2020 Lawn thread
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dhutch said:
would hold off if the lawn is too large to water on the basis, wait till it's more certain. But interested in others thoughts.
I rolled the dice and got it spread last night, had a nice bit of rain this morning luckily so fingers crossed that sees it through until rain later in the week.ChocolateFrog: I've used Garden Topsoil Direct previously, just ordered some organic top dressing from Fields Compost, both seem to be pretty decent customer service wise etc. Just double check if you need fine topsoil that it is screened as small as required else you might end up with some lumpy soil which can be a pain depending on requirements....
ChocolateFrog said:
Where is the best place to buy loam soil for top dressing? I probably need a ton.
I'm in South Yorkshire.
I had 2 tonnes delivered (with some turf) last weekend. It came from North-West Turf Ltd. Website is onlineturf.co.uk. Service was good and they do about 5 different soil types. I'm in South Yorkshire.
The soil was apparently graded down to 10mm but I couldn’t see a single stone or pebble in it to be honest. I don’t know what your soil is like but mines terrible (live west side of Sheffield FYI). It’s only got a couple of inches of topsoil then it s dense clay and full of rock, the new soil is absolutely loads better. The one tonne bags spread over 30m2 to 1 inch depth. It doesn’t go as far as you think once it’s levelled and raked out flat, and compresses a lot too.
I think it was £185 delivered for 2 x 1 tonne bags.
ChocolateFrog said:
wjwren said:
Ive had 1 ton delivered loose. Lovely nice dark loam from greenacres lichfield. £35 delivered
Was thinking about £50 delivered for good quality seemed about right, £35 is a bargain.TeaNoSugar said:
ChocolateFrog said:
wjwren said:
Ive had 1 ton delivered loose. Lovely nice dark loam from greenacres lichfield. £35 delivered
Was thinking about £50 delivered for good quality seemed about right, £35 is a bargain.
The lawn above is really lovely! I wish mine will look like this one day.
Bought a new drop spreader, but haven't used it yet.
A few words about my previous one. Found it in one of the articles and then on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/SaltDogg-WB101G-Professiona... There were a lot of good reviews and I believed them. Unfortunately. It often left clumps of material (salt or gardening additives) or none at all. The flow control was regulated both at the bottom, by means of a wing-nut fastened plate that restricts the size of the openings, and also to a certain extent by the open/shut control up at the handle. Neither control is particularly reliable.
Assuming it worked, there would be a substantial time-savings in using such a wide spreader, but it is cumbersome to use in tighter areas, as well as its being very heavy, even when empty.
Simple conclusion -- don't make the same mistakes and don't buy spreaders from SaltDogg...
Bought a new drop spreader, but haven't used it yet.
A few words about my previous one. Found it in one of the articles and then on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/SaltDogg-WB101G-Professiona... There were a lot of good reviews and I believed them. Unfortunately. It often left clumps of material (salt or gardening additives) or none at all. The flow control was regulated both at the bottom, by means of a wing-nut fastened plate that restricts the size of the openings, and also to a certain extent by the open/shut control up at the handle. Neither control is particularly reliable.
Assuming it worked, there would be a substantial time-savings in using such a wide spreader, but it is cumbersome to use in tighter areas, as well as its being very heavy, even when empty.
Simple conclusion -- don't make the same mistakes and don't buy spreaders from SaltDogg...
Humgat said:
The lawn above is really lovely! I wish mine will look like this one day.
Bought a new drop spreader, but haven't used it yet.
A few words about my previous one. Found it in one of the articles and then on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/SaltDogg-WB101G-Professiona... There were a lot of good reviews and I believed them. Unfortunately. It often left clumps of material (salt or gardening additives) or none at all. The flow control was regulated both at the bottom, by means of a wing-nut fastened plate that restricts the size of the openings, and also to a certain extent by the open/shut control up at the handle. Neither control is particularly reliable.
Assuming it worked, there would be a substantial time-savings in using such a wide spreader, but it is cumbersome to use in tighter areas, as well as its being very heavy, even when empty.
Simple conclusion -- don't make the same mistakes and don't buy spreaders from SaltDogg...
Don't buy Drop-spreaders, full stop for lawns. A Rotary casting spreader is what does the job, ie Scott's Rotary, something like this Bought a new drop spreader, but haven't used it yet.
A few words about my previous one. Found it in one of the articles and then on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/SaltDogg-WB101G-Professiona... There were a lot of good reviews and I believed them. Unfortunately. It often left clumps of material (salt or gardening additives) or none at all. The flow control was regulated both at the bottom, by means of a wing-nut fastened plate that restricts the size of the openings, and also to a certain extent by the open/shut control up at the handle. Neither control is particularly reliable.
Assuming it worked, there would be a substantial time-savings in using such a wide spreader, but it is cumbersome to use in tighter areas, as well as its being very heavy, even when empty.
Simple conclusion -- don't make the same mistakes and don't buy spreaders from SaltDogg...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/EverGreen-016055-Scotts-E...
Is there a reason to mow my lawn at a height other than the maximum the mower allows? I have a Hayter Harrier 48 https://www.hayter.co.uk/range/harrier-48 . The lawn seems to look great on a high mow, but I always see online information about dropping the mower height. What's the purpose if it looks better (stripes better) higher? I use this grass: https://www.lawnsmith.co.uk/prod/lawn-grass-seed/s...
Anyone have any experience of these?
https://www.pitchcare.com/shop/ev-n-spred-3400-med...
I have an evergreen wheeled spreader that I dont rate - end up with lines, uneven distribution etc and my lawn is only small. So this might be a good solution.
https://www.pitchcare.com/shop/ev-n-spred-3400-med...
I have an evergreen wheeled spreader that I dont rate - end up with lines, uneven distribution etc and my lawn is only small. So this might be a good solution.
ChocolateFrog said:
Where is the best place to buy loam soil for top dressing? I probably need a ton.
I'm in South Yorkshire.
We had 40 tonnes delivered by a pair of grab wagons 2 years ago by A57 Aggregates, and it was around £10 per tonne if I recall correctly. They are selling 1 tonne bags of screened topsoil at the moment for £25 thoughI'm in South Yorkshire.
0114 293 9564 - They've done a few jobs for us over the last couple of years, decent bunch of people..
Semmelweiss said:
Don't buy Drop-spreaders, full stop for lawns. A Rotary casting spreader is what does the job
I have a Scotts EvenGreen drop spreader, and I like it.What I don’t get about casting spreaders is how you prevent it flinging stuff into the borders? Or, worse still, into the pond!
My lawn isn’t a simple rectangular shape, so if I follow parallel to the edge I’ll end up with a bit in the middle that’s such an irregular shape that I wouldn’t be able to cover it with a casting spreader without double-dosing some areas. Indeed, there are places where the lawn is simply too narrow.
With a drop spreader it’s not a problem: it gives me much more precise control over where the product goes.
Edited by Dr Mike Oxgreen on Friday 10th July 17:04
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