Mulching

[evantsang]

We have just removed weeds last week but seems they started to grow

 

 

again.  May I ask if it's a time to apply mulch on top of it？ If yes, how？a thin layer of mulch？  need to apply any pesticides or ant killer before that？ Appreciated of your advice since I have no idea about gardening.  Thanks in advance. 

[Jewelleryrescue]

Hi @evantsang 

Weeds love  filling the open spaces great  job on getting them  out you know they will be back the secret to weeding is do a little often so the dont build up or get huge.

It is  normal for yards to brown off this time of year and some places have water restrictions.  No need to apply pesticides or ant  killer unless you have them running rampant.

If you wanted to really give your lawn a treat hire a hole corer and punch out holes into the ground to let the water to run in and a thin coat of  sand will fill those hoes and stop then  filling over so any water your lawn gets it will retain it longer.

If you wish  place 1 tonne of plant  organic soil on top of your lawn  2 tonne if the back yard is same area and could use  some pick up.

Use any  grass specific spray on weed and  feed will help your lawn too  . Kill broad leaf weeds and feed the buffalo lawn see below.

Best time to spray and water is evening as the sun wont evaporate the water fast and the  grass  has time to  drink more,

Yates 4L Weed 'n' Feed Hose On Lawn Weed Killer I/N: 0121425   $20^.46

Weed and feed Lawn 

[MitchellMc]

Welcome to the Bunnings Workshop community @evantsang. It's wonderful to have you join us, and many thanks for your question about mulching.

Would you like to achieve a lawn in this space, or are you focusing on mulching the area and not having a lawn? If you're planning to mulch, it would be best to first lay down a weed mat to prevent further growth. However, since the area is owned by the council, I would recommend reaching out to your local council to check if mulch is allowed in this space, as many councils have specific requirements for what's permitted on council-owned strips. 

If you would like to establish a weed-free lawn here, adding some topsoil instead of mulch and following @Jewelleryrescue's advice above would be a good start. You'll then need to re-seed the area as it looks like the majority of the grass has died off.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Mitchell
 

[evantsang]

Thanks for your advice @Jewelleryrescue & @MitchellMc we are planning to rebuild the lawn again and will follow @Jewelleryrescue 's advice but wonder if punching holes into the ground should be applied to the brown off area？ after then, fill up the holes with sand and then topsoil？  is that right？

For the area owned by council, we've checked that it is allowed to mulch that area but the requirement is to mulch as deep as 75mm, is that working for the area as we thought a thin layer of mulch is good enough or better？of course, we have to follow the council requirement but wonder if it is good for the lawn in this way.

Thanks

[Jewelleryrescue]

Hi @evantsang 

Hole punching the whole area especially the dry area and filling with a sandy loome (50% organic (plant organic) soil and clean river sand) I Added sand now.

Try mixing sand and topsoil together evenly before or as you spread (perfection not required here) You want about 10 to 15mm coverage.  No need to  mulch as soil is organic to begin with.

Talk to the landscape supplier ask them to load the organic soil into the truck tray then load the sand directly on top this inside the truck tray this will part mix the load.  When they pour the load at your place it will mix a bit again not perfect but lets you shovel spread mix that further mixes everything.

The hole punch will core the ground and allow sand and soil to enter the holes little mini reserves of moister and when you water or rain it will retain more water to the roots whereas watering a hard ground surface will cause all the rain to flow off fast. dry soil  area may crumble but thats  ok it will still mix with loomy soil rake it in, Adjust the hole corer maximum depth for best results.

Manual corers work better in already soft soil.

Tip I hired a lawn coring machine and offered to the neighbours' a quick yard hole coring to divide the costs of hire so 9 neighbours took up the offer cost of machine hire $350 approx divided by 9 is $39 each.

A coring machine helps people with sloping lawns too, slows more water allowing lawn to drink deeper.

Mulching thick 50-75mm will bury your grass and almost kill it off.

Dont mulch a  lawn  unless you want to kill it and turn it into a  flower bed  

A quality mulch is WHOFLUNGDUNG  but it has lumpy bits not idea for lawns,

Stick to organic soil and river sand 50/50