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re: Lawn and garden time!
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:55 pm to bootlegger
Posted on 3/19/14 at 10:55 pm to bootlegger
bootlegger, I have centipede lawn over stiff, white clay here in MS...it doesn't grow very well at all...
do you think I should try to aeriate the soil or something like that?...I have been a little reluctant, as my house is on a pretty good slope and I don't want to start some erosion if the aeriation doesn't work...
I was actually thinking about some type of plug aeriator and then broadcasting some type of organic matter in hopes that it will wash to the holes from the aeriator....
do you think I should try to aeriate the soil or something like that?...I have been a little reluctant, as my house is on a pretty good slope and I don't want to start some erosion if the aeriation doesn't work...
I was actually thinking about some type of plug aeriator and then broadcasting some type of organic matter in hopes that it will wash to the holes from the aeriator....
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Posted on 3/20/14 at 8:15 am to Spankum
Core aeration is definitely the best option. It shouldn't start erosion, especially if you top dress with soil (or sand) afterwards.- but i've never dealt with aerating on a strong slope. It's much easier to find a spike-type aerator, but these do zero for loosening compacted soil/clay.
Aerating then hydro seeding may be the best route, but hydro is gonna run somewhere in the .16-.20¢ per square foot range.
ETA: I don't start aerating my ball fields until mid April, when the grass is actively growing and can recover quickly from the stress
of the aerator cores being punched out
Aerating then hydro seeding may be the best route, but hydro is gonna run somewhere in the .16-.20¢ per square foot range.
ETA: I don't start aerating my ball fields until mid April, when the grass is actively growing and can recover quickly from the stress
of the aerator cores being punched out
This post was edited on 3/20/14 at 8:22 am
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