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the grass is in bits

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  • 25-01-2008 3:23pm
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    stevoman
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    Hi lads, first time posting in this section. just wonderng what anyone here thinks i should do. my garden out the back of my house is in ruins from the bad weather all year and my dogs running over it. is there anything that can be done without bringing in loads of top soil to start again. a brand new lawn was only rolled down on it 2 years ago.


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    delly
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 7,687 Mod ✭✭✭✭delly


    With constant traffic it would be hard to bring the grass back to a good condition. If its patchy in places you can try and restore those bits, but they would need to be clear of traffic to come back to a good point. If the garden is just plain muddy then you'll have to wait for the weather to improve.

    Maybe stick up a picture to give us a better idea of a course of action?


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    stevoman
    Registered Users Posts: 3,041 ✭✭✭stevoman


    no probs. i'l take on at the weekend and see what we can do. cheers


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    John32c
    Registered Users Posts: 78 ✭✭John32c


    Ok wait till u get a dry spell of a few days...spike it (ie fork holes in it with a garden fork) every foot or so over the entire space. This will help drainage, allevaite comapction and get maximum air to the roots. Do this a couple of times between now and end of March. Dont do it when very wet--keep off it.

    When you get to mid/end march spike again then top dress with a mixture of LAWN SAND and moss peat and seed any bad areas.
    Keep the dog off it when you do this!

    Feed when the grass comes through and montly through the summer!


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