Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: soil amendments - Sydney siders 21Nov 27, 2015 8:50 am Like anything, good prep is the way to go. Doesn't matter what you are doing - painting, concreting, landscaping. Skip a step in the preparation and your end results will usually show it. A lot of posts on these forums where someone has laid turf straight on the builders rubble and can't understand why the lawn looks like it's crap and dying. Do the hard yards and you'll have the best looking garden in the street. Stewie Stewie Re: soil amendments - Sydney siders 22Oct 29, 2016 10:59 pm Hi BeatrixKiddo, I am currently just about to start the process of removing/replacing existing lawn in backyard. I am doing it all this week and was also in two minds about following Fu's guide having clay type soil in the backyard. I just saw this thread tonight and had me reconsidering my plans. What I am planning to do is to remove the top 200mm of top soil and replace with new topsoil. I have already ordered the bin so will be removing the top 200mm tomorrow. (Well I have booked in a landscaper to come and do it as I have 2 kids and am still renovating the rest of the place) Do you think this plan is ok/would you suggest any different: 1) Remove 200mm topsoil 2) Rotary hoe 100mm of remaining soil (how necessary is this? My landscaper thinks its not necessary) 3) Replace 200mm topsoil with: Mix on site 20% compost (cannot find organic but was planning to run with ANL re-carb) mixed on site with 80% of 80:20 sand/soil turf underlay. I am in two minds about this.. I am thinking whether it would be ok to just run with 80:20 turf underlay? 4) Add nutrients (Powerfeed, bactivate, zeolite, bentonite clay) and rotary hoe (is rotary hoe necessary or nail rake ok? as suggested by landscaper) 5) compact and lay turf Appreciate any thoughts you may care to share, as we are not very sure which is the best way to proceed! Best jaime Thanks for your reply. I will just wait and see I guess. Trying to get some more information from our builder. 9 11742 I am not sure whether Perth has its own way of doing things in regards to this. Most of Perth has class A (sandy soil), except for some areas near rivers or hills. 2 8278 We were lucky in that our old house was so small (86 square metres) compared to the new house, they were able to take enough readings around the old backyard house before… 8 24869 |