That's why I do it early - so I don't have a beach in July.gatormac2112 said:
Preparing for leveling next year
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So next year i will level. Have a few questions if anyone could help.
I placed some markers in the grass to point out what i'm talking about. The dips in the grass are so severe if i truly level it it will completely cover areas of the grass. Is that something i need to avoid or can i full on dump sand in those areas?
My hill has severe leveling issues to. I'm concerned about the sand washing away, is there anything i can do?
I placed some markers in the grass to point out what i'm talking about. The dips in the grass are so severe if i truly level it it will completely cover areas of the grass. Is that something i need to avoid or can i full on dump sand in those areas?
My hill has severe leveling issues to. I'm concerned about the sand washing away, is there anything i can do?
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So then it wouldn't be too much on the lawn to scalp it down to 1/2", verticut (do I really need to do this if I scalp?), aerate, then level with sand all on the same weekend? If I'm putting down pre-e as early as mid February, isn't aerating a month later going to screw that up?Ware said:That's why I do it early - so I don't have a beach in July.gatormac2112 said:
I'm not sure when green up occurs here in north alabama....I've never cared to notice before.
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If you have been maintaining at 2.5", the turf will likely be very stemmy (you'll see a lot of bare ground) after you scalp to 1/2" . If that's the case, verticutting won't do much for you.gatormac2112 said:
Where veritcutting really helps is when you've been maintaining a low HOC and the canopy is still very dense after a scalp:
Many people level mid-summer, but I like to get it out of the way on the front end of the season - but again, that's just personal preference. :thumbup:
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Awesome. As always, thanks for the education. I will scalp to 1/2", aerate, then level with sand and prayWare said:If you have been maintaining at 2.5", the turf will likely be very stemmy (you'll see a lot of bare ground) after you scalp to 1/2" . If that's the case, verticutting won't do much for you.gatormac2112 said:
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Where veritcutting really helps is when you've been maintaining a low HOC and the canopy is still very dense after a scalp:
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Many people level mid-summer, but I like to get it out of the way on the front end of the season - but again, that's just personal preference. :thumbup:
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Stemmy Bermuda is exactly what I was up against on my lawn and I opted to use the overseeder and "dethatch"/v-cut it a bit even so late in the season. I have overseeded with annual rye for winter cover and will deal with any negative consequences next season. My lawn was over 4" when I took over and my last cut was right at 2". I could see bare ground in some areas, not so much in others.
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Mowed the lawn again today with the rotary, man it is really bumpy and not level at all. Going to be a major project next spring. One dumb question: I have several weak areas that are thinner, with the blades growing horizontal instead of vertical and also having more weeds pop up in those areas. I'm concerned that when I scalp and level these problem areas will persist as these have been there since the sod settled in a year ago.
Is there anything special to do to these areas or is scalping, verticutting and/or aerating and leveling going to be enough? I'm afraid sand covering these areas will never fill in.
Is there anything special to do to these areas or is scalping, verticutting and/or aerating and leveling going to be enough? I'm afraid sand covering these areas will never fill in.
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