benkler1401
2019-03-05 14:31:20
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Hello everyone,
The gardening season is really just about to begin. Since we laid new turf and planted cherry laurels last year, and it was also a really dry summer during which we had quite a few problems, I wanted to ask for tips/help in advance.
First of all, about the "setup": in March, we had 18 new sports/play turf rolls laid and also planted 10 cherry laurel "hedges" in a row in a 50cm wide flower bed (about 1m high). The whole thing was laid/planted on fresh, about 50cm deep nutrient-enriched soil.
At the beginning of the 18 season, we had the problem that when walking on the lawn, you would sink in quite a bit and because of that, we now also have some "waves" in the lawn. In some places, the turf rolls did not perfectly grow together and as a result, we have a few centimeters of bare spots.
We then fertilized in September with regular slow-release fertilizer and in November with Patentkali, and we spread horn shavings on the bed with the cherry laurels and covered it with bark mulch.
Currently, the lawn looks quite okay, it is green/orange with a few bare spots.
Now my question for the start of the season is:
Thank you very much
The gardening season is really just about to begin. Since we laid new turf and planted cherry laurels last year, and it was also a really dry summer during which we had quite a few problems, I wanted to ask for tips/help in advance.
First of all, about the "setup": in March, we had 18 new sports/play turf rolls laid and also planted 10 cherry laurel "hedges" in a row in a 50cm wide flower bed (about 1m high). The whole thing was laid/planted on fresh, about 50cm deep nutrient-enriched soil.
At the beginning of the 18 season, we had the problem that when walking on the lawn, you would sink in quite a bit and because of that, we now also have some "waves" in the lawn. In some places, the turf rolls did not perfectly grow together and as a result, we have a few centimeters of bare spots.
We then fertilized in September with regular slow-release fertilizer and in November with Patentkali, and we spread horn shavings on the bed with the cherry laurels and covered it with bark mulch.
Currently, the lawn looks quite okay, it is green/orange with a few bare spots.
Now my question for the start of the season is:
[*]Which fertilizer should I choose now? Should I preferably take a fertilizer with grass seed or rather individual products? What would be the best procedure, fertilizer first or seed first? Seed only on the bare spots or on the entire lawn area?
[*]Would you recommend scarifying given the problems from last year (described above)?
[*]Should I do anything with the cherry laurels? For example, mix the bark mulch or apply horn shavings again?
[*]Do you have any other tips?
Thank you very much