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Spring Lawn Project
Ok guys! I've got 3-4 months to think and prepare for my grass/lawn fixing project. Here's the basics:
Home was built 4-5 years ago buy a guy who dug out the basement himself. Looks like he just spread the subsoil on top of the previous top soil. (I watched him do this exact activity in leveling a new place this fall) Then he chucked down some grass seed and voila!
So of course, the grass doesn't like to grow. Much clay, very rutted due to erosion (hill slope) and looks crappy. Obviously mowing sucks due to the bumps and the dust that is kicked up.
Some areas will allow me to just add top soil to a depth of at least 3-4 inches. Much of it won't handle that. So for the majority (probably about 1/2 to 1 acre worth), I was thinking of adding top soil and some manure. Then going over it with a tiller (excuse to purchase one for the tractor) to mix it all in with the clay. The go over it with a roller and add grass seed.
I'd like to hear thoughts from guys with experience in this arena. I tried adding seed to the current soil and it did poorly. Some areas I worked (just tilled and leveled the soil) turned out worse than the original. So I'm thinking the soil has little to no nutrients and won't sustain the need grass. Hence, the addition of good soil and manure.
There is a horse farm less than a mile away that I was going to go ask about getting manure from them.
Thoughts? suggestions? Am I crazy?
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Lucerne, I don't know how deep the topsoil is. I'm not in a woods. I'm on an open field on top of a hill. Great view, absolutely zero protection from the wind (the roof coming off is a topic for another time, same issue with the builder).
The soil on the place that was not covered up is wonderful. My garden does wonderful. The alfalfa field has great looking soil. The crap in the front yard looks horrible in comparison.
I'll just do what Hardwood did and pick a section and start the patch work. Oh well, gets me outside and gives me something to do. My wife will be about 8 months or so pregnant when I start so I expect I'll want to outside with the tractor running so I can't hear the complaints about how uncomfortable she is.
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Thanks for that pleasant thought Lucerne! A friend of mine in Indiana would throw rocks at his wife when bailing hay. He'd be on the wagon and she'd drive the tractor. She was really happy when I would help him cause he didn't throw rocks at me.
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Denwood, that's why I was heavily into adding manure as it has nutrients and will decompose and add to the soil over time. I may not be able to get enough so I was looking to blend with some top soil. I need to go talk to that farmer about the manure. He's close by so if we can come to terms, it we be a huge help to me.
But first, to get rid of that snake in the house...
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Brokenarrow, my problem is I don't know how deep the good soil is burried. There is also a lot of trees planted there now that I don't want to risk damaging their root systems. I can carefully work my way around the trees, but a wholesale soil removal is not much of an option. Besides, if I go my route, I get a tiller for the tractor. If I don't, then I am stuck using the equipment I already own. I do want a tiller pretty bad.
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