What's wrong with my nature strip?
Hi all,
I have had the grass in for just on a year and this is starting to happen to the nature strip. What is it?
Any help on what it…
Fu Manchu's Guide to Soil Prep & Laying Turf
Hi Fu,
It's been a while since I updated this post. I had been waiting over 3 months for my builders plumber to rectify the major drain issues I had.…
Issues after handover and can compensation be asked for?
Thanks for the info I took 5 weeks annual leave which is easy to get evidence for plus plenty of flex days. I'll see what happens over the next few…
Issues after handover and can compensation be asked for?
Hi, we have had handover 2 months ago and I thought everything was going fine until we had some rains 2 weeks ago. Anyway I'll cut to the chase the…
Fu Manchu's Guide to Soil Prep & Laying Turf
Thanks Fu, It's reassuring to know that my soil isnt all over with. I guess i will just need for the area to dry out so i can them plate…
Fu Manchu's Guide to Soil Prep & Laying Turf
Bad news, we had huge rains today and I never had time to compact. Soil filled up with water around 300mm down because it could not run off it…
Fu Manchu's Guide to Soil Prep & Laying Turf
Thanks Fu,
It took me aorund 11 hours to rotary hoe 165m2 of clay to a depth of around 100-150mm and add the new compost/soil/sand around 100-150mm thick.This was with a…
Rain vs irrigation
Fu,
Is this one of the Gardena spray hoses that u suggest?
http://www.gardena.com/au/water-management/garden-sprayer/trigger-gun-classic-soft-spray
Turf laying - not such a success
Its not that expensive I got 6 x 25kg bags for $95. That's good for 150m2. From Bullen art and Garden .
Drainage on Heavy HD class soil (HELP PLEASE)
Thanks Belial,
With the side yard there is already a agg drain installed to a silt pit it's running around 500mm out from the wall there is also a agg pipe…
Fu Manchu's Guide to Soil Prep & Laying Turf
Fu what are the plants that will give similar green cover that grass does.
Cheers
Soil Choices in my area (Which One Please)
Fu,
Its for a new house. I had to remove a fair bit of the existing soil and debris. The existing soil is clay and I have a lot of area…
Fu Manchu's Guide to Soil Prep & Laying Turf
Thanks Fu, At this stage we are to decide for certain sections of that area to have turf or garden.
Cheers
Fu Manchu's Guide to Soil Prep & Laying Turf
I have been going over this tread and i have seen application rates of Perlite at 1kg per m2. I need to turf 164 m2 of grass. That would mean…
Soil Choices in my area (Which One Please)
Hi,
I am sorting through the soil choices I have in my area. And these are all of them below. I am in need at this stage for around 17 cubic…
Drainage on Heavy HD class soil (HELP PLEASE)
Below are three pictures that I have of the backyard and the side yard. Absolute huge weekend in the yard on the bobcat and plenty if hand digging. I require…
Drainage on Heavy HD class soil (HELP PLEASE)
I will post a picture of the area tomorrow, yes it is turf. Thanks for the answers. Maybe I am going over kill. I just wanted to make sure there…
Drainage on Heavy HD class soil (HELP PLEASE)
Hi,
I am now settling into my house and want to get the whole yard sorted out and lanscaped etc. What I am after is some information on drainage and if…
Charcoal Fence Paint or Stain?
Hi,
I have been looking around at a few display homes lately and noticed there fences are in a charcoal finish. Not exactly black it looks more like a dark stain…
What to plant on top of retaining wall? Not much sun
Ring I'll have a look into the bamboo. I know it grows super fast
Will this be ok or will I have future issues?
Hahah nice one KID I like your style. One thing I did forget to mention that the pailings on this fence are a lot thicker than the usual 16mm I'm…
Will this be ok or will I have future issues?
Hi,
Firstly I have attached 2 pictures I have of my retaining wall prior to house construction. House is now nearly completed.
Im contemplating putting weed mat down on the backside of…
What to plant on top of retaining wall? Not much sun
Yeah the misses is Fu, unfortuantly I lost the love for the game when my Team Fitzroy was booted out of the competition.
What to plant on top of retaining wall? Not much sun
Fu we are in Geelong, Vic. Cheers
What to plant on top of retaining wall? Not much sun
Hi, Here is a picture of the retaining wall We are wondering what we can grow in it. This is our very first house and we are beginner gardeners.The width…
Retaining wall a little short and Agg pipe question's
Hi,
Our side fence was installed yesterday Pictures at bottom of post. Tomorrow I am going to complete the retaining at the base of the fence. I have noticed that on…
How often do you visit your site?
I go past everyday. I too also get frustrated as to how slowly some things progress. This week down pipes had been placed onto the bricks but there still not…
minimum area for zoned heating
Pattycake 4 it sounds like they were referring to an actron system. For sure its beneficial. The digital scroll technology can ramp down to 10% of he total power and…