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Sedum Roof: Laying, Maintenance and Repair, Step by Step

A sedum roof is a shallow layer of succulent plants growing on a few centimetres of lightweight substrate over a waterproof deck. Wet, the sedum layer weighs around 30 kg per square metre, so most flat extensions and garden buildings can take one. It needs feeding twice a year, its drains kept clear, and its bare patches dealt with before they become moss. Everything else is detail, and the detail is below.

Horse Pasture: Repair or Renew Completely, Step by Step

Overseed when the sward is still mostly grass: graze it down, open the surface, sow 25 to 30 kg per hectare of a grazing mixture and roll it. Renew completely when weeds dominate or the field has not been touched for years: soil analysis first, correct the pH, put the minerals back, then sow 45 to 55 kg per hectare, or 90 for a paddock. Autumn is the better of the two windows. Everything below is the reasoning and the detail.

How to use diatomaceous earth in the garden, and when not to

Diatomaceous earth is a fine mineral powder that dries crawling insects out rather than poisoning them. It works on ants, woodlice, fungus gnats, mites and other crawling insects, and only while it stays dry. Apply a thin, even layer where they actually walk, meaning the base of plants, pot rims, thresholds and crevices, at roughly 10 to 20 grams per square metre. Reapply once rain has washed it away.

How Do You Create a Completely New Lawn? Removing the Old One, Preparing the Soil and Sowing

Mow the old lawn as short as your machine will go, then either work the sward into the soil or strip it off. Cultivate to about 25 centimetres, work in a soil improver suited to your soil type, level and firm the surface, then sow at 1 kg per 50 square metres, rake in lightly and keep it moist. September is the best month to do it. Six weeks later you have a lawn.

How Do You Repair a Damaged Lawn? Scarifying, Overseeding and Topdressing, Step by Step

Treat moss first if there is any, then mow short and scarify to pull out the thatch, overseed the thin and bare areas, apply a thin layer of topdressing and keep the surface moist. September is the best month for it, because the soil still holds summer warmth and weed pressure is low. Most lawns look genuinely restored four to six weeks later.

Stop Green Water Before It Starts. Why EM Pond Balls Are the Smartest Thing You Can Do for Your Pond

Most pond owners wait until the water turns green before doing anything about it. By then the algae already has a head start. Here's the simple, natural solution that prevents it entirely.

The Natural Way to Save Your Lawn From Hidden Larvae

Have you noticed brown patches appearing in your lawn? Does your grass come up easily when you pull on it, almost like a loose carpet? If any of that sounds familiar, chances are the real problem isn't happening on the surface it's happening underground.