Re: Lawns

Please tell me what or how do you scarify a lawn?
mI know I am awfully ignorant all I do is cut and water it and mowing to day thought I had better use some weed killer as I have plenty of weeds but then I am going to have lots of patches of bare black sand at least the weeds look green. I am being quite serious just fed up with trying to keep it alive.

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Hello Janela,where i live in Australia we have a lot of trouble with drought and soil quality,i have a lawn growing virtually on sand!
I use Nitrosol,its about $9 Australian for a small bottle,i mix it i cap to 10 litres of water and put it on by hand,my lawn is about 50x50 and i bottle done it,a bit of work but keep you fit,it works too!

Regards Billy

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Hi Vivity, scarifying a lawn means to give it a good raking to remove all of the dead grass, moss and anything else that is gumming up the works. This procedure helps to aerate the surface and allow better drainage, which in turn allows the grass to thicken and grow stronger. It can be done by hand using a wire rake, or a machine called a scarifier can be used to do the job if the lawn is big enough.

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My neighbour has a lovely lawn, she used 'Weed and Feed' by
Scotts Miracle-Gro.
I don't use anything and have lots of daisies, plantain and the odd dandelion among the moss

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I never feed my lawn, it is bad enough having to cut it without encouraging it.

The only thing a do is spray it for clover and bindis (nasty little sharp spiky seeds that stick in your foot and hurt like hell - you are not an Aussie if you are not more worried by bindis than snakes or spiders)

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I don't know about that Bruce?
I don't get bindis,I get caltrop and the spikes on the fruit are a bloody nuisance,i hate them,they are endemic in WA,and believe me i am more worried about snakes in my yard than bindis!
I had a 4 foot Guarda crawl under my house in February,as far as i know its still there,I will kill any snake around the house,there were 7 dogs bitten last summer in my town,Guarda and Tiger snakes were identified as the culprits.

Billy

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Good grief, I'd hate to have to worry about snakes or spiders!
All hubby wants is a lawn like a bowling green! and the weeds you describe, I think he'd have nightmares.

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How about astro turf Janela! lol.

Depending on where you live in Australia you can have different species of insects and reptiles,where i am Tiger snakes are the go,they are nasty things too,they will attack,they are an aggresive snake,now they are coming out of winter,they are ravenous and very horny,their poison sacs are really full too,some people never see snakes here,i moved to WA in 2007 and saw my first snake (live) 2 years ago,they hear you coming and move away,but in Sydney in the Blue Mountains we had Brown snakes and funnel web spiders,usually if you stand still a Black or Brown would just go past you,you are too big to eat,i have had them crawl over my bare feet at the clothes line,freaks you out a bit though.

Billy