Hello everyone.
We are currently planning our outdoor area and are doing as much as possible ourselves.
We have already had the future lawn area excavated, since large trucks cannot easily access the site after the terrace and other surfaces are installed. Early next year, we plan to fill the area with 20 to 30cm (8 to 12 inches) of topsoil once all the paving and other surfaces are completed.
Now we have a serious problem with weeds, especially thistles, and I have been considering covering the excavated area. The question is: Is this effective, and can it help control the weeds well? Would it be better to use an opaque landscaping fabric or a tarp for this purpose?
Thank you very much and best regards 🙂
We are currently planning our outdoor area and are doing as much as possible ourselves.
We have already had the future lawn area excavated, since large trucks cannot easily access the site after the terrace and other surfaces are installed. Early next year, we plan to fill the area with 20 to 30cm (8 to 12 inches) of topsoil once all the paving and other surfaces are completed.
Now we have a serious problem with weeds, especially thistles, and I have been considering covering the excavated area. The question is: Is this effective, and can it help control the weeds well? Would it be better to use an opaque landscaping fabric or a tarp for this purpose?
Thank you very much and best regards 🙂
H
hampshire5 Jul 2021 12:58Remove the thistles before they spread and leave some space for insects and worms. This will also benefit your garden. A family garden is not a perfectly sterile environment. Those who want a well-maintained lawn must accept some work and limitations, and can take pleasure in it. The lawn at @rick2018 looks great but probably won’t serve as a universal recreational area. Anyone looking for a nice, green, usable area in the garden won’t mind a few flowers, moss, and clover in the grass and will find it easier to manage – plus, children can play on it more freely.
C
Colorblind5 Jul 2021 13:02hampshire schrieb:
Remove the thistles before they spread and leave some space for insects and worms. That will also benefit your garden. A family garden is not a pristine, green-only environment. If you want a well-maintained lawn, you have to put in the work, accept some limitations, and enjoy it. The lawn at @rick2018 looks great, but it probably won’t serve as a universal play area. If you want a nice green usable space in the garden, you won’t mind a few flowers, moss, and clover in the grass and it will be easier to manage—plus children can play more freely on it. You are absolutely right; I definitely want a natural garden with plenty of habitat for insects and such, and a bit of weed on the lawn doesn’t bother me. But I thought I might make it a bit easier on myself and curb the weed growth for a few months since removing it from our poor soil is really a struggle. You would have to excavate the entire soil again because everything grows so densely and tall, thanks to the adjacent forest.
Just make sure to dig out the ground elder, sorrel, dandelion, and thistle, and keep the rest trimmed short so it doesn’t go to seed.
Place plain cardboard pieces under the beds before filling them.
Lawn maintenance always feels like a struggle. We have more clover than grass, plus thistle and dandelion.
If the area is only used as a barefoot play space, the grass will be removed.
Place plain cardboard pieces under the beds before filling them.
Lawn maintenance always feels like a struggle. We have more clover than grass, plus thistle and dandelion.
If the area is only used as a barefoot play space, the grass will be removed.
If you build practically in the middle of the forest, you shouldn’t be surprised by weeds.
And if you really want a nice lawn, you’ll become a slave to it. 😀
In my opinion, you can only take real action once the landscaping and lawn installation begin.
Let it grow wild. When it starts, remove the top 20–30 cm (8–12 inches) and bring in clean topsoil.
After that, the lawn needs to be cared for “around the clock.” Either use a robotic mower or mow it yourself every 3–4 days, fertilize, water... only this way will the lawn actually remain a lawn, especially near forested areas.
I completely redid our small front garden (north side) last year after 10 years, and it’s still in great shape. 😉
And if you really want a nice lawn, you’ll become a slave to it. 😀
In my opinion, you can only take real action once the landscaping and lawn installation begin.
Let it grow wild. When it starts, remove the top 20–30 cm (8–12 inches) and bring in clean topsoil.
After that, the lawn needs to be cared for “around the clock.” Either use a robotic mower or mow it yourself every 3–4 days, fertilize, water... only this way will the lawn actually remain a lawn, especially near forested areas.
I completely redid our small front garden (north side) last year after 10 years, and it’s still in great shape. 😉
C
Colorblind5 Jul 2021 13:48driver55 schrieb:
If you’re basically building in the forest, you can’t be surprised by the weeds.
And if you really want a nice lawn, you’re going to become a slave to it. 😀
In my opinion, you can only start taking action once the landscaping and lawn installation begins.
Let it grow wild for now. When you’re ready, remove the top 20-30 cm (8-12 inches) and bring in clean topsoil.
After that, the lawn needs to be maintained “around the clock.” Robot mowers or mowing yourself every 3-4 days, fertilizing, watering… that’s the only way to keep the lawn looking like a lawn, especially near forest areas.
I completely redid our small front garden on the north side last year after 10 years, and it’s still in great shape. 😉 We’ve already removed the 20 to 30 cm (8 to 12 inches), previously letting it grow wild. We want to add the topsoil only after the terrace is built.
Oh yes, I can imagine it will be a lot of work 😀
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