Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Dec 17, 2019 5:23 am Hey all, An in the process of organising materials for about 40m2 of lawn in Little River (between Melbourne and Geelong) the weather here is generally a few degrees hotter in summer than Melbourne, but we still get the cold winters - down to approx freezing. Our soil is clay that does respond to gypsum, we have been adding it for the last 7 years every 3 years across the whole property (13acres) and its making a noticeable difference. I’m hoping someone can confirm if there would be any issues with using horse manure in place of compost for the soil amendments (following Fu’s guide). I have about 20m3 available from our property that is quite well composted. I’m assuming it’s pretty much the same, but with no larger chucks through it. Look forward to your feedback Re: New lawn - trying to follow fu 2Dec 17, 2019 2:37 pm You can basically use any faecal matter to break down the soil. Yod have a large area to cover so the costs in improving the soil has to be considered. If you mix now, I would wait until Autumn to plant lawn. The more water (rain, watering) will speed the process as will cultivation. It would be another story if you were to plant edible produce. What grass have you chosen? Buffalo, couch, kk? Re: New lawn - trying to follow fu 3Dec 17, 2019 6:46 pm Thanks. That’s kinda what I was thinking, just wanted to confirm. Horse manure has a fair bit of partially digested grass/hay which adds organic matter, but it doesn’t include as much large chucks as compost probably does. Going to go with buffalo at the moment. Re: New lawn - trying to follow fu 4Dec 17, 2019 8:06 pm There's a secret to growing thriving buffalo. Go around regularly with a garden fork to aerate the soil. Also, with your preparation sprinkle blood and bone. Soil conditioner as well as slow release fertiliser. Always water well after using. I had a similar issue with my fridge not too long ago. It wasn't the same model, but the symptoms were pretty much the same: the compressor would start and then stop… 3 8990 the leaves that are now underground go yellow, the tips that poke through photosynthesise and have chlorophyll, same reason they grow rhubarb in the dark. 5 5187 |