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Our grass is so unhealthy & mossy because there is hardly any topsoil so it is basically growing on sand. We have scarified, Scraped moss away & fertilised but haven't managed to make any sustained improvement in the lawn
If we lay turf on top the existing lawn, will the old lawn become a sort of nutritional layer for the new turf?
If we lay turf on top the existing lawn, will the old lawn become a sort of nutritional layer for the new turf?
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What sort of area are we talkng about? A halfway measure would be to kill off the existing lawn with Roundup to get rid of nasty grasses and pereniel weeds. Rotavate this into the the top 4" or 5". Add maybe 3" good loamy soil and rotavate this in again. Consolidate by trampling, rake/grade and I reckon it would improve your soil enough to give your lawn a...
06:37 Fri 22nd Apr 2011
What sort of area are we talkng about? A halfway measure would be to kill off the existing lawn with Roundup to get rid of nasty grasses and pereniel weeds. Rotavate this into the the top 4" or 5". Add maybe 3" good loamy soil and rotavate this in again. Consolidate by trampling, rake/grade and I reckon it would improve your soil enough to give your lawn a reasonable chance with the usual fertilizer/weekiller/watering applications.
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