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Scarifying and aeration lawn

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  • 07-03-2020 6:04pm
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    rodge123
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    Lawn is about 2000m2 and was done about 3 years ago.
    Full of moss and quite weak in parts with a lot of dead looking patches.
    Parts of it are compacted too I reckon, soil is fairly clayey as I found out when digging trenches for hedging!

    I was going to scarify, aerate, seed and then rake a top dressing of compost into it (can get as much as I want for free).

    Sound like a good plan? Is there any point aerating after scarifying?

    Was going to rent a scarifier for weekend for €60 but aerator is €100 so was thinking of buying some sort of manual push one if they are any good?


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    Cal04
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    Interested in this too


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    MaxPower89
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    Think I would just get the scarifier. My understanding is there needs to be a good amount of grass when aerating. You could scarify, top dress and overseed. Then leave for 3/4 weeks.

    The compost might not be the best medium for spreading though? A buildup of thatch encourages moss and the lawn becomes spongy. A more sandy medium is good for drainage and combats thatch. The compost you have will hold onto water, I think you want the opposite?

    2000sq/m is a fairly huge lawn, the cost of a good lawn topdressing mix could cost a fortune though. Pitchcare.ie are a good company worth checking out. Otherwise maybe you could order a lorry load of proper sports turf sand and ask someone with the machinery to spread it for you.


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    glog
    Registered Users Posts: 214 ✭✭glog


    rodge123 wrote: »
    Lawn is about 2000m2 and was done about 3 years ago.
    Full of moss and quite weak in parts with a lot of dead looking patches.
    Parts of it are compacted too I reckon, soil is fairly clayey as I found out when digging trenches for hedging!

    I was going to scarify, aerate, seed and then rake a top dressing of compost into it (can get as much as I want for free).

    Sound like a good plan? Is there any point aerating after scarifying?

    Was going to rent a scarifier for weekend for €60 but aerator is €100 so was thinking of buying some sort of manual push one if they are any good?

    Just one word of warning, 2000sqm will produce a LOT of material when scarified.
    The easy part will be running the machine through it a few times.
    The hard part is after that !!
    I learned the hard way.


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    jamieh
    Registered Users Posts: 2,073 ✭✭✭jamieh


    I scarified my grass last week and plan on overseeding and applying Evergreen Complete (feed and weed). Is it best to apply the feed and weed now and then wait 4-5 weeks to overseed or vice versa?


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