Damp soil lawn advice??
 

Firstly, forgive my ignorance on lawn care. Here's my problem:

My lawn takes a lot of drainage from another elevated site behind my own hence the soil is compacted and very damp. The end result is that moss has taken over. I know I can't kill it once and for all. So far I've used an electric moss raker which certainly seems to have cleared the majority and I've aerated the lawn.

Now...what should I do next to give me a healthy lawn come the summer?

Should I apply an organic compost/sharpsand mix over the lawn then resow or am I being very naive. Your advice would be most welcome!!

Damp soil lawn advice??
 

On Apr 16, 12:59*pm, thewhisperingon thewhisperingon.
wrote:
Firstly, forgive my ignorance on lawn care. Here's my problem:

My lawn takes a lot of drainage from another elevated site behind my
own hence the soil is compacted and very damp. The end result is that
moss has taken over. I know I can't kill it once and for all. So far
I've used an electric moss raker which certainly seems to have cleared
the majority and I've aerated the lawn.

Now...what should I do next to give me a healthy lawn come the summer?

Should I apply an organic compost/sharpsand mix over the lawn then
resow or am I being very naive. *Your advice would be most welcome!!

--
thewhisperingon

I would also check pH and I suspect the lawn needs liming as moss
seems to prefer low pH.

Damp soil lawn advice??
 

You sure don't need to use a "heavy" soil additive like clay. What about
adding sand? Mix it in with the existing soil. It would aerate the soil
somewhat and not hold any moisture.

--
"thewhisperingon" wrote in
message ...

Firstly, forgive my ignorance on lawn care. Here's my problem:

My lawn takes a lot of drainage from another elevated site behind my
own hence the soil is compacted and very damp. The end result is that
moss has taken over. I know I can't kill it once and for all. So far
I've used an electric moss raker which certainly seems to have cleared
the majority and I've aerated the lawn.

Now...what should I do next to give me a healthy lawn come the summer?

Should I apply an organic compost/sharpsand mix over the lawn then
resow or am I being very naive. Your advice would be most welcome!!




--
thewhisperingon

Damp soil lawn advice??
 

On Apr 17, 7:19*pm, "JB" wrote:
You sure don't need to use a "heavy" soil additive like clay. What about
adding sand? Mix it in with the existing soil. It would aerate the soil
somewhat and not hold any moisture.

--
"thewhisperingon" wrote in
o.uk...





Firstly, forgive my ignorance on lawn care. Here's my problem:

My lawn takes a lot of drainage from another elevated site behind my
own hence the soil is compacted and very damp. The end result is that
moss has taken over. I know I can't kill it once and for all. So far
I've used an electric moss raker which certainly seems to have cleared
the majority and I've aerated the lawn.

Now...what should I do next to give me a healthy lawn come the summer?

Should I apply an organic compost/sharpsand mix over the lawn then
resow or am I being very naive. *Your advice would be most welcome!!

--
thewhisperingon- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -


Too many things here we don't know. If it's just compacted soil
that's not really flooded, then the aeration, raking in sand/compost,
reseeding will help. It may take several times before you achieve
success though.

But if it's really flooded, it may be necessary to either deal with re-
directing the water, or go with an alternate planting. If you stay
with grass, make sure to select a variety suited for wet locations.
There are some mixes targeted for shady, damp locations, etc.

Also as Frank suggested, test the PH and adjust as needed.

Damp soil lawn advice??
 

thewhisperingon wrote:
Firstly, forgive my ignorance on lawn care. Here's my problem:

My lawn takes a lot of drainage from another elevated site behind my
own hence the soil is compacted and very damp. The end result is that
moss has taken over. I know I can't kill it once and for all. So far
I've used an electric moss raker which certainly seems to have cleared
the majority and I've aerated the lawn.

Now...what should I do next to give me a healthy lawn come the summer?

Should I apply an organic compost/sharpsand mix over the lawn then
resow or am I being very naive. Your advice would be most welcome!!

Lime for the ph, and ferrous sulphate to kill the moss there now.