My next goal is to learn how to use the trimmer trim the edge..any suggestion link from youtube?
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May 19th, 2021 4:36 pm
My next goal is to learn how to use the trimmer trim the edge..any suggestion link from youtube?
May 19th, 2021 6:16 pm
It's actually easy to do but you will need safety glasses as the stuff flies all over the place and an extra roll of trimmer stringer as edging uses a lot of trimmer string.
May 19th, 2021 6:36 pm
Just hold your trimmer 90 degree off and go at it. Or you want bit more convenient, get one like this. The head can rotate 90 degree and there's a little wheel there to roll on ground along for trimming edges : https://www.homedepot.ca/product/ryobi- ... 1001619468
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1. Grass seed likes a good seed bed to get started, which keeps it moist and nutrient rich. High quality lawn soil is a good choice. It won't level any bumps at all, but it's good for growing grass and typically has no weeds.lekkel wrote: ↑ I am a beginner when it comes to lawn maintenance. Our front lawn area (not very big patch) has had way too much weeds so we finally decided to do something about it. I read some posts in this thread for the steps and now realize we may be a few weeks late in spreading new seeds.
Anyhow, we pulled out as much weeds as we can over a week and then tossed the soil around a bit and now waiting another week to see if more weeds will pop out, we are watering the soil once in a while as I read that tip somewhere.
My questions now are:
- what type of soil should I add as the first layer or to spread the seeds with? I’m guessing a good soil that won’t have a lot weeds mixed in it?
- what type of grass seed would be best given it will be become hotter now? The area does get quite a bit of sun since our front lawn faces south.
- I think I need to add some soil to cover the seeds once they are spread; which type of soil can I use for this top layer?
I still have 2 bags of Scott’s Lawn Soil but they are from like two years ago. Are they still useable for seeding this new area?
Hoping to get some guidance from this amazing community before I embark on the next steps!
May 20th, 2021 7:15 pm
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May 20th, 2021 7:37 pm
It's never too late to aerate. As for the rest, it really depends on the weather but it's getting really close to too late really fast now. You can do some preparation work now and overseed in the Fall which will work out well for next year.MobifreeCA wrote: ↑ Is it too late in the season in Markham (30 degrees today) to dethatch, aerate, fertilize, overseed and water daily to improve a sparse lawn?
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May 21st, 2021 11:31 am
sorry, I know nothing about gardening/lawn. How would that work? I imagine this would leave a lot of the material on the ground and it would just grow again? Or do you have run the equipment and remove and dispose that top layer?
May 21st, 2021 11:59 am
did you ever find it? I'm looking for it tootdotishome wrote: ↑ Does anyone have a 2,4D hook up in Ontario? Have a brutal ground ivy problem in my back yard and really want to avoid obliterating the entire lawn and starting over.
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May 21st, 2021 6:58 pm
I'm no expert either. I would do it at a hot day and flip the group over. Let it dry for weeks before reseeding, and kill any weeds if they regrow. It would be easy to kill weeds since you have the soil flipped.
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