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Grass repair
alan c1
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as you can see from the pictures my grass is very patchy and hard in dry conditions, soggy in wet conditions.
any good tips ?
should I fork and add horticulrural or sharp sand ?
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You've answered your own question Alan
It's probably a clay soil if it's hard in dry conditions and soggy in wet ones. You can get hollow time aerators which remove a long plug of soil, leaving a nice 'tube' to brush grit or coarse sand into. That might be better than just a fork. There are also electric scarifiers which sometimes do a similar job by opening up the surface of the soil, but you may not want to spend money on something like that.
If you already have a decent fork and strong arms, that's probably your best bet just now! It's one of those jobs that need doing regularly to gradually improve the drainage.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Many thanks
I'm looking at aerators in Homebase.
the roller one which might not penetrate a hard surface, or the tubular one which you would use like a fork.
whats your thoughts on these please ?
ill get a few bags of rhs sand in home base to fill holes left after aeration.
any other tips most welcome.....
I have forked in the meantime.
Then spread enriched compost with seed aswell.
Hopefully I'll pick up hollow time aerator and redo again.
Thoughts anyone ?
Alan
How much sun does it get?
It's South facing and a nice sun trap in summer.....if weather is decent.