Dumper tracks in lawn

 http://www.myalbum.com/Album-UXYIAXSH-Photos-of-Other.html

Propose using some of the compost heap to fill then seed.

Any other suggestions?

Mike

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 On 21/01/2012 16:30, 'Mike' wrote:

I would have thought that homemade compost material would be too light
and crumbly for a satisfactory lawn infill.  You need something
loam-based.  Better still, use soil from elsewhere in the garden so that
it matches the lawn soil in that area.  Otherwise, you could end up with
two bold stripes of a different shade of green.

In some of your pics, the dumper tracks appear to have compacted the
soil, causing water to lie on the surface.  You need to open up and
aerate the soil here before you start filling in.

Hope this helps.

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Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay

 


Spider indeed it does help. I did try at one point to rake and open it up,
but it seems quite solid. As far as 'elsewhere' is concerned, there is no
'elsewhere', the whole lot, about 2 acres, being landscaped and as far as
possible maintenance free and more for socializing than anything else, such
as the 50th birthday of a friend in the barn last week. (No photos of that
but  http://www.myalbum.com/Album=IKAF3YLN  typical)

Thanks for your comments.

Mike


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 On 21/01/2012 18:07, 'Mike' wrote:

Any chance of rotavating along the tracks to break up the compaction?
Then /gently/ firm.  Cut turves from along the edge of the wall and lay
those along the tracks.  Reseed where the turves have been removed (it
won't look so bad by the wall!).  If you don't care too much what the
grass looks like, and don't mind the expense, you could always order
some turves for the job rather than cut them yourself.

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Jeff

 On 21/01/2012 18:07, 'Mike' wrote:

As you have found, something more penetrating than a rake is required.
It may be necessary to cultivate the soil to at least a spade's depth
and possibly twice the width of the damaged area.  It is a big job.

This may be impertinent, but it seems likely that the damage was caused
by a contractor's dumper truck.  Could this be so?  If this is the case,
can the contractor be persuaded to 'help out' with the application of a
landscaping-class cultivator?  Otherwise, I'm afraid it's just hard
grind until you have a tilth fine enough and level enough to seed.

Looking at your pic, it seems Christmas was celebrated in style.  If the
same energy is applied to the garden, the lawn should be pure velvet by
summer!  Good luck.

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Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay