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OK that sounds sensible. Question Time:
- when you say 'get rid of the crap grass'...dig it out or weedkiller or ???
- 'levelling the earth' - what's best to use? topsoil? just in the low spots to bring them up to the same level as the high points or a layer across the whole lawn (covering the ok grass too)?
Thanks for the tips!
- when you say 'get rid of the crap grass'...dig it out or weedkiller or ???
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@spindrift In my previous garden, I levelled and then laid turf. In my new garden, I've scarified and overseeded - twice already this year.
The more level lawn came by levelling and turfing, obviously. But the better grass came by scarifying and overseeding.
The best results will probably come from: getting rid of all the crap grass now, levelling the earth and letting it settle over the rest of the summer, seeding it in early autumn (water for three days BEFORE seeding, then for two weeks after), then scarifying and overseeding in early spring next year. Will look boss by summer 2020...