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improving the lawn
artychris
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Is this a good time of year, to put some of my rotting leaf mould on the grass to improve the structure and drainage.About three quarters of my lawn is shaded by a large oak tree, so it always needs a lot of work to keep it in a reasonable condition . This is the first dry sunny day in Norfolk we have had for a while, and I am really itching to get out and do something, Advice would very much be appreciated.
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Howdy Neighbour! - I'm in Norfolk too - isn't it good to see the sunshine?
But I'm trying to keep off my lawn to avoid compacting it - it's very damp. If you want to do something you could spike it all over with the garden fork - that will improve the drainage - but to be honest I'd leave well alone at this time of year.
It's time for planning and ordering seeds
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I just went out into the garden to pop something on the compost heap, and spent a pleasant quarter of an hour deadheading the pots of violas and trying to make a decision about where the wildlife pond is going to be dug - it's sunny, but chillier than of late.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
artychris, my advice would be not to have a lawn there.
In the sticks near Peterborough