Kim Repairs his Friend’s Lawn and Secures a Standard Rose
Episode: # 29 15/12/07
Presenter: Kim Syrus
Kim dropped into a friend’s place and his friend was in a real panic. Kim’s friend had mixed up a brew to get rid of some soursobs in his lawn and the mix certainly got rid of the soursobs, it also did a pretty good job at removing the lawn as well. His wife is on the warpath so what else could a mate do, but help out.
The one good thing about the lawn was that it is couch, and being a running lawn will eventually grow over the bald spots. But to hurry things along you can plant up the nude areas. Kim found a couple of places where the lawn is growing well and pulled up some runners, he chose pieces that had roots. He worked a little soil conditioner into the grassless spots and planted the runners. He watered these in, they should cover up and get my mate off the hook.
Kim also looked at a lawn that suffered badly from poor drainage. The turf is sparse and there’s plenty of moss growing, a good sign this area gets wet and stays that way. The only way of fixing the problem is to improve the drainage. Grab your fork and push into the soil, wiggle it about to open up the ground. Follow up with a good application of gypsum at about 2kg per square metre. Do this before a rain and it will wash in beautifully.
If you still find the spot hasn’t improved greatly then it may be time to give up on turf and look at paving or simply covering the ground with weed mat and filling the space with something decorative.
This time of year your standard roses should be in full leaf and flowering a treat, there’s a fair bit of weight on the top. It is a good time to check your ties and stakes. It only takes a strong wind to catch an unsecured plant, blow it over and it’ll be gone forever.
To avoid this tragedy, replace any broken or rotted garden stakes. Pull out the old and knock the new one into the same spot. This avoids banging through and damaging roots that might be growing elsewhere.
When it comes to tying up try to use something flexible. Panty hose are excellent. Kim has had a number of Garden Guru club members contact him lately asking for advice on a good bordering plant. His suggestion, the Euonymus called Easy Hedge which is well worth trying. It is super tough, has glossy deep green foliage and shapes up beautifully. If you have a question you want answered then how about joining our online club. To start, simply get on the web and type in www.gardengurus.tv
Presenter: Kim Syrus
Kim dropped into a friend’s place and his friend was in a real panic. Kim’s friend had mixed up a brew to get rid of some soursobs in his lawn and the mix certainly got rid of the soursobs, it also did a pretty good job at removing the lawn as well. His wife is on the warpath so what else could a mate do, but help out.
The one good thing about the lawn was that it is couch, and being a running lawn will eventually grow over the bald spots. But to hurry things along you can plant up the nude areas. Kim found a couple of places where the lawn is growing well and pulled up some runners, he chose pieces that had roots. He worked a little soil conditioner into the grassless spots and planted the runners. He watered these in, they should cover up and get my mate off the hook.
Kim also looked at a lawn that suffered badly from poor drainage. The turf is sparse and there’s plenty of moss growing, a good sign this area gets wet and stays that way. The only way of fixing the problem is to improve the drainage. Grab your fork and push into the soil, wiggle it about to open up the ground. Follow up with a good application of gypsum at about 2kg per square metre. Do this before a rain and it will wash in beautifully.
If you still find the spot hasn’t improved greatly then it may be time to give up on turf and look at paving or simply covering the ground with weed mat and filling the space with something decorative.
This time of year your standard roses should be in full leaf and flowering a treat, there’s a fair bit of weight on the top. It is a good time to check your ties and stakes. It only takes a strong wind to catch an unsecured plant, blow it over and it’ll be gone forever.
To avoid this tragedy, replace any broken or rotted garden stakes. Pull out the old and knock the new one into the same spot. This avoids banging through and damaging roots that might be growing elsewhere.
When it comes to tying up try to use something flexible. Panty hose are excellent. Kim has had a number of Garden Guru club members contact him lately asking for advice on a good bordering plant. His suggestion, the Euonymus called Easy Hedge which is well worth trying. It is super tough, has glossy deep green foliage and shapes up beautifully. If you have a question you want answered then how about joining our online club. To start, simply get on the web and type in www.gardengurus.tv
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