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We have a lovely lawn if we stay off it !,but the temptation to walk bare foot is too great, and as we have have far to much rain of late, and the fact that now the kids are off school the lawn is going to suffer.
The problem is that the soil is far to clay in its make up and so even airiation with a fork soon gets compressed into a water proof surface, i have contemplated spreading sharp sand but at what volume eludes me, i am told Limeing but only as a last resort, the grass is perfectly happy but i am not, so with that in mind any suggestions as to how to cure this and add good grainage before i rip the whole lot up and start again would be much apprieciated.

Clay soil LAWNS
 

"terry macleod" wrote in message
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We have a lovely lawn if we stay off it !,but the temptation to walk
bare foot is too great, and as we have have far to much rain of late,
and the fact that now the kids are off school the lawn is going to
suffer.
The problem is that the soil is far to clay in its make up and so even
airiation with a fork soon gets compressed into a water proof surface,
i have contemplated spreading sharp sand but at what volume eludes me,
i am told Limeing but only as a last resort, the grass is perfectly
happy but i am not, so with that in mind any suggestions as to how to
cure this and add good grainage before i rip the whole lot up and start
again would be much apprieciated.
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terry macleod

Gypsum is sometimes called the "hoe for clay" or something to that effect.
I bought a skip full of broken bags at the end of the year a few years ago -
with some success.

Clay soil LAWNS
 

terry macleod said:

We have a lovely lawn if we stay off it !,but the temptation to walk
bare foot is too great, and as we have have far to much rain of late,
and the fact that now the kids are off school the lawn is going to
suffer.
The problem is that the soil is far to clay in its make up and so even
airiation with a fork soon gets compressed into a water proof surface,
i have contemplated spreading sharp sand but at what volume eludes me,
i am told Limeing but only as a last resort, the grass is perfectly
happy but i am not, so with that in mind any suggestions as to how to
cure this and add good grainage before i rip the whole lot up and start
again would be much apprieciated.

Sand and clay will give you something of the consistency of concrete. Use a
core aerifer and top dress with quality, fine compost. It may take several
times, over the course of several months, but it will give the results you
wish.

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Eggs

The future ain't what it used to be.