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Posted by Jim on October 7, 2007, 10:52 pm
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Josh Kalish wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I just bought a house and want to get the back yard together. I hope
> someone here might have some guidance. I live in Bergen County, New
> Jersey. I think that is zone 6.
>
> My back yard is about 1/4 acre or so and has never really been
> maintained well. There is a light grass covering, but it's not really
> consistent and thick. Also, there is a lot of both organic debris (
> from leaves and crab apples, etc) and non-organic debris including some
> plastic bits, some old piping, old wood slats, etc.
>
> My first thought is to just get it cleaned up and then next to seed it.
> I'm not sure when. It's a fairly shady yard, but it does have some
> patches that get more sun.
>
> My initial questions come down to:
>
> 1. Who do you hire for a general clean-up?
> 2. How do you go about getting ready for thickening the lawn in 2008.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Josh
here in alt.home.lawn.garden there is a person living in NJ who
can tell you things pertinent with a precise relevance to your
climate.
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