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?



a

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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
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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)

"al" wrote in message
...
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.

We had to do this in several places, some of them quite big.
Hubby cut the area into 18" squares and then lifted these by cutting under
with the spade to a depth of 3".
Then the holes were filled and jumped upon before puting the turves back in
their original positions.
It all knitted together and settled down nicely - Like Ern' you can't see
the join now!

"Sue da Nimm" . wrote in message news:c1st12
We had to do this in several places, some of them quite big.
Hubby cut the area into 18" squares and then lifted these by cutting under
with the spade to a depth of 3".
Then the holes were filled and jumped upon before puting the turves back
in
their original positions.
It all knitted together and settled down nicely - Like Ern' you can't see
the join now!


Interesting ... could be worth it. Just wish it'd get a little warmer.
Wanted to cut the grass today but it keeps snowing!! Any particular soil
type best to stick underneath it? I've still got some left in a 200l Irish
Peat Moss bag. Could get some topsoil or normal compost if that'd be
better? Mind you, I don't want it to be more fertile than the grass around
it and grow faster/greener!

On a side point - how does peat moss and normal compost differ in
application?



a

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)

"al" wrote in message
...
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.

We had to do this in several places, some of them quite big.
Hubby cut the area into 18" squares and then lifted these by cutting under
with the spade to a depth of 3".
Then the holes were filled and jumped upon before puting the turves back in
their original positions.
It all knitted together and settled down nicely - Like Ern' you can't see
the join now!

"Sue da Nimm" . wrote in message news:c1st12
We had to do this in several places, some of them quite big.
Hubby cut the area into 18" squares and then lifted these by cutting under
with the spade to a depth of 3".
Then the holes were filled and jumped upon before puting the turves back
in
their original positions.
It all knitted together and settled down nicely - Like Ern' you can't see
the join now!


Interesting ... could be worth it. Just wish it'd get a little warmer.
Wanted to cut the grass today but it keeps snowing!! Any particular soil
type best to stick underneath it? I've still got some left in a 200l Irish
Peat Moss bag. Could get some topsoil or normal compost if that'd be
better? Mind you, I don't want it to be more fertile than the grass around
it and grow faster/greener!

On a side point - how does peat moss and normal compost differ in
application?



a

Xref: kermit uk.rec.gardening:189791


"Sacha" wrote in message
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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?

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.

Franz

Xref: kermit uk.rec.gardening:189791


"Sacha" wrote in message
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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?

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.

Franz

"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

"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

"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

"al" wrote in message
...
Any particular soil
type best to stick underneath it? I've still got some left in a 200l
Irish
Peat Moss bag. Could get some topsoil or normal compost if that'd be
better? Mind you, I don't want it to be more fertile than the grass
around
it and grow faster/greener!

We used topsoil - it tends to migrate round the garden as new beds are dug
and new projects started.
(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!)

"al" wrote in message
...
Any particular soil
type best to stick underneath it? I've still got some left in a 200l
Irish
Peat Moss bag. Could get some topsoil or normal compost if that'd be
better? Mind you, I don't want it to be more fertile than the grass
around
it and grow faster/greener!

We used topsoil - it tends to migrate round the garden as new beds are dug
and new projects started.
(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!)