> alt.home.lawn.garden:
>>> John S G <NOSPAMgoodwillATindigoDOTie> wrote on 20 Aug 2007 in group
>>> alt.home.lawn.garden:
>>>
>>> > I have three small lawns, each of which is below the level of the
>>> > adjacent paths. They are inherited from the previous owner of the
>>> > house and have not sunk in recent years. I want to raise the
>>> > levels.
>>>
>>> > I have read that a new lawn requires to be laid on four inches of
>>> > topsoil. Can I put four inches of topsoil on top of the existing
>>> > lawns and then sow seed or put on readymade rolls? Or do I have
>>> > to dig up the existing grass?
>>>
>>> > I don't want to re-use the sods of the existing grass as there are
>>> > a lot of weeds (creeping buttercup, dandelions, clover, daisies,
>>> > speedwell and one that looks like pale green miniature spinach).
>>>
>>> If you want, you can apply a short-lived vegetation killer to the
>>> existing sod to kill everything that's there. Be sure not to get the
>>> stuff that says it lasts a year.
>>>
>>> 4" of soil cover will kill most grass and weeds, but some will come
>>> through. You don't say, but if you're changing species of grass, you
>>> probably don't want the stuff underneath to reappear in a few weeks.
>>> You definitely don't want the weeds to show up again.
>>
>> You could try the "cover the old sod with newspaper and let it rot"
>> trick under the new dirt.
> I didn't have much luck with that, so I probably did it wrong. I put
> down a layer five or six sheets thick, overlapping the seams, then
> covered it with mulch. The bermuda grass came back through. Does it need
> to be a thicker layer? How thick? Did I miss something?
> What do you recommend?
> --
> Steve B.
> New Life Home Improvement
Let me tell you what I ran into recently. I have a small lemon tree that's
about a foot tall, its in a pot about 2 feet all. I've had Bermuda grass
creeping near the pot. Huh, bermuda grass, not a fledgling seedling,
coming up in the pot. I pulled it up as much as I could from the moist pot
soil. Next week, same thing. Looked under the pot. The bermuda grass
worked its way into one of many drain holes in the bottom of the pot. Went
up 2 feet without any illumination/light.
Having similar problem in my garden with Bermuda grass growing on the
perimeter. Appears out of nowhere.
Bermuda grass is hardier than most "weeds", and has multiple methods of
spreading. St. Augustine will eventually crowd it out, but takes awhile.
Dave
Stop Messing Around & Re Turf Post the metres of turf you need & I will you
price and Location
>> alt.home.lawn.garden:
>>
>>>> John S G <NOSPAMgoodwillATindigoDOTie> wrote on 20 Aug 2007 in group
>>>> alt.home.lawn.garden:
>>>>
>>>> > I have three small lawns, each of which is below the level of the
>>>> > adjacent paths. They are inherited from the previous owner of the
>>>> > house and have not sunk in recent years. I want to raise the
>>>> > levels.
>>>>
>>>> > I have read that a new lawn requires to be laid on four inches of
>>>> > topsoil. Can I put four inches of topsoil on top of the existing
>>>> > lawns and then sow seed or put on readymade rolls? Or do I have
>>>> > to dig up the existing grass?
>>>>
>>>> > I don't want to re-use the sods of the existing grass as there are
>>>> > a lot of weeds (creeping buttercup, dandelions, clover, daisies,
>>>> > speedwell and one that looks like pale green miniature spinach).
>>>>
>>>> If you want, you can apply a short-lived vegetation killer to the
>>>> existing sod to kill everything that's there. Be sure not to get the
>>>> stuff that says it lasts a year.
>>>>
>>>> 4" of soil cover will kill most grass and weeds, but some will come
>>>> through. You don't say, but if you're changing species of grass, you
>>>> probably don't want the stuff underneath to reappear in a few weeks.
>>>> You definitely don't want the weeds to show up again.
>>>
>>> You could try the "cover the old sod with newspaper and let it rot"
>>> trick under the new dirt.
>>
>> I didn't have much luck with that, so I probably did it wrong. I put
>> down a layer five or six sheets thick, overlapping the seams, then
>> covered it with mulch. The bermuda grass came back through. Does it need
>> to be a thicker layer? How thick? Did I miss something?
>>
>> What do you recommend?
>>
>> --
>> Steve B.
>> New Life Home Improvement
> Let me tell you what I ran into recently. I have a small lemon tree
> that's about a foot tall, its in a pot about 2 feet all. I've had Bermuda
> grass creeping near the pot. Huh, bermuda grass, not a fledgling
> seedling, coming up in the pot. I pulled it up as much as I could from
> the moist pot soil. Next week, same thing. Looked under the pot. The
> bermuda grass worked its way into one of many drain holes in the bottom of
> the pot. Went up 2 feet without any illumination/light.
> Having similar problem in my garden with Bermuda grass growing on the
> perimeter. Appears out of nowhere.
> Bermuda grass is hardier than most "weeds", and has multiple methods of
> spreading. St. Augustine will eventually crowd it out, but takes awhile.
> Dave
>
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>>> John S G <NOSPAMgoodwillATindigoDOTie> wrote on 20 Aug 2007 in group
>>> alt.home.lawn.garden:
>>>
>>> > I have three small lawns, each of which is below the level of the
>>> > adjacent paths. They are inherited from the previous owner of the
>>> > house and have not sunk in recent years. I want to raise the
>>> > levels.
>>>
>>> > I have read that a new lawn requires to be laid on four inches of
>>> > topsoil. Can I put four inches of topsoil on top of the existing
>>> > lawns and then sow seed or put on readymade rolls? Or do I have
>>> > to dig up the existing grass?
>>>
>>> > I don't want to re-use the sods of the existing grass as there are
>>> > a lot of weeds (creeping buttercup, dandelions, clover, daisies,
>>> > speedwell and one that looks like pale green miniature spinach).
>>>
>>> If you want, you can apply a short-lived vegetation killer to the
>>> existing sod to kill everything that's there. Be sure not to get the
>>> stuff that says it lasts a year.
>>>
>>> 4" of soil cover will kill most grass and weeds, but some will come
>>> through. You don't say, but if you're changing species of grass, you
>>> probably don't want the stuff underneath to reappear in a few weeks.
>>> You definitely don't want the weeds to show up again.
>>
>> You could try the "cover the old sod with newspaper and let it rot"
>> trick under the new dirt.
> I didn't have much luck with that, so I probably did it wrong. I put
> down a layer five or six sheets thick, overlapping the seams, then
> covered it with mulch. The bermuda grass came back through. Does it need
> to be a thicker layer? How thick? Did I miss something?
> What do you recommend?
> --
> Steve B.
> New Life Home Improvement