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Our soil is very sandy as well so very light and easy to work, but the downside is that it doesn't hold moisture for long and we also get ants and chafer grubs in the lawn because it's easy for them to burrow in...

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We have loads of ants and the dreaded chafer grubs. How do you treat yours, Plantman? I was out earlier this year stamping on them, got quite a few but many got away!!
The worm casts are preferable to the grubs, I think!

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I don't treat them at all Jen, just keeping the lawn in good condition is about all you can do, and I spike and topdress every couple of years as well as a spring and summer weed and feed. The ants don't bother me that much because they don't actually damage the grass roots, but the chafer grubs are voracious. Luckily now our two dogs spend a couple of weeks eating the chafer beetles when they emerge in spring, they think it's great sport, so the numbers now are less yhan they used to be...

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I do weed and feed and scarify a little bit but don't topdress or spike, it's only 3years old but I think I'll get some bald patches with the grubs. I don't have a dog, unfortunately, might have to borrow one! The beetles were more this year than the last 2yrs . I'd never seen one 'til I moved into this house...

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Maybe it`s just me but years ago when I had allotments in Leeds I could be seen in the parkland sweeping up worm casts to put in my potting compost. Well I was just this looney Southerner

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Yeah !!!! one of many...