TooManyWeeds87
Baltimore
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| Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:01 am Post subject: Lawn in terrible shape |
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It's patchy, sickly looking, weed infested.. etc. etc.
The lawn just never seems to have that picturesque lush green look that I really want to see. It's dull and riddled with dead blades of grass and bald spots.
Right now is the best season for the lawn, it's greenest late-March through early-May, when the ground is cool and still drying out.
My soil is clay without significant topsoil, but I do fertilize it. Also, many parts seem to dry out near pavement and there are many patchy spots under the linden tree which in my opinion is rather unsightly.
Thanks in advance for any and all tips 
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toni
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| Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 5:37 am Post subject: |
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With clay soil, I have goopey black clay, you should have a soil test to find out what you need to add in the way of nutrients and amendments. Fertilizer usually just puts down more of one nutrient and less of others than the soil needs and doesn't address the problem of the soil type.
But then, I don't believe in lawns anyway, our back 'yard' is gone and I am working on replacing the front 'yard' with a garden.
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TooManyWeeds87
Baltimore
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| Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 6:13 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the tips.
I would love to just gardenize the lawn, but I live in a covenant community which restricts drastic changes like that 
I will have the soil tested professionally. Good idea.
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fencesllove
Ohio
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| Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:01 am Post subject: |
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I think having your soil tested first is a great idea,before putting on a lawn garden..
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daisybeans
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| Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:12 am Post subject: |
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Linden trees smell so wonderful when they bloom....
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TooManyWeeds87
Baltimore
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| Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2010 2:33 am Post subject: |
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| daisybeans wrote: | | Linden trees smell so wonderful when they bloom.... |
It's horrible when they shed their bracts which are difficult to rake up. They don't damage the lawn even further unless I get them all.
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EdisonCheug
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| Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 2:17 am Post subject: |
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| fencesllove wrote: | | I think having your soil tested first is a great idea,before putting on a lawn garden.. |
yep, i agree. after all, soil is the significant factor for the lawn.
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