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steveindenmark
Legendary Member
A grass question.
I usually use a box on the mower to collect the grass. I cut it once a week.
If I cut it twice a week. Could I dispense with the box?
I usually use a box on the mower to collect the grass. I cut it once a week.
If I cut it twice a week. Could I dispense with the box?
Dave 123
Legendary Member
Yes.
You might get a build up of thatch, thus necessitating scarification. There are specific mulch mowers on the market that chop the clippings up fine and they then go back into the lawn... not used one myself.
It depends on how much growth you get.
https://www.lawnmowersdirect.co.uk/...-lawn-mowers-and-how-to-make-the-right-choice
OP
OP
Tin Pot
Guru
I was cutting once a week, tried leaving cuttings a few times, now I have a massive thatch problem.
Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
I’m going to go with a no. Collect the clippings. The thatch build up is too much of a pain and untidy in formal lawns.
I own an industrial mulching mower. It has a quad blade to clip the grass into tiny bits which in turn do a very good job of feeding the lawn. It’s rare that people do feed lawns enough. My observations are that, this tends to work only when it is very dry. If there is the slightest amount of dew or the grass is sweet and sappy, the clippings clog rather than get blown down into the base of the lawn and you just get green clumps on the surface.
Dave 123
Legendary Member
Heltor Chasca
Out-riding the Black Dog
Dave 123
Legendary Member
Isn't that washing powder?Wait till we talk organics...
...Even better: Biodynamics
keithmac
Guru
Well I've got this to start on Sunday, 40 posts arriving Sunday morning!.
The idea is to cut this continuous fence into 6 foot panels, pull the rotten posts and re-fit new fence posts.
While it's in bits I'll be treating it a with fence paint as well.
Sounds easy!.
Going to set the posts in packed gravel rather than postcrete..
The idea is to cut this continuous fence into 6 foot panels, pull the rotten posts and re-fit new fence posts.
While it's in bits I'll be treating it a with fence paint as well.
Sounds easy!.
Going to set the posts in packed gravel rather than postcrete..
keithmac
Guru
I'm going to give it a go and see what happens, I think the ground has let go on a few posts so at least with gravel I can re-tamp any loose ones after it's all settled.
They are 8ft posts so 2ft down.
Back end of garden I may end up buying 10ft concrete posts (old beck runs across the back of our garden) but that's a 2 man job!.
I think as long as I pack it in tight enough it should be ok but time will tell!.
Worst case I'll just have to postcrete them afterwards.
They are 8ft posts so 2ft down.
Back end of garden I may end up buying 10ft concrete posts (old beck runs across the back of our garden) but that's a 2 man job!.
I think as long as I pack it in tight enough it should be ok but time will tell!.
Worst case I'll just have to postcrete them afterwards.
Tail End Charlie
Well, write it down boy ......
Wow, wild asparagus, lucky man. Not wild really, it's the same as normal asparagus, it's just somehow ended up in your garden. Don't cut the spear off, let it grow (it produces delicate pretty fern type leaves) for at least two years, cutting it down each autumn and mulch well over winter. Then you can harvest for the next twenty years. The taste is fantastic, well worth the wait and far superior to any shop bought stuff.
I also have a liking for the lords and ladies you have.