Severe drought stress due to years of thatch 3 months without rain and summer heat. No irrigation.
Scarified severely using Honda tiller, removed 14 bulk bags, then aeration using tiller with slit cutter attachment in two directions. Top dressed with 80/20 sand/loam. Thunderstorms drenched the area after seeding twice, reseeded in patches.
Good result 5 weeks after seeding.
by MostSignificance3733
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Nice job.
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Today’s photo
Damn! Looks Good!
Glorious
When did you start? Cracking result
Started in July but only me to do it, so it was hard work a bit at a time, shovel and a barrow, raked the dressing on. Cost was materials labour free !
My goodness, you could put on a clinic.
go figure, 3 months with no rain and then major storms just after you seed. looks awesome!
I was worried about scarifying in the heat of summer but had nothing to lose. The thatch was easy to rake up and clear away. The ground was hard but the slitter on the tiller sliced only through the thick thatch layer and brought up material that was useful compost. The top dressing was applied heavy to even out and level the grooves. Drains well now.
Applied a wetting agent after scarifying then sprayed an organic seaweed Autumn liquid fertiliser 4 weeks after seeding
Is that a Honda tiller with dethatch cylinders?!