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New Lawn-Very Soft-What To Do

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  • 02-03-2010 11:39pm
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    Ginger83
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    Hi, I dug out my back lawn last summer and replaced the bad clay with good clay to 200mm. I seeded it, cross raked and lightly rolled with a water filled garden roller.

    However the lawn has come on well but is extremely soft to walk or step on. Should I use a heavier roller or similar?

    I've been thinking of filling the roller with concrete. Any ideas? thanks


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    looksee
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    I am not an expert on lawns, but at this time of year with the ground so soft and on a new lawn I doubt you should be even walking on it?


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    Ginger83
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    Its been soft since the day I rolled it. Thought it might just need to settle.
    Spent time hoping to do it right- dug the whole lot out, 8 inches of good clay, seeded, raked, stones out, rolled and kept well watered


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    looksee
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    There is a thread about this problem here http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/showthread.php?p=774641
    I would be inclined to leave it for a while, but as I say, I don't know much about lawns.


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