Looking to start a new garden which is currently full of weeds and grass and it is thick. Will this till it up?
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I agree with Mr. Law- this is an excellent rototiller and I was surprised by it. But I'd have the first one done professionally, the rest it can handle with no problem.
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Have the plot rototilled by a professional with his 8 HP or so rototiller. Once is all you will need a rototiller of this size.You will be able to maintain the plot year after year just fine with the Earthwise and use it to add amendments( depending on your soil,compost, vermiculite, top soil, fertilizer, etc) this year before planting. It is easy to handle. My days of the 8 hp rigs are long since past! John
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This is what I consider a weed grass!!! It grow 6" tall in a week and is very course and lighter green in color. I used this product last summer to fill in patches on my lawn and it sprouted very quickly. However, it does not mix well with my chanshare sod lawn- kentucky blue grass, rye and a couple others mixed. It ruined my lawn and I had to roundup large patches and spend hours hand pulling small patches. Good luck!
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You will have to fertilize and reseed the dead grass or you will have weeds and or mold growing. The cover you will have to scrub with a fungicide and stretch out to completely dry in the sun. If it is even slightly wet it will get moldy over winter. It might be worth it to use it for something else and buy a new one in the spring
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It should, that's why I am using it instead of grass. (No mowing yay!) It will be a little delicate when it first starts to grow, but once it gets going it should be fine. Here is a link with more info for uses: http://www.stepables.com/5/Sagina_subulata_Irish_Moss.html
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I used it on a flower garden the weeds still came up through two layers of weed block and mulch. For me it was a waste of money. some people swear by it. Not me
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Sure it can.We lined the box with landscape cloth then added sand, soil, peat moss, and vermiculite. You may need to add compost next year, but the soil will always be good. You may want to consider a yearly soil test also. Important thing is to have fun with your garden-using a raised bed/square foot-type of approach is a great way to do it. Best wishes for fun gardening season.
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Yes, After plenty of research this was the brand to buy. Just prepare a flat area with plenty of drainage. Could be a two man job with interlocking wood. Fill with a good dirt and your ready to go! I have five in my garden. I also prep my soil a year before.
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It didn't work for me. My lawn had more weeds after I seeded it with Canada green grass seeds.
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It will certainly go deep enough. What you need to do is small bits a time and make sure you start well outside the clump. As with ALL grasses even the tiniest root will regenerate a clump. This tool is excellent on dandelions and dock. If I had clumps that were large, I would use the transplanting spade. It goes deep, is sharp, and my go to tool for many tasks. It is a dream to use.
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I would think it's possible, but would put landscaping fabric followed by a thin layer of gravel just to inhibit leakage of fine soil from box. Our box is over what was lawn. We put landscaping fabric in bottom mainly to inhibit any weed growth from whatever was under the garden as we didn't get rid of the grass first. In the fall when cleaning out the summer growth we discovered that the roots of our tomatoes etc. did go down through the fabric into the soil below so we are not sure how well the garden plants would do with just the soil in the box. Flowers and/or smaller plants would most likely be OK, but larger plants might not do as well.
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If the soil is not too hard it deals with grass and weeds well. I use mine often.
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It will emaciate everything, but the grass will grow back. It does not work very well at all.
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We spread seed over the existing lawn. The weeds will still be there; it will not crowd them out.
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no, it will look lighter than the other grass. that may be because its new grass.
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The weeds will come back unless you get the roots out. However, it did work really well cutting them down.
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I had some old grass, and a lot of weeds. I scraped and pulled, then ran a pronged hoe thru the yard, and garden raked to smooth it out.. I spread out the seed and then covered it all with humus and watered every other day for about two weeks. The grass when it is brand new will not choke out the weeds
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I put landscaping fabric to prevent any weeds, but heavy duty fabric or even a tarp would probably keep your soils from mixing. The kit fits together nicely so you would have a flat structure to attach treated boards if you'd prefer.