Archive for the ‘Garden & Landscape’ Category

What can I use in place of a lawn roller?

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

lexy asked:


I raked in some bags of top soil and reseeded a very large section of my lawn (a walkway was moved) but the area is very soft and you sink in about 4 inches if you step there.

Is there something I can use instead of a lawn roller? I don’t have one… Thanks

Making garden in clay soil?

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

nova_queen_28 asked:


I moved over the winter and and am just getting round to planting my garden. I cleared the grass off the garden area last night and as I sunk my shovel into the dirt and attempted to turn it I discovered the dirt is more like super-clay.
I found alot of worms, which made me feel better about the dirt, but its awfully hard to turn and mix it around.

I’m planning to plant some flowers for now and add bulbs come fall.

Should I leave the dirt alone, just turn it as best I can, or should I try to mix in some non-clay top soil or other fertilizer?

Any suggestions, thoughts or ideas on what I can do would be greatly appreciated. I want to take advantage of the next two cool days to finish up.

THANKS in advance!

How do I fix my lawn? It has numerous problems:?

Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010

Kate A asked:


Last summer, moles devastated it. The lawn has numerous holes and bare spots and it is really soft underneath. You walk on it, and it feels like you are sinking. How do we fix this?

Also, a couple of years ago, we redid the whole lawn (roter tilled, new soil, new seed). But we did not do a good job. The lawn is not flat and is uneven with lots of bumps. How can we fix this?

I am looking for creative solutions. We do not really have the resources to redo the lawn again at this time. I just want it to be safe for the kids to run around in the summer.

Thanks!!

I have some small sinkholes in my yard near an underground drainage for rain gutters, what’s the best repair?

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Chris asked:


The previous owner of my home placed an underground drainage system for the rain gutters on this home. Now along what I believe is the path of this drainage there are several sink holes forming that vary from one foot wide to nearly three feet wide. I know sink holes will continue to wash out if not stopped so what do I need to do to stop this ‘washing out’ of sub-surface soil? I have been told to dig them out down to the drainage system and place sand and gravel at the bottom and place soil on top of that, is this the best approach or should I do something else? Please help before I lose my back yard! Thank you in advance!

Do I need to pack down soil before and/or after I plant grass seed?

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

mmiata23 asked:


Please read the following before answering, thank you.

I have planted grass before, and I know there’s certain steps to take to plant grass. I only need help in a few spots.

I got a delivery of fertalized soil and I put the soil in the area that I’m planting grass. The area is about 20′ by 15′.

The soil has about an inch + of layer. I raked the soil to make sure it’s nice and level. Now this is where I get confused…

Do I need to pack down the soil, meaning, right now the soil is lose enough where you step on it you sink very little. If I do need to pack the soil please tell me how to I only have basic tools to work with.

Next I know the soil has to be lose to mix grass seed in with then rake it so the seeds fall into the soil a little bit, but do I need to pack down the soil after the seeds are planted? Or is the soil supposed to be lose.

Thank you to those who answer. Please provide any websites if you can, thank you.