Posted by Bob F on January 25, 2010, 5:57 pm
CTTom wrote:
> Hi --
> I'm a horticulturist in the United States, and I'm interested in
> converting my lawn to a type of turf that requires less mowing (a
> mixture of fine and hard fescues). The usual method to accomplish
> that on this side of the Atlantic is to first kill the existing turf
> with an application of glyphosate, wait a couple of weeks, and then
> use a slit seeder to plant the new grass seed right through the dead
> turf. Howevver, I would like to avoid the use of glyphosate, if
> possible. I'm wondering if I could simply use a stone burier on the
> existing turf and then plant right away. Would the buried grass
> re-emerge to compete with the fescues? Stone buriers are a new kind
> of technology in the United States and I cannot find anyone who has
> used them for this purpose. I understand, though, that they have
> been in use in Britain for some time. Has anyone connected with this
> forum used a stone burier for lawn renovation?
Using a sod cutter, and composting the sod will probably result in a better
result, as most seeds will go away with the sod.
Posted by 4x4rob on January 27, 2010, 9:05 am
use a turf cutter to remove old turf if the ground is good enough then
if your
left with a load of stones use a stone burier or if not just use
a stone raker /
standard landscape rake (size permitting) then you
could use a seeder roller
machine to get a good finish .
--
4x4rob
Posted by trader4 on January 29, 2010, 7:43 am
> use a turf cutter to remove old turf if the ground is good enough then
> if your left with a load of stones use a stone burier or if not just use
> a stone raker / standard landscape rake (size permitting) then you
> could use a seeder roller machine to get a good finish .
> --
> 4x4rob
Which is one hell of a lot of work and cost compared to applying
glyphosate and using a slit seeder. Glyphosate is routinely used on
food crops, so I don't see the big deal in using it for a one time
lawn renovation.
Posted by Bob F on January 31, 2010, 5:18 pm
trader4@optonline.net wrote:
>> use a turf cutter to remove old turf if the ground is good enough
>> then if your left with a load of stones use a stone burier or if not
>> just use a stone raker / standard landscape rake (size permitting)
>> then you could use a seeder roller machine to get a good finish .
>>
>> --
>> 4x4rob
> Which is one hell of a lot of work and cost compared to applying
> glyphosate and using a slit seeder. Glyphosate is routinely used on
> food crops, so I don't see the big deal in using it for a one time
> lawn renovation.
I sure as hell don't use it on my food crops.
Posted by 4x4rob on February 7, 2010, 3:05 pm
to make it abit cheaper then we sometimes just kill the old grass/weeds
with
spray (gallup 360) wait till it dies off then rotorvate it , rake
aera out and
re seed if you want a good job on your lawn you really cant
try to do it to
cheaply
--
4x4rob
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> I'm a horticulturist in the United States, and I'm interested in
> converting my lawn to a type of turf that requires less mowing (a
> mixture of fine and hard fescues). The usual method to accomplish
> that on this side of the Atlantic is to first kill the existing turf
> with an application of glyphosate, wait a couple of weeks, and then
> use a slit seeder to plant the new grass seed right through the dead
> turf. Howevver, I would like to avoid the use of glyphosate, if
> possible. I'm wondering if I could simply use a stone burier on the
> existing turf and then plant right away. Would the buried grass
> re-emerge to compete with the fescues? Stone buriers are a new kind
> of technology in the United States and I cannot find anyone who has
> used them for this purpose. I understand, though, that they have
> been in use in Britain for some time. Has anyone connected with this
> forum used a stone burier for lawn renovation?