Fertilizer scorch, also unexplained mushy patches. - Page 2

 


Another factor.  Don;t know how things work over there, but here in
the northeast USA, all the sod I've been involved with has been grown
for sunny locations or at least locations that get a reasonable amount
of sun each day.  It's typically blue grass/tall fescue.  That will
not do well in shade.     For shade, I've always used a true shade
blend that has varieties like creeping fescue and gone with seed.

Agree with the spiking is not aerifying too.  A real core aerator
takes out plugs that are about 1/2" in diameter.   That really opens
the soil up, as opposed to spikes that just compress it more in the
location next to the spike.

 

trader4@optonline.net wrote:
...

  that and unless you're getting decent sod it's thin
and most people do not really prepare the underlayer
enough, so after a short period of time it is depleted
and starts getting patchy and weedy.

  if you're going to sod, make sure to put the money
into what the sod is going on top of too to a suitable
depth...



  on top of that if there is nothing but clay
and pebbles and they are not putting any organic matter down
in those holes afterwards it's not accomplishing much other
than perhaps drying the hard/compacted soil out further.

  after spiking they'd need to get some slow rotting organics
raked in.  or at least that is what i would make sure to do
if i cared about growing grass.

  but then again, i wouldn't...  i find grass to be the worst
kind of weed.  :)


  songbird