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planting grass

ocallagh · 2009-03-15 14:04:17

Is it warm enough to plant grass? Forecast says 10-14 degrees for the next few days. Live in dublin beside sea so low chance of any ground frost. Also I'll be planting the grass on earth that up until 2 weeks ago was infested with weeds for the best part of 10 years. Should I put down a few layers of compst first?

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15-03-2009 3:04pm

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Is it warm enough to plant grass? Forecast says 10-14 degrees for the next few days. Live in dublin beside sea so low chance of any ground frost.

Also I'll be planting the grass on earth that up until 2 weeks ago was infested with weeds for the best part of 10 years. Should I put down a few layers of compst first?

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#2 15-03-2009 4:37pm
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Might be worth waiting a further 7-10 days just to see if there is any re-growth of weed. If so, re-spray area and remove all dead material after 10days. Scratch surface with rake and spread a very thin layer of compost (better mixed (50:50 with lawn sand) and then sow garden seed.

Temps are warming up but there is still risk of low temps which will affect seed/new grass.

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