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Raising grass levels in small depressions?
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from "al" contains these words: Another grass related question: My lawn was laid last summer from scratch and there were two large trees removed before rotovating, etc. Now, predictably, there are two depressions in the lawn where each tree was as the soil has settled down. I want to raise the level of this to make it flat with the rest of the lawn. I did this in an old garden by dumping lots of soil in and putting down new seed, but that was a big trench and the grass never matched! What I'm thinking of doing here is throwing down some peat moss/compost on top of the grass loosely each week so it can still grown up through it, but will eventually (when I stomp on it anyway) have built up the level. Think it will work? No. The composition of the soil will be different, and the grass is unlikely to match on occount of it. Put the compost on your garden and sprinkle garden soil in the hollows: you stand a better chance of matching the soil that way. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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Raising grass levels in small depressions?
The message
from "al" contains these words: Another grass related question: My lawn was laid last summer from scratch and there were two large trees removed before rotovating, etc. Now, predictably, there are two depressions in the lawn where each tree was as the soil has settled down. I want to raise the level of this to make it flat with the rest of the lawn. I did this in an old garden by dumping lots of soil in and putting down new seed, but that was a big trench and the grass never matched! What I'm thinking of doing here is throwing down some peat moss/compost on top of the grass loosely each week so it can still grown up through it, but will eventually (when I stomp on it anyway) have built up the level. Think it will work? No. The composition of the soil will be different, and the grass is unlikely to match on occount of it. Put the compost on your garden and sprinkle garden soil in the hollows: you stand a better chance of matching the soil that way. -- Rusty Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar. http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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Raising grass levels in small depressions?
"al" wrote in message ... "Franz Heymann" wrote in message That works a treat. I have done it successfully. Cut a large set of slits to the shape of a H. Roll back the two turves, insert soil below and lightly tamp the turves back in place. But what did you use as "soil"? Compost or topsoil? A few spadefuls scrounged from here and there in nearby flower beds Grass is not a fussy plant. {:-)) Franz |
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Raising grass levels in small depressions?
"al" wrote in message ... "Franz Heymann" wrote in message That works a treat. I have done it successfully. Cut a large set of slits to the shape of a H. Roll back the two turves, insert soil below and lightly tamp the turves back in place. But what did you use as "soil"? Compost or topsoil? A few spadefuls scrounged from here and there in nearby flower beds Grass is not a fussy plant. {:-)) Franz |
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Raising grass levels in small depressions?
"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
But what did you use as "soil"? Compost or topsoil? A few spadefuls scrounged from here and there in nearby flower beds Grass is not a fussy plant. {:-)) Well I know it won't die. I just don't want it to look odd if I land up making the soil too rich, or pale if the opposite. Since it's a new lawn, there's no "standard" soil to nick from anywhere! Besides, all my beds are full to the brim with bulbs & shrubs! a |
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Raising grass levels in small depressions?
On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 19:36:57 +0000, Sue da Nimm wrote:
(We also move grass around when beds are dug or filled-in - turves sometimes get "parked" between rows on the veggie beds to keep 'em ticking over 'till needed!) Now I've done that before, and sworn when my parked turf had rooted too well into the temporary holding area!!! I don't like lifting turf in the first place, having to lift it twice was *very* annoying! Sarah |
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Raising grass levels in small depressions?
On Sun, 29 Feb 2004 19:36:57 +0000, Sue da Nimm wrote:
(We also move grass around when beds are dug or filled-in - turves sometimes get "parked" between rows on the veggie beds to keep 'em ticking over 'till needed!) Now I've done that before, and sworn when my parked turf had rooted too well into the temporary holding area!!! I don't like lifting turf in the first place, having to lift it twice was *very* annoying! Sarah |
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Raising grass levels in small depressions?
"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... al29/2/04 12:25 snip What I'm thinking of doing here is throwing down some peat moss/compost on top of the grass loosely each week so it can still grown up through it, but will eventually (when I stomp on it anyway) have built up the level. Think it will work? It might. But might it also change the texture of the grass as it has to fight its way up to the light? I haven't tried this myself but I wonder if you can scoop up the turf, put soil or compost underneath to level the lawn and then replace the turf on top? -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) The easiest way I've found is to cut an X in the depression then roll back the corners from the middle, top-up area until level with soil or compost then replace corners to the middle and firm down. jeremy (New Zealand) |
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