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| I have to redo an area, but I can't core aerate and verticut like I did when I overseeded the front lawn last month, as I can't get the equipment in time for Saturday.
The area has tire tracks with bare soil, each about 2 feet wide, and it's very compacted from the repeated truck traffic (60,000 lb. trucks, mind you), and there is also a 2-foot strip of intact grass in the middle. So here is what I was thinking... -We've been getting a lot of rain this past week, and it's softening the soil. -I'm going to spray shampoo over the area, and rinse it off in a few hours. -I'm going to buy a dethatching rake for the strip of intact grass, and then rake the heck out of it. -Then I'm going to cover the whole area with a light coating of topsoil (compost). -Spread my seed (TTTF/KBG) and starter fertilizer. I'm thinking I'll then be good to go. Will it work this way, without core aerating and verticutting? And will the shapmoo damage the grass seed and/or prevent it from germinating? Thanks. |
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| Sounds good, but you won't be able to maintain it as long as there are 30 ton trucks driving over it. |
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- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Sun, Oct 7, 12 at 20:49
| This is a fascinating approach to this issue. You're basically restoring a roadway. I've seen that done by putting livestock on the road and feeding/watering/mineraling right on the road. The idea there is to get fresh manure on the road and letting dung beetles dig their holes. Dung beetles can create 3/4 inch holes about 10 feet deep. Then the next rain takes care of everything. |
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