Nordlys
2018-01-15 13:09:18
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But you should also be entitled to a proper answer. We have shaped our garden a bit in the front and back. We did not remove the old topsoil, but had soil excavation from neighbors distributed by a garden landscaper with a mini excavator. It was a win-win. The mini excavator costs less, only 100,— per hour. Then I worked the raw area with a grubber, grubbed through it, removed stones, and in parts where it was too hard for me, I dug it up. Raked. Now it lies fallow over the winter. Frost loosens it. The earthworm begins its work. The soil settles. At the end of March, grub again, rake again, sow grass, roll. I do not buy compost or sieved soil. The land where we live has more than 50 soil points and used to be a grain field. Why shouldn’t grass grow there! Grass is completely resilient and grows everywhere. We have planted a hornbeam hedge at one edge for privacy and wind protection. Another area with a berm, where we are creating a hedgerow with shrubs so that birds will find nesting spaces in the future. The obligatory apple tree, Holsteiner Cox, of course may not be missing. We are still not quite sure whether we want everything under grass or leave a corner for strawberries and such. Karsten