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Sun, Apr 8, 12 at 16:00
| Hello, this is my first post. I live in Greenville, SC and have a bermuda lawn that I want to top dress. I have found a lot of conflicting information about how and when to do so. I have purchased top dressing sand from the farm where my sod was grown. I really have 3 questions: 1) when is the best time to apply the sand, May? 2) I am going to aerate my lawn this year, should I do it before or after top dressing? 3)where can I find instructions on how to build a drag mat to spread the sand, or possibly where can I buy a leveling lute for this purpose?. |
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- Posted by texas-weed 7A (My Page) on Sun, Apr 8, 12 at 19:55
| 1. Best time is when it is hot and the Bermuda is growing aggressively. Worse time is late in the season, or too early before it is growing fast. You want the grass growing vigorously so it recovers quickly and fully. Do not bury the grass, leave some green showing or else you risk smothering it. Apply a balanced fertilizer just before you top dress and water it in to aid in a speedy recovery. 2. Aerate and top dress at the same time. Plug aerate, then top dress just like a golf course does. 3. Drags are simple and about anything will work. If you have a lawn tractor or riding mower construct you a frame made with 2 x 4's, stretch some chain link fence on it. weight it down with cinder blocks and go take a drive. You can even use a piece of carpet remnant to drag around by hand or a garden rake if the area is small |
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