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lawn help please
bluejan
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for the last four years i have been trying to get a nice lawn but to no avail. So i have removed the turf and found out why, under the turf is builders rubble and all sorts, i have removed the large stones and i am going to double dig, do i need to remove the smaller stones?, then what else to do please.
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builders rubble is the worse, it will burn the roots of plants including grass make sure all rubble is removed I would leave the small stones as it will improve drainage as long as no cement is on the stones.
do not cut the grass too short.no more than a third of the lenght of the grass.
do not water at night.
do feed twice a year 1st in the spring then in the autumn
water in the morning before the sun gets to hot,best to use a water timer on your hose.
i have just got a cherry tree and discovered builders rubble where i want to plant it. how big an area will have to be dug for roots, and is the best solution to get someone in with a digger? would that be very expensive? the rubble is deep.