![]() ![]() However, preparing the soil well in advance of planting insures that the ingredients have begun to breakdown and the soil will have a finer texture. Proper soil preparation can be done anytime before planting. IMPROVE THE SOIL - Before planting thyme plants into bare soil, it is essential that the soil be enriched with compost and other organic or natural fertilizers to insure that the plants grow vigorously and cover the area quickly. Note: Letting the lawn go brown by withholding water will not kill Kentucky Bluegrass. Be sure and bury the edges of the plastic sheeting and place heavy rocks across the middle to anchor it and hold it down when the wind blows. This can be done by covering the lawn turf with clear plastic for one to two months during the heat of summer. Keep kids and pets off the lawn until the herbicide has dried.) orĬ) Smother the lawn: If you can wait 6 months or longer, the old lawn can be killed by covering it with alternating layers of corrugated cardboard and compost laid down about 6” deep orĭ) Solarize the lawn by killing it with heat from the sun. (While repeated, widespread use of glyphosate can be damaging to the environment, healthy soils are capable of breaking down any residual chemical from a one-time use. You can kill or remove the old lawn in several ways:Ī) Strip off the old turf grass with a sod cutter and kill off any remnants of lawn around the edges ORī) Kill the existing lawn, by spraying it with a one-time application of systemic glyphosate 14 days or longer prior to planting. ![]() IF REPLACING AN EXISTING LAWN, FIRST REMOVE THE OLD LAWN ![]()
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