G’day legends dug up the lawn last week to put a garden bed in. Using a mini excavator has to be one of the most satisfying experiences after trying to hand dig out the lawn.
Managed to get pretty much all the lawn, couple of patches I missed and there was a bunch of junk hidden in this soil – bricks, glass, plastics all kinds of fun things.
So I’m wondering do you think I can plant directly into this or should I add a layer of cardboard and topsoil to suppress any surprise grass resurrections?
Thanks in advance.
by FlakySpring9889
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Nice work!
I wouldn’t plant straight into that. It doesn’t look ‘bad’ as such, but its probably dry and lack any kind of nutrients. Grass can grow on anything compared to plants.
I would tidy it up a little, get some nice bordering, maybe deep boundaries to try and keep the grass out.
Definitely put some cardboard down. Get a tonne of nice soil, get a landscaper to deliver some, usually can get some for $100 – $200 a tonne.
Mulch and plant.
You’ve done a great job here. Will come up really really nice.
Depending on your area cardboard will bring termites.a load of garden soil will do the job
Cardboard and mulch will keep the weeds and grass at bay for a short period of time. Use that time as an opportunity to get plants establishing. If you are planting natives presumably you won’t need to improve the soil. For example, we’ve planted into sand that was dominated by grass for at least 25+ years and had no issues with natives that like sand establishing.
Doesn’t look too bad, should be able to plant straight in just put down a thick layer of mulch around the plants
Cardboard will keep weeds from coming out of the soil, but you got that remaining grass that’s just itching to move back in. You’ll have to protect the borders.