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DIY & Home Improvement

Warpy

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2. Ugh, lawns. They ever come back into fashion around here, I'm getting Astroturf.

Reply to Paper Roses (Original post)

Sat Apr 2, 2016, 04:30 PM

Apr 2016

Lawn and garden shops often have some very knowledgeable people working there. They can direct you to a seed mix that will tend to choke out the crabgrass, although I don't know of anything that kills quack grass, that stuff is Satanic. You can broadcast the seed by hand and fill in any spots you missed (or the birds ate) when it sprouts in a couple of weeks.

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Lawn question, maybe you can help. [View all] Paper Roses Apr 2016 OP

I am going to kick your thread so you can maybe get help. MADem Apr 2016 #1

Ugh, lawns. They ever come back into fashion around here, I'm getting Astroturf. Warpy Apr 2016 #2

2000 sq feet of cardboard and 6 yards of beauty bark pscot Apr 2016 #3

I use something similar to this Mosby Apr 2016 #4

We have areas in these parts that arr what they call pan rock. Hard clay like -good for moss to grow Wash. state Desk Jet Apr 2016 #5

in your shoes mopinko Apr 2016 #6

The problem might be that your soil is too compacted...maybe overseed this season? LaydeeBug Apr 2016 #7

Why insist on grass? There are many other nice things you could do with your yard? we can do it Apr 2016 #8

Wish I could. I live in a 200 year old New England house. Paper Roses Apr 2016 #9

Pull up the weeds and throw good seed in their place, a clover grass mix. roody May 2016 #10