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2 Lawn Questions

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  • 19-07-2014 8:47pm
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    mikeyjames9
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    1. what gives you a nice green lawn?


    is it the cutting or the water or the fertilizer?



    2. and what's the most economical way to bring up a big lawn?

    is there anything cheaper than the 3-in-1 stuff?

    thanks


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    JR23
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    A combination of cutting, watering and frrtilser will give you a good lawn. To make it green, you'd have to fertilse it and water it after!

    The cheapest fertiliser i find is lawn sand! It's a mix of sulphate of ammonia and iron, does a right job!


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    87pio
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    Bit of 14-6-8 would make your lawn nice and green !
    What's the size of the garden?


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    mikeyjames9
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 700 ✭✭✭mikeyjames9


    87pio wrote: »
    Bit of 14-6-8 would make your lawn nice and green !
    What's the size of the garden?

    not sure i'll check

    front and back,bigger than average ,not huge

    what's 14-6-8?


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    87pio
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    Its an agricultural fertiliser. If you are around dublin kildare area I can Pm you a place where u can get it


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    mikeyjames9
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    is the iron sulphate in spring/autumn a good job?


    i presume the 14-6-8 is a little cheaper than 3-in-1?


    thanks


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    87pio
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    Sulphate of iron should be used from october till march. A bag of 14-6-8 would cost around €30 and it'll treat around 300sq mtrs handy enough


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    irelandspurs
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    Scarify and aerating makes a massive difference.
    A good website for lawn advice here. http://www.lawnsmith.co.uk/


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    JR23
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    Sulphate of iron can be used all year round, if you mixed it yourself with dried sand it would be cheaper again. A bag of lawn sand is around 20 euro!


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    mikeyjames9
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 700 ✭✭✭mikeyjames9


    JR23 wrote: »
    Sulphate of iron can be used all year round, if you mixed it yourself with dried sand it would be cheaper again. A bag of lawn sand is around 20 euro!

    I have a bag of SOI
    stained a good bit of concrete with it, does it go away after a few years?


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    JR23
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    mikeyjames9 wrote: »
    I have a bag of SOI
    stained a good bit of concrete with it, does it go away after a few years?

    Yeah it goes away after a while, I have the same problem, bits get spread onto the patio. It'll only be little specks of it though.


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    JR23
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    mikeyjames9 wrote: »
    I have a bag of SOI
    stained a good bit of concrete with it, does it go away after a few years?

    Is the sulphate of iron mixed with anything?


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    mikeyjames9
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 700 ✭✭✭mikeyjames9


    JR23 wrote: »
    Yeah it goes away after a while, I have the same problem, bits get spread onto the patio. It'll only be little specks of it though.

    mixed it with water
    wasn't too careful, huge rusty stains
    do they go away after a few years even big stains


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