In article <fqoc64dao8cilth826kt151ubv9b6sj7jh@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
trusso11783@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
>I have been quite unsuccessful trying to get my lawn to look decent since
I
> bought the house nearly
>4 years ago. I dont have money for a landscaper. Below are links to
pictures
> that I took.
>
>The first pic shows these clover-like things growing in patches.
>http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee225/trusso11783/lawn1.jpg
>
>This next one shows leafy type growth for a big part of the lawn
>http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee225/trusso11783/lawn2.jpg
>
>This is a picture of the entire lawn. It is very wavy and unlevel.
>http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee225/trusso11783/lawn3.jpg
>
>
>
>For a short term fix. is there a way to get rid of those growths
described
> above so that they are
>gone forever and replace with grass?
>
>Is it just better to rip it all up and start new? As I said, i cannot
afford
> landscaping services
>right now but if I have to hire one guy to rip it up and level it, what
would
> that cost on Long
>Island, NY? Once it is leveled, I could probably seed it myself or get a
> friend to help me.
>
>I am looking for constructive answers please. Do not reply that if I want
> something done, I have to
>pay a pro to do it. That isnt true. I installed hi hats, re-wired my
house with
> new power and light
>switches, remodeled most of my bathroom and did plenty of other things
without
> paying a pro. I am
>pretty good at doing things. I just dont have a green thumb. Thanks.
>
>Tony
I don't think my lawn looks that bad. Under trees its difficult. I tried
planting on some
heavily laiden wood chip earth, but seems the PH is too high were some
stumps were.
I don't bother with fertilizers so I don't have to mow the lawn as often,
but ending up doing it for
the tall spots and the large backyard. I'm thinking fertilizer and weed
killers. is that a problem ?
I hate so called Lawn companies that spray and kill earth worms. Can't
have a good healthy lawn with out
earth worms. In out old neighbor hood the whole thing was almost
completely rid of earth worms
after Chemlawn.
greg
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