Hi,
I was wondering what the advantages/disadvantages of liquid vs
solid/granular fertilizer. I live a northern climate (Montreal, Canada), I
have Kentucky bluegrass. Alos, There's an area of my lawn that's meets the
foundation of the house that need to be elevated to drain rain away from the
house. I estimate it needs to be raised 2-3 inches at the foundation.
Thanks!

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Sorry, forgot to ask what the best procedure is to raise the level of the
lawn as per my first post below.

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"Ho-Kuo Chan" wrote in message
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Hi,
I was wondering what the advantages/disadvantages of liquid vs
solid/granular fertilizer. I live a northern climate (Montreal, Canada), I
have Kentucky bluegrass. Alos, There's an area of my lawn that's meets the
foundation of the house that need to be elevated to drain rain away from
the
house. I estimate it needs to be raised 2-3 inches at the foundation.
Thanks!

--

HK

"Ho-Kuo Chan" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I was wondering what the advantages/disadvantages of liquid vs
solid/granular fertilizer. I live a northern climate (Montreal, Canada), I
have Kentucky bluegrass. Alos, There's an area of my lawn that's meets the
foundation of the house that need to be elevated to drain rain away from
the
house. I estimate it needs to be raised 2-3 inches at the foundation.
Thanks!

--

HK




For a do-it-yourselfer the granular fert is normally preferable 'cause it
will be time-released and is easier to apply evenly.

To raise the level near the house you have a couple of options. If you just
dump 3" of soil on the grass there you will kill or set back most of the
grass and weeds will fill in. You could dump the soil on and then cover in
sod or seed it. Sod would solve the problem instantly. You could also add
the soil an inch or so at a time and as the grass grows up through it add
some more and in this way gradually raise the level there.

Peter H

"Ho-Kuo Chan" wrote:
Hi,
I was wondering what the advantages/disadvantages of liquid vs
solid/granular fertilizer. I live a northern climate (Montreal, Canada),
I have Kentucky bluegrass. Alos, There's an area of my lawn that's meets
the foundation of the house that need to be elevated to drain rain away
from the house. I estimate it needs to be raised 2-3 inches at the
foundation. Thanks!

Liquid is more profitable for commercial applicators.

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Wavesat Wireless Inc.
(514) 956-6322
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"Ho-Kuo Chan" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I was wondering what the advantages/disadvantages of liquid vs
solid/granular fertilizer. I live a northern climate (Montreal, Canada),
I
have Kentucky bluegrass. Alos, There's an area of my lawn that's meets
the
foundation of the house that need to be elevated to drain rain away from
the
house. I estimate it needs to be raised 2-3 inches at the foundation.
Thanks!

--

HK




For a do-it-yourselfer the granular fert is normally preferable 'cause it
will be time-released and is easier to apply evenly.

To raise the level near the house you have a couple of options. If you
just
dump 3" of soil on the grass there you will kill or set back most of the
grass and weeds will fill in. You could dump the soil on and then cover in
sod or seed it. Sod would solve the problem instantly. You could also add
the soil an inch or so at a time and as the grass grows up through it add
some more and in this way gradually raise the level there.

Peter H

Sorry about the last post, I forgot to copy my question: do I need to pack
the soil down after dumping it or should I just level it off? Thanks!

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Ho-Kuo Chan

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ble.rogers.com...

"Ho-Kuo Chan" wrote in message
...
Hi,
I was wondering what the advantages/disadvantages of liquid vs
solid/granular fertilizer. I live a northern climate (Montreal, Canada),
I
have Kentucky bluegrass. Alos, There's an area of my lawn that's meets
the
foundation of the house that need to be elevated to drain rain away from
the
house. I estimate it needs to be raised 2-3 inches at the foundation.
Thanks!

--

HK




For a do-it-yourselfer the granular fert is normally preferable 'cause it
will be time-released and is easier to apply evenly.

To raise the level near the house you have a couple of options. If you
just
dump 3" of soil on the grass there you will kill or set back most of the
grass and weeds will fill in. You could dump the soil on and then cover in
sod or seed it. Sod would solve the problem instantly. You could also add
the soil an inch or so at a time and as the grass grows up through it add
some more and in this way gradually raise the level there.

Peter H

"Ho-Kuo Chan" wrote in message
...
Sorry about the last post, I forgot to copy my question: do I need to pack
the soil down after dumping it or should I just level it off? Thanks!


If you add the soil gradually, in a few stages there is no need to tamp it
down as it will find it's own level eventually. If you add 3" at once then
you will have to tamp it down or it will be lumpy.


Peter H

"Peter H" wrote:
"Ho-Kuo Chan" wrote in message
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Sorry about the last post, I forgot to copy my question: do I need to
pack the soil down after dumping it or should I just level it off?
Thanks!


If you add the soil gradually, in a few stages there is no need to tamp
it down as it will find it's own level eventually. If you add 3" at once
then you will have to tamp it down or it will be lumpy.

Peter H

Tamp the fill,leave the 2 inches of top soil you're gonna put over it
fluffy.

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...hey hoe chan,wtf does this have to do with lawn food?

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