lawn -- without the horrendous expense that this would be on a large scale [I can't imagine actually covering a large lawn with guaze]: 1. Top the entire lawn with 4-6" of mixed compost and sand. 2. In the spring, reseed the whole lawn. 3. Water LIGHTLY daily until the new grass is established; make sure the lawn gets an inch of water a week thereafter. [Do let it go dormant in high summer.] Chris Owens -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 80,000 Newsgroups - 16 Different Servers! =----- |
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