I have been hibernating and have not visited here for a while. I thought after the build, things would be a little quiter, I was sooooo wrong. Been busy fixing a few things inside the house and now I am being forced by the body corp to fix my front yard!!!!
I have read a few threads and got an idea of what to do but to get "approval" first from the experts. Basically what I will do in the front yard for soil prep will also be done at the backyard. I believe I got clay soil (Point Cook area) although it is not very compacted. I can easily dig it with the pick axe (while getting the weeds out) but I don't know if this is only the top as I have not dig it more that 200mm.
A photo of what I am tackling:
Front:
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Back:
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What I have done so far:
Front:
- pulled out all the weeds
- levelled it
Back:
- sprayed weedkiller (Roundup) on all of it
This are the woody weeds that I am really struggling to kill:
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What I am planning to do:
1. Level it a little more.
2. Dump mushroom compost (maybe 5cm thick) on the whole area.
3. Put mulch on top of the compost.
4. Dig the areas where I would put some plants in.
5. Put more compost on the plant hole.
6. Plant and put more mulch around the plants.
I have pulled the weeds on the front but I didn't get all of them (some of the roots are so deep that they broke when I was pulling them out) so I am planning to spray some weedkillers on the whole frontyard but am worried that these will also kill the plants that I am planning to put in. although Roundup say that you can plant 7 days after you spray it.
Is this a good plan or will I waste time and money doing it this way? Really need you help guys before my body corp kicks me out
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