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Steve T

06-11-1999 16:27:27




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I have recently built a new house on an eight acre lot and I would like to know what I need to do to get some grass, pasture mix, or anything to grow, and what impliments do I need to borrow or buy? The farmer who was farming the land, disc the land and thats all he has time for. I have a Ford 8n with a rake and back-blade. I'm not affraid of work and I really want to do this myself.




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Ken

06-24-1999 19:12:08




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 Re: Landscape in reply to Steve T, 06-11-1999 16:27:27  
Steve,

I don't know what kind of land you have (clay, rocky, etc.) but I had a similar situation but the land was very rutted. After grading and discing, I leveled it out by dragging a 6' x 10' section of chain link fence weighted down with 3 or 4 6' sections of telephone pole (chained to the chain link fence). Then I seeded and drug some more chain link around (without the telephone pole sections) to cover the seed. No straw was used, but I did it in September. It came up great.

Good luck.

Ken

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Bruce

06-14-1999 06:07:03




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 Re: Landscape in reply to Steve T, 06-11-1999 16:27:27  
I did the same thing w/ my NAA. I used a back blade and rock rake only. Had to make a drag out of old bed springs for the finish lawn before the seed went down. I wish I would have had a box blade so the top soil (I had trucked in) would have spread more evenly.
Once you have a good top soil base, go out there at night w/ a strong flash light or other high intensity source. Put the light close to the ground, sideways & shine across it looking for high & low spots. You'll be amazed what shows up that up need to fix to get a smotth lawn.
Once that is done, seed & straw (a must). The straw helps to keep birds from eating your lawn before it gets started, and help to keep it moist.
Water it if you can, 8 acres is a lot of watering.
Spring or earlyfall is the best time to plant.
Paul was right, get your soil ph tested.
Good luck

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Paul Fox

06-13-1999 03:42:50




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 Re: Landscape in reply to Steve T, 06-11-1999 16:27:27  
Depends to a certain extent on where you are, and what kind of ground you have. Check your local Feed and Seed type store and see what they recommend for grass seed. Prepare the ground by making sure there is 2-3" of loose, fairly fine soil. Fertilize and lime according to the feed store's recommendations, broadcast the seed, and go over it with a roller to ensure good seed contact with the soil. Cover with straw to retain moisture and keep the birds from eating it all, then pray for rain. Get it done SOON, before it gets too hot, or if it's already into the hot and dry season where you're at, wait until early fall. We get killing frosts here by late September, I have successfully grown lawns seeded as late as the first week of September.

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