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Ohio

I didn't like what I seen today and not sure if this is going to hurt me in the beginning of my growing but as I was digging my little pits for where my plants will be going to grow I'm digging up clumps of top soil and grass that's all matted together that the tiller and disc missed completely. I thought that mostly all this grass was tilled in really good already and Now I know for sure it defiantly wasn't. These clumps of green and mostly brown grass are everywhere under my soil and already tilled in compost and old manure I already added in. These clumps of grass are deeper then my tiller can run now at about 7 inches because of it settling over the past 4 or 5 weeks. Is there anything I should be aware of now that I know there is still sum freshly green grass that hasn't composted yet that my roots of my plants will be fishing through now? I have any worries?

Brooks

4/22/2006 6:18:09 PM

well if it's "quack grass" you're gonna have a problem, but if it just typical lawn sod it will decompose and actually work in your behalf, OM added

no biggie in my opinion,,,of course the maggots and grubs you got in that "steaming" poop will eat it first,,,heh heh

4/22/2006 7:43:25 PM

Lexington, Ky

Dude, you're screwed!

4/22/2006 10:07:22 PM

Mill Bay, British Columbia

Not to worry Brooks, with the look of your new patch, your are going to do great this year!!

Glenn

4/22/2006 10:15:33 PM

Western NY

don't worry - i had basically the same exact situation last year.

4/22/2006 10:23:08 PM

Ohio

LOL 1320!!!! I Thought of your situation you had last year Andy,Ill have some nitogen ready just in case plants start to yellow,you know Ill be emailing you if I have problems,lol.

Thanks Unkadan,Thanks Glenn, I hope your right, good luck everyone!

4/23/2006 4:51:35 AM

Rhode Island

brooks
it all depends on how much of a layer of sod your dealing with coupled with how much compaction you have created by running equipment over the new patch.
you need the soil to drain properly or eventually the roots will lay in excessively wet soil at the root levels. if this does happen you could have root rot prblems late in the season.
you can test your drainage by digging a hole arounf 1 ft to 15 inches deeo in the patch.fill the hole with water and see how long it takes to drain.
one hr you are ok/ if it takes several hrs or more to drain its a problem.
then soil needs a sod buster or sub soiler run over the patch.this turns the soil over 24 plus inches underground.
solving any drainage problems.
pap

4/23/2006 8:47:49 AM

Long Island,New York

watch your PH if you do any subsoiling....

4/23/2006 8:50:07 AM

Rhode Island

the subsoiler we bought and use does most of its churning way down and disturbs very little of the surface.

4/23/2006 8:58:37 PM