Top dressing: To produce level-ness and to improve soil
quality a mixture of sand, peat, soil and fertilizer is required. The sand must
be free of lime. The best time to carry out top dressing is autumn, possibly
September. A suitable aeration of the soil should also be carried out.
If after all these measures you are still having no success in
regenerating your lawn, then more far-reaching measures are
necessary.
This can include: • Create slits • Scarifying
Slit: Approx 100 slits / square meter which are 1cm wide
at a distance of about 8cm, up to 10cm deep, 10 – 15 cm long which are made with
a specialized slit machine. The tears in the ground lead to the exhaustive
relaxation and airing of the surface. However, this can also cause some
ruggedness but this can be improved by top dressing.
Scarifying: With scarifying a drainage system or more
water-permeable layers are achieved with a special device. The slits are filled
in the same operation with a permeable material (sand, clay). The excavation
must be removed; width, distance and depth of the slits can be varied. The aim
is a better aeration of the ground and better water utilization.
It will only be possible to decide which measure is necessary by
viewing the site and carrying out an analysis of the
ground.
