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guillermina
Joined: 26 Jul 2006
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Location: Wylie,TEXAS
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 11:42 am Post subject: Shale safe for cracks in drought suffering lawn? |
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My front lawn has bald spots with cracks about an inch wide, 3 inches long in about 5 places in my yard. I'm trying to switch to organic gardening. My question is would it be safe to put a mixture of shale and compost in the cracks, cover bald spots with fertilizer and compost?
Thanks for advice, I'm a newbie
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Tony M
Joined: 31 Mar 2003
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Location: McKinney,TEXAS
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| Posted: Wed Jul 26, 2006 11:55 am Post subject: |
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I think that would be a good move overall but I would wait till fall when we get some rain (hopefully) and the adjacent grass will be able to grow into the bare areas.
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Dchall_San_Antonio
Joined: 18 Mar 2003
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Location: San Antonio,TEXAS
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| Posted: Fri Aug 11, 2006 10:05 pm Post subject: |
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| Just lay soaker hoses on the area, turn the faucet on to a trickle, and let it run 24/7 for a week at a time. Then move it to a different area. Once you've covered the entire area, come back and repeat starting at the beginning. This will develop a healthy colony of fungi in the soil. That's what you need to retain moisture and keep the cracks from opening up. |
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