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I have an area of about 200 sq ft that used to be a bramble forest. I
cleared it last summer and by a lot of fires, glyphosate and digging bramble crowns, it's now bare earth. This evening, I spread poultry manure pellets and started forking over to a depth of about 3/4 spit. The surface has quite a crust and I have lots of lumps several inches across. This doesn't look good for sowing grass seed in autumn. Will the lumps break down - should I leave winter frosts to do the job? Also, what's the cheap time of year to buy a small lawn mower? Other data: Soil type: Sandy and alkaline Site: Shaded in winter, part shaded in summer. Drains well, slight slope Desired lawn: light traffic, medium quality Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com |
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why wait til autum seed it now
"Steve Harris" wrote in message ... I have an area of about 200 sq ft that used to be a bramble forest. I cleared it last summer and by a lot of fires, glyphosate and digging bramble crowns, it's now bare earth. This evening, I spread poultry manure pellets and started forking over to a depth of about 3/4 spit. The surface has quite a crust and I have lots of lumps several inches across. This doesn't look good for sowing grass seed in autumn. Will the lumps break down - should I leave winter frosts to do the job? Also, what's the cheap time of year to buy a small lawn mower? Other data: Soil type: Sandy and alkaline Site: Shaded in winter, part shaded in summer. Drains well, slight slope Desired lawn: light traffic, medium quality Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com |
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seed it early September when the light rains and warmth will help it along
nicely Do not roll it though .....keep the soil loose but level "Steve Harris" wrote in message ... In article , (pied piper) wrote: why wait til autum seed it now I believe spring and autumn are considered the best times. Currently, the ground is bone dry and and in my particular case, preparation of the the ground has only just started. Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com |
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Harris writes In article , (pied piper) wrote: why wait til autum seed it now I believe spring and autumn are considered the best times. Currently, the ground is bone dry and and in my particular case, preparation of the the ground has only just started. Indeed. If you sow grass seed now you have got to keep it well watered in any warm weather. If you want a good tilth then I think the only answer is to put some work into it. Break up the lumps, rake it, break up lumps, rake it etc. Of course dry weather makes the lumps dry and hard - I may be tempted to leave it until later in the year. (Frost can help, but it doesn't break it down that much. I've no experience of this. but some one called Paul Womack/Bugbear who used to post here posted a number of times about the lengths he went to prepare a surface for a new lawn. http://www.google.co.uk/groups?as_q=...20progress&as_ ugroup=uk.rec.gardening&lr=&hl=en Will get you the threads. -- Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds urg Suppliers and References FAQ: http://www.familyfrench.co.uk/garden/urgfaq/index.html |
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