Get a tractor sprinkler and a hose end timer. Watering in the daytime isn't the best...evening...night...morning is best.
Yep. ^ what he said. Nelson rain train is what you need. Run it once while timing it to see how long you need. Set timer for that amount of time and run it every morning.
That is quite the article. Makes me think that our moss filled lawn isn't so bad after all. It is great for the dogs to tear around on and there aren't too many dandelions.
Here's a thought I've had lately. I have really poor dirt around here. In some spots it's compacted pretty bad. I think I'm going to put down a layer of straw, till this in good and rake it level. Then seed and straw this area. Sound like a good idea?
Mixing in organic material is always a good idea. Straw wouldn't be my first choice though. I'd look for some nice compost or maybe some aged horse manure instead. The straw is primarily carbon, and will require nitrogen to break down. While it's breaking down, it will be using up nitrogen that your lawn would probably like to have.
If you are going to mix organic material make sure it is already composted...if not add a ton of fertilizer along with it. Jet...I would try a plug aerator before tilling. You could seed some white clover to boost nitrogen then next fall spray it with some trimec and over seed with grass and aerate again.
That's true about the binding of nitrogen. I am planning on running it through a shredder first. Maybe add fresh grass clippings to add nitrogen. Hoping the straw will help in future compaction. It's a "high traffic" area, darn gate. Main reason for tilling the area is to try to level it out better. It's also not a huge area probably smaller than my garden if you add up the area of it.
True, but I'm a cheap azz. I think part of my problem is I dislike my house so every fault really pizzes me off. The best soil on the property is where my wood piles have been.
A single axle load of topsoil is pretty cheap to have delivered...and goes a long way if you are just feathering it into low spots. Time is money too.
