Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Nov 06, 2013 6:23 pm Ok so despite reading up on everything and my best efforts and intentions our soil wasn't prepared the way I would have liked (based n Fu's recommendations). I won't go into why but I did manage to have Empire Zoysia put down. What I want to know is what can I do now the lawn is down to attempt to have it as successful as possible. I was going to use the seasol, biofeed and molasses as described but is there anything else I can do now the lawn is down? Re: Improving soil after lawn is laid 2Nov 07, 2013 12:09 pm If you have no pets, try sprinkle zeolite and bentonite over the top and water it in over time in addition to what you said above. Sandy remedy is really good too, but exxy. Build #2 Builder: In-Vogue Design: Custom 2 Storey Build #1 Builder: New Generation Homes Design: The Monterey My Build Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=60453 Re: Improving soil after lawn is laid 3Nov 07, 2013 6:16 pm Thanks. No pets so that won't be a problem. Might mix up the bentonite, zeolite and the other one and slowly sprinkle over. Re: Improving soil after lawn is laid 4Nov 19, 2013 2:29 pm I too suffered a bit of under preparation. I am ordering some sandy organic top dressing to fix up some holes and uneveness of my yard... Is it a good idea to mix zeolite, bentonite, gypsum, lime, etc with this top dressing to help the soil underneath? Building with Jandson Homes - Eclipse 18. http://adgnetworks.blogspot.com/ Re: Improving soil after lawn is laid 6Nov 19, 2013 10:18 pm Bentonite go with black and gold kitty litter, supa IGA have 9kg bags and worked out cheaper per kg then getting in bulk from the one garden place I know sells it. Zeolite we got from the fish and lily place in woodvale, for us it's right round the corner. Re: Improving soil after lawn is laid 7Nov 20, 2013 3:56 pm Zeolite is cheapest at Bunnings, sold as Zeochlor Sand Replacement Filter, $19.86 for a 15KG bag. Cheapest form of Bentonite according to Fu is Cat Litter, which you can buy from any shopping centre home brand i.e. Coles, Woolies, IGA. I found clumping cat litter to be more refined than normal cat litter, but if its under the lawn in the soil then it doesn't really matter I'd assume! Build #2 Builder: In-Vogue Design: Custom 2 Storey Build #1 Builder: New Generation Homes Design: The Monterey My Build Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=60453 Re: Improving soil after lawn is laid 8Nov 20, 2013 4:00 pm Just watch as some of the new home brand cat litters are recycled paper. Re: Improving soil after lawn is laid 9Nov 20, 2013 4:55 pm I personally bought the Woolies Cat Litter...pretty sure that isn't paper Build #2 Builder: In-Vogue Design: Custom 2 Storey Build #1 Builder: New Generation Homes Design: The Monterey My Build Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=60453 Re: Improving soil after lawn is laid 10Nov 20, 2013 5:00 pm I've been into a couple of Bunnings and I couldn't find it in the pool section. Might have to go to Special Orders. Yeah I'll just hunt the local supermarkets for cat litter. And yes there are a couple of different types it seems so I'll be careful to ensure I get the right stuff! I need several hundred kg's of the stuff :/ Re: Improving soil after lawn is laid 11Nov 20, 2013 5:16 pm Some do the 9kg bags if that helps but if you need heaps ill find the link when I get home for the company who sells if in 20kg lots, as you buy more they chuck in some free. We only needed 30kgs so went with the three bags of kitty litter, not that the gardener ended up using it!! Re: Improving soil after lawn is laid 12Nov 21, 2013 6:55 am Rex I've been into a couple of Bunnings and I couldn't find it in the pool section. Might have to go to Special Orders. / Good luck. Ive been to so many Bunnings stores that i've given up. No Bunnings store i ever visited stocked this stuff. I would even bring up the product as being "in stock" on their website from my phone and say "this stuff, where is it?". The employees had no idea what it was and claim they'd never seen it. Re: Improving soil after lawn is laid 14Nov 21, 2013 10:32 am If you need a large quantity of benonite clay these guys sell in 20kg bags and for large orders you get some free and free deliver http://sustainableoutdoors.com.au/bentonite-clay/ Re: Improving soil after lawn is laid 15Nov 21, 2013 11:34 am I missed the boat with prepping properly for my Sir Walter and now I have some issues a couple of years down the tracks that I am trying to address. Are zeolites and benotonites really going to permeate into the soil without getting mechanically worked in like they would pre-lay? Will they work properly if they are more or less on the surface? It not the cheapest stuff in the world when you start needing to treat a couple hundred m2. I am prepared to look at it though if it works. What about liquid humates or liquid composts? Has anyone had any success with those type of products on Perth grey sands? I have just aerated the problem areas and topdressed with organic compost so I guess I'll see what response I get from that in the next few weeks. Re: Improving soil after lawn is laid 16Nov 24, 2013 12:08 am Krilnik Good luck. Ive been to so many Bunnings stores that i've given up. No Bunnings store i ever visited stocked this stuff. I would even bring up the product as being "in stock" on their website from my phone and say "this stuff, where is it?". The employees had no idea what it was and claim they'd never seen it. Where do you live? I got mine from Bunnings Lidcombe. A staff told me that smaller branches don't usually stock it. Re: Improving soil after lawn is laid 17Nov 24, 2013 4:48 pm I would apply these after you have aerated the soil to help getting it where it needs to go. I went outside once. The graphics were alright, but the gameplay sucked! Settlement:22nd June Slab:27th August Frame:16th Sept Bricked:21st Oct Roof:24th Nov Linings HANDOVER23rd March! 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