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Lawn aeration
Gardening magazines seem to like the idea of lawn aeration. My
small domestic lawn has never had such treatment in the 30 years I have lived here, and I am wondering if it is worth doing. Has anybody successfully used a hollow tine aerator without it continually clogging? If so, what was it? I couldn't get a bulb planter to work at all, so tiny tines seem a non-starter. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-30565-Lawn-Aerator/dp/B00HNUQ0MW/ref=sr_1_4?s=outdoors&ie=UTF8&qid=1490615967&sr=1-4&keywords=lawn+aerator Are the spiked drum type any good? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-83983-Rolling-Aerator-Spiked-x/dp/B01BYA8WRC/ref=sr_1_6?s=outdoors&ie=UTF8&qid=1490615967&sr=1-6&keywords=lawn+aerator I have a little moss, no waterlogging, and soil which tends to clay. Chris -- Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK Plant amazing Acers. |
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Lawn aeration
Chris J Dixon wrote:
Gardening magazines seem to like the idea of lawn aeration. My small domestic lawn has never had such treatment in the 30 years I have lived here, and I am wondering if it is worth doing. Has anybody successfully used a hollow tine aerator without it continually clogging? If so, what was it? I couldn't get a bulb planter to work at all, so tiny tines seem a non-starter. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-30565-Lawn-Aerator/dp/B00HNUQ0MW/ref=sr_1_4?s=outdoors&ie=UTF8&qid=1490615967&sr=1-4&keywords=lawn+aerator Are the spiked drum type any good? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-83983-Rolling-Aerator-Spiked-x/dp/B01BYA8WRC/ref=sr_1_6?s=outdoors&ie=UTF8&qid=1490615967&sr=1-6&keywords=lawn+aerator I have a little moss, no waterlogging, and soil which tends to clay. Chris I spent years doing it (with a fork, pushing it back and to), always wondering if it made a difference. One year, I decided to do one half of the lawn and leave the other half. If there was a difference, it was too subtle for me to notice. So now, I just let the worms live instead :-) I had one of the hollow ones, and threw it away after about a year. Maybe I was just doing it wrong all the time? |
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Lawn aeration
On 27/03/2017 13:03, Chris J Dixon wrote:
Gardening magazines seem to like the idea of lawn aeration. My small domestic lawn has never had such treatment in the 30 years I have lived here, and I am wondering if it is worth doing. Has anybody successfully used a hollow tine aerator without it continually clogging? If so, what was it? I couldn't get a bulb planter to work at all, so tiny tines seem a non-starter. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-30565-Lawn-Aerator/dp/B00HNUQ0MW/ref=sr_1_4?s=outdoors&ie=UTF8&qid=1490615967&sr=1-4&keywords=lawn+aerator Are the spiked drum type any good? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-83983-Rolling-Aerator-Spiked-x/dp/B01BYA8WRC/ref=sr_1_6?s=outdoors&ie=UTF8&qid=1490615967&sr=1-6&keywords=lawn+aerator I have a little moss, no waterlogging, and soil which tends to clay. Chris I have a Mantis with a lawn slitter - seems to do a great job |
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Lawn aeration
Chris J Dixon wrote:
Gardening magazines seem to like the idea of lawn aeration. My small domestic lawn has never had such treatment in the 30 years I have lived here, and I am wondering if it is worth doing. Has anybody successfully used a hollow tine aerator without it continually clogging? If so, what was it? I couldn't get a bulb planter to work at all, so tiny tines seem a non-starter. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-30565-Lawn-Aerator/dp/B00HNUQ0MW/ref=sr_1_4?s=outdoors&ie=UTF8&qid=1490615967&sr=1-4&keywords=lawn+aerator Are the spiked drum type any good? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-83983-Rolling-Aerator-Spiked-x/dp/B01BYA8WRC/ref=sr_1_6?s=outdoors&ie=UTF8&qid=1490615967&sr=1-6&keywords=lawn+aerator I have a little moss, no waterlogging, and soil which tends to clay. Chris I aerated my front lawn for two year, but did not bother last year due to a dodgy knee. If there is a difference I can't see it. |
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Lawn aeration
Chris J Dixon wrote:
Gardening magazines seem to like the idea of lawn aeration. My small domestic lawn has never had such treatment in the 30 years I have lived here, and I am wondering if it is worth doing. Has anybody successfully used a hollow tine aerator without it continually clogging? If so, what was it? I couldn't get a bulb planter to work at all, so tiny tines seem a non-starter. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-30565-Lawn-Aerator/dp/B00HNUQ0MW/ref=sr_1_4?s=outdoors&ie=UTF8&qid=1490615967&sr=1-4&keywords=lawn+aerator Are the spiked drum type any good? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-83983-Rolling-Aerator-Spiked-x/dp/B01BYA8WRC/ref=sr_1_6?s=outdoors&ie=UTF8&qid=1490615967&sr=1-6&keywords=lawn+aerator I have a little moss, no waterlogging, and soil which tends to clay. Chris If you want to look stupid, http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/like/301841305252?chn=ps |
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Lawn aeration
On 27/03/2017 15:07, F Murtz wrote:
Chris J Dixon wrote: Gardening magazines seem to like the idea of lawn aeration. My small domestic lawn has never had such treatment in the 30 years I have lived here, and I am wondering if it is worth doing. Has anybody successfully used a hollow tine aerator without it continually clogging? If so, what was it? I couldn't get a bulb planter to work at all, so tiny tines seem a non-starter. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-30565-Lawn-Aerator/dp/B00HNUQ0MW/ref=sr_1_4?s=outdoors&ie=UTF8&qid=1490615967&sr=1-4&keywords=lawn+aerator Are the spiked drum type any good? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-83983-Rolling-Aerator-Spiked-x/dp/B01BYA8WRC/ref=sr_1_6?s=outdoors&ie=UTF8&qid=1490615967&sr=1-6&keywords=lawn+aerator I have a little moss, no waterlogging, and soil which tends to clay. Chris If you want to look stupid, http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/like/301841305252?chn=ps You could just top dress with sand twice a year and let the worms do their work. David@ a sunny side of Swansea Bay |
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Lawn aeration
On 27/03/17 15:07, F Murtz wrote:
Chris J Dixon wrote: Gardening magazines seem to like the idea of lawn aeration. My small domestic lawn has never had such treatment in the 30 years I have lived here, and I am wondering if it is worth doing. Has anybody successfully used a hollow tine aerator without it continually clogging? If so, what was it? I couldn't get a bulb planter to work at all, so tiny tines seem a non-starter. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-30565-Lawn-Aerator/dp/B00HNUQ0MW/ref=sr_1_4?s=outdoors&ie=UTF8&qid=1490615967&sr=1-4&keywords=lawn+aerator Are the spiked drum type any good? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-83983-Rolling-Aerator-Spiked-x/dp/B01BYA8WRC/ref=sr_1_6?s=outdoors&ie=UTF8&qid=1490615967&sr=1-6&keywords=lawn+aerator I have a little moss, no waterlogging, and soil which tends to clay. Chris If you want to look stupid, http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/like/301841305252?chn=ps Great for letting the grass grow under your feet -- No Apple devices were knowingly used in the preparation of this post. |
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Lawn aeration
On Tue, 28 Mar 2017 00:07:35 +1000, F Murtz wrote:
Chris J Dixon wrote: Gardening magazines seem to like the idea of lawn aeration. My small domestic lawn has never had such treatment in the 30 years I have lived here, and I am wondering if it is worth doing. Has anybody successfully used a hollow tine aerator without it continually clogging? If so, what was it? I couldn't get a bulb planter to work at all, so tiny tines seem a non-starter. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-30565-Lawn-Aerator/dp/B00HNUQ0MW/ref=sr_1_4?s=outdoors&ie=UTF8&qid=1490615967&sr=1-4&keywords=lawn+aerator Are the spiked drum type any good? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Draper-83983-Rolling-Aerator-Spiked-x/dp/B01BYA8WRC/ref=sr_1_6?s=outdoors&ie=UTF8&qid=1490615967&sr=1-6&keywords=lawn+aerator I have a little moss, no waterlogging, and soil which tends to clay. Chris If you want to look stupid, http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/like/301841305252?chn=ps The one time I did mine it was with 12-point lobster-claw crampons (not much use for them in icy Northants). The comments from passers-by and the lack of noticeable effect decided me that the time was better spent round the pub. Anyway, moss is quite pretty. -- Peter. The gods will stay away whilst religions hold sway |
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