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Posted by DougButtimer on December 1, 2006, 4:13 am
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The soil in my area is VERY clayey and hence the growth of moss in our
lawns is
a major problem, even in summer. I can normally control this
growth by using a
RawnRaker and I'm tempted to use it a few times over
the winter (if weather
permits !) to stop the grass being overcome.
Can anyone advise me on whether,
on balance, this will work to save the
lawn over the winter, or whether I just
make more space for the moss to
grow again ?
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DougButtimer
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Posted by Charles White on December 2, 2006, 7:14 am
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DougButtimer Wrote:
> The soil in my area is VERY clayey and hence the growth
of moss in our
> lawns is a major problem, even in summer. I can normally
control this
> growth by using a RawnRaker and I'm tempted to use it a few times
over
> the winter (if weather permits !) to stop the grass being overcome.
>
Can anyone advise me on whether, on balance, this will work to save the
> lawn
over the winter, or whether I just make more space for the moss to
> grow again ?
Hi it would be best to leave the Scarifying till the spring as when you
rip out
the dead material you want grass to be encouraged into the areas
that are thin
it is best to lightly fertilise after treatment then apply
a little seed approx
35grams per meter over the areas and then top dress
with a 70/30 sand soil mix.
If you want to improve your lawn core out the some of the clay and
brush in a
70/30 sand soil mix this has to be done in dry conditions
and do not smother the
grass this will if done regularly cause an
improvment in your surface area.
Charles White
www.everythingforthegarden.co.uk
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Charles White
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Posted by DougButtimer on December 2, 2006, 10:31 am
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Charles White Wrote:
> Hi it would be best to leave the Scarifying till the
spring as when you
> rip out the dead material you want grass to be encouraged
into the
> areas that are thin it is best to lightly fertilise after treatment
>
then apply a little seed approx 35grams per meter over the areas and
> then top
dress with a 70/30 sand soil mix.
> If you want to improve your lawn core out the some of the clay and
> brush in
a 70/30 sand soil mix this has to be done in dry conditions
> and do not smother
the grass this will if done regularly cause an
> improvment in your surface area.
> Charles White
> www.everythingforthegarden.co.uk
Thanks for your advice ! I guess I'll save myself the bother of
scarification at
the moment then. Unfortunately, I've rather a LOT of
lawn so taking cores
would be an impossible job.
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DougButtimer
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Posted by Eggs Zachtly on December 2, 2006, 2:41 pm
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> Unfortunately, I've rather a LOT of
> lawn so taking cores would be an impossible job.
You don't do it by hand.
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Eggs
-Two peanuts walk into a bar. One was a salted.
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