Gardening - Lawn Care

[swfk]

My grass is patchy with bald and yellow spots. My family is wondering if it's worth it to order those rolls of grass and lay it on and let it re-grow.

We were quoted ~$1300 for the front two patches of grass I don't remember if that was the correct amount.

Anyone know if the new "grass rolls" will last longer or is it more worth it to try to save the grass I have now? It's really uneven and bumpy, with the bald spots and yellow spots.

Thanks RS Gardening Team

[subordinate]

pics would help.

[jing]

From experience, a decent lawn takes a ton of work. If you're not committed to the upkeep, it might not even be worthwhile to start afresh. Different story entirely however if you just hire someone for your lawn maintenance. Still need to water or yourself though!

[bluejays]

Skip the rolls of grass. To level it out you could get a truck load of soil and spread it so the ground is more even and then top coat it with grass seed or that Scott's ez seed stuff (~150$ total). Watering in the morning and evenings is a must. I've found that grass rolls dont take very easily in this type of heat.

[TOPEC]

what about dealing with moss? my lawn is north facing so only in the summer does it get enough sun light, else it would be pretty damp all the time thus the moss growth. i swear right now the moss is an inch or more thick and its the entire lawn. whats the most cost effective way to kill it once and for all?

[zilley]

whats the size of the two patches for 1300.

[bluejays]

Originally Posted by TOPEC

what about dealing with moss? my lawn is north facing so only in the summer does it get enough sun light, else it would be pretty damp all the time thus the moss growth. i swear right now the moss is an inch or more thick and its the entire lawn. whats the most cost effective way to kill it once and for all?

Rent a power rake and go to town on your lawn

[Puck Luck]

http://www.revscene.net/forums/69867...pots-lawn.html
^^I did a write up about growing my lawn last fall.^
Long story short, build minimum 3 inch layer of soil (65% sand/35% compost. Sand will help the water drainage/moss issue) and a bag of seed.
Use a long 2x4, get down on your hands and knees and use the 2x4 like a squeegee to level the soil.

[RRxtar]

Im a Landscaper.

You can't just lay new sod on top of old dead lawn. You'll have to cut/dig out the dead stuff and put in new QUALITY top soil, at least 3" as mentioned above. By the time you go patching a bunch of your lawn, you're likely better off to tear it out and redo it. I usually just use a landscape rake, but you can screet it with a 1x4 piece of wood too.

I dont know your prices down there but turf should cost you somewhere around $0.40 per square foot. Most rolls are going to be 9sq-ft. you order it by the square footage, not by the number of rolls you want. Top soil is probably $40 per cubic yard. 1 cubic yard covers a little more than 100sq-ft (10'x10') at 3" depth. If you have good soil already, you can stretch that to 200sq-ft at 1.5" depth. The turf will add 1" to your base.


To deal with moss, Id recommend a hard dethatch/power raking in the spring, and then hit the lawn with Ferrous Sulphate (Iron Sulphate) once it starts to grow back. And then top dress with a sandy mix and seed the bare spots immediately to 'fill in' the lawn before weeds take over.

[xxxrsxxx]

Just looking around, most houses have dead grass at this point due to the heat wave and water restrictions. Wonder if the grass can be saved? Otherwise, it will be very profitable times for gardeners/landscapers.

[Puck Luck]

Originally Posted by xxxrsxxx

Just looking around, most houses have dead grass at this point due to the heat wave and water restrictions. Wonder if the grass can be saved? Otherwise, it will be very profitable times for gardeners/landscapers.

It doesnt die, goes dormant. Much of it will come back on its own in the fall when the raining season hits us. And through some fertilizer down when it does

[fliptuner]

Oh damn. I was just about to ask you the same thing?!?!!!!

[snowball]

Originally Posted by Puck Luck

It doesnt die, goes dormant. Much of it will come back on its own in the fall when the raining season hits us. And through some fertilizer down when it does

Huge portions of my lawn died in the 2015 drought. The parts that survived were under the shade of a tree.

I know a lot of people value a beautiful lawn, but given the current trend of climate change and metro vancouver water rationing it won't be sustainable for much longer. I now just water my lawn enough that it isn't dead by the time fall comes around.

[Hondaracer]

Keeping a nice lawn is almost a full time job in itself

2.5 years ago we ripped out approx 1700sq ft of shit grass and roots etc top dressed the whole thing with a sand/soil mix about 4-6” we paid a landscaper to do it at the time

The front lawn survived the winter however my neighbor destroyed the small side yard plot which was approx 400sq ft. I ordered sod delivered to replace it, approx 600 sq far worth and I think it was only like $220 from that sod farm in abbotsford delivered. But yea the prep is everything

Now every year since I’ve top dressed with soil, fertilized constantly and over seeded and I still struggle to keep it green and clean. I’ve skimped on it a bit this year because of other projects but it’s still looking pretty good

[!Aznboi128]

Just paint the lawn green!

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