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Lawn advice

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  • 07-06-2024 5:27pm
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    eeepaulo
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    Ok, so i want a nice grass lawn, im not going to level it but i would like to smooth it out. Loads of buttercups, crab grass, moss, dasies, dandellion and some other things, which i dont want. 180m2 in back. 80m2 at front.

    Live in co cork and the soil seems to be ok, drains well.

    I put down some greenforce 4 in 1 killed the moss, in april, spent a few hours raking it out still masses there, didnt seem to kill the weeds.

    Been doing some reading and thinking of getting a cheap scarifier in autumn. I'm not sure if i should put down something like dicophar now to kill the weeds, it should last about 3 months i think. So i can then scarify and top dress sep/oct.

    To fill in the ruts and bumps i was going to get some top soil (35kg) and sand (20kg), maybe put down a mixed bag of each after each time i mow and just brush it in. (i'll also stop using the grass collector when i mow, and it is just a small amount)

    Any thoughts/suggestions?



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    ShadowSA
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭ShadowSA


    Get a mulching mower, helps feed the grass. Mow regularly and don't mow too low.

    I also have loads of creeping buttercup. I call it wilding. :).



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    Babyreignbow
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    you could probably hire out a scarifier and get it done at the moment before the weather warms up too much. If it's very unlevel get some lawn sand and top soil mix and level it out with a home made dredge or rake and then top dress and overseed. You should have a nice green healthy lawn within a month for mowing if it stays well watered. Once it's seeded it will have the rest of the season to bed itself in so come autumn all you'd need to do is give it an autumn feed (like an aftercut 4 in 1 autumn) which will help kill off moss and other weeds and keep it healthy over the winter months.

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    eeepaulo
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    I have a husqvarna battery mower which has a mulcher kit available, it's 50 euro, might chance that, don't fancy buying a new mower tbh, with the battery and charger I'm kinda tied to husqvarna (have their strimmer as well)

    https://www.husqvarna.com/ie/lawn-mower-attachments/mulch-kit/?article=582872801



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    eeepaulo
    Registered Users Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭eeepaulo


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122232127#Comment_122232127

    Screwfix have an electric scarifier for about 80 euro, was thinking of just getting that, gets ok reviews I think.

    The garden is very uneven, when they dug my well I never smoothed it properly so there are tyre tracks dips under the grass. I was thinking spending the summer adding topsoil/ sand do fill in the gaps.

    Maybe I'd be better just scarifying now then levelling, are those lawn lutes worth it?



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    ShadowSA
    Registered Users Posts: 74 ✭✭ShadowSA


    Scarifier from screwfix seems what most people buy.



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    TheSunIsShining
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    You'd be amazed at how little 55kg will cover!



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    Babyreignbow
    Registered Users Posts: 453 ✭✭Babyreignbow


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122232171#Comment_122232171

    My lawn is pretty small so I got away with a metal rake so it depends on how much you want to invest. You could always make a straight edge if you had any wood offcuts laying around and fill the dips first then raking over or brushing in areas when you see fit. I wouldnt think theres much difference between buying one for 80 and hiring for a day so that sounds like good investment.

    Scarify first then level, then overseed and fertilise and water in, you'll have a nice lawn in no time. Don't worry about the weeds, you can treat the lawn afterwards and throughout the gowing season and the healthier your grass is the less you will have to contend with weeds.

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    and stand in the noon sky, blazing,
    such brilliance would be like the fierce
    brilliance of that mighty Self.”



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    eeepaulo
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    Does anyone have experience with a husqvarna mulch kit?

    https://www.husqvarna.com/ie/lawn-mower-attachments/mulch-kit/?article=582872801

    It appears to have a plug at the back and a different blade, its about 50 euro so might chance it, not any reviews online.

    I went and bought a few more bags, so i'll scarify this week, then put down 105kg of topsoil 40kg of sand and 25kg of compost, on the 180m2. See how that gets on. I have a feeling it will just vanish but can always add more later.



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