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Grass seed preparation for a tricky spot?
D0rdogne_Damsel
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I have recently dug over what was a fruit bed (a.k.a. jungle of sharp gooseberry bushes with bindweed combined) and want to turn it into a patch of grass (I won't use the word lawn, that would be too optimistic).
However, it is in a bit of a shady spot, at the bottom of a slight slope, next to a laurel hedge, clay (ish) soil with moss in the rest of the nearby 'lawn'
already almost winning the battle with the grass, that's another project.....
To date I have double dug (is that the right way of saying that!? ) right through the patch, removed all traces of the gooseberry bushes, the bindweed (roots as fat as linguine strands :0 - stinging nettles and ivy. I have broken up the soil as best I can, some bits were worse than others, some of it is quite nice actually. I have levelled it all off. I have bought grass seed appropriate for shade.
What can I do before I put the seed down to a) try and prevent moss and b) help with the drainage - which may well solve problem 'A'?
All advice gratefully received.
However, it is in a bit of a shady spot, at the bottom of a slight slope, next to a laurel hedge, clay (ish) soil with moss in the rest of the nearby 'lawn'
already almost winning the battle with the grass, that's another project.....To date I have double dug (is that the right way of saying that!? ) right through the patch, removed all traces of the gooseberry bushes, the bindweed (roots as fat as linguine strands :0 - stinging nettles and ivy. I have broken up the soil as best I can, some bits were worse than others, some of it is quite nice actually. I have levelled it all off. I have bought grass seed appropriate for shade.
What can I do before I put the seed down to a) try and prevent moss and b) help with the drainage - which may well solve problem 'A'?
All advice gratefully received.
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