Just as importantly, we have found thyme lawns to be most attractive in smaller, more intimate areas like courtyards and patios where the edges can be interplanted with taller growing perennials and ornamental shrubs. Thyme lawns are best suited to smaller areas of up to a few hundred square feet because of higher maintenance considerations. After the new plants are in the ground, water in thoroughly. Expect coverage in 4 to 5 months, depending on soil preparation, weather and care. Plugs may be planted closer for faster fill-in. Plants should be spaced 12"-15" apart in a grid pattern. This causes burning of plant roots and induces a serious nitrogen deficiency that will stunt or kill the new plants. Instead, it will begin to compost (break down) after you’ve tilled it into the soil. Old piles of manure (even if stored for many years) have not been composted adequately. Along with Yum Yum Mix, a high quality compost will build and maintain a healthy living soil.ĭO NOT use manure unless you know it has been actively composted to break it down.
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Heavy clay soils should be amended with some compost and 3/8" gravel (about 1/2 gravel and 1/2 native soil plus a few shovelfuls of compost) to improve drainage.
(depending on the condition of the soil). Healthy soil means a happy lawn!Ĭompost: Use at the rate of ½ to 1 cu. This organic formula adds essential nutrients to the soil and “feeds” the soil’s earthworms and beneficial microbial population to maintain a healthy living soil needed for a vigorous, low-care lawn. Yum Yum Mix feeds the soil that feeds your lawn. When it comes time to fertilize your soil in preparation for planting we suggest using a gentle, non-chemical based fertilizer. This natural trace mineral supplement provides essential micro-nutrients and boosts microbial activity in the soil needed to break down compost and natural fertilizers and improve nutrient availability. Planters II trace mineral supplement: Use 2 lbs/100 sq.ft. Rototill the soil enriching ingredients into the soil to a depth of 4 to 6 inches. To improve the soil for best results use organic or natural soil amendments listed below. This will greatly reduce the amount of weeding after planting the thyme. It also allows weeds to sprout and be pulled or roto-tilled prior to planting. However, preparing the soil well in advance of planting insures that the ingredients have begun to breakdown and the soil will have a finer texture. Proper soil preparation can be done anytime before planting. IMPROVE THE SOIL - Before planting thyme plants into bare soil, it is essential that the soil be enriched with compost and other organic or natural fertilizers to insure that the plants grow vigorously and cover the area quickly. Note: Letting the lawn go brown by withholding water will not kill Kentucky Bluegrass.
Be sure and bury the edges of the plastic sheeting and place heavy rocks across the middle to anchor it and hold it down when the wind blows. This can be done by covering the lawn turf with clear plastic for one to two months during the heat of summer. Keep kids and pets off the lawn until the herbicide has dried.) orĬ) Smother the lawn: If you can wait 6 months or longer, the old lawn can be killed by covering it with alternating layers of corrugated cardboard and compost laid down about 6” deep orĭ) Solarize the lawn by killing it with heat from the sun.
(While repeated, widespread use of glyphosate can be damaging to the environment, healthy soils are capable of breaking down any residual chemical from a one-time use. You can kill or remove the old lawn in several ways:Ī) Strip off the old turf grass with a sod cutter and kill off any remnants of lawn around the edges ORī) Kill the existing lawn, by spraying it with a one-time application of systemic glyphosate 14 days or longer prior to planting. IF REPLACING AN EXISTING LAWN, FIRST REMOVE THE OLD LAWN
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