Soil, Water & Lawns
Identify Your Soil Texture
A field guide to identify your soil texture: combining a hand test, infiltration and existing plant clues, followed by checks for the details that determine success.
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Understand what is happening beneath the planting.
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Understand Soil pH Without Guesswork
A field guide to understand soil ph without guesswork: testing several spots before choosing compatible plants, followed by checks for the details that determine success.
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Relieve Compaction Without Turning the Soil
A field guide to relieve compaction without turning the soil: opening routes for air and roots while protecting soil layers, followed by checks for the details that determine success.
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Diagnose a Waterlogged Garden
A field guide to diagnose a waterlogged garden: distinguishing runoff, groundwater, compaction and blocked drainage, followed by checks for the details that determine success.
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Design Simple, Efficient Irrigation
A field guide to design simple, efficient irrigation: separating zones by need and checking actual soil moisture, followed by checks for the details that determine success.
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Choose and Apply Mulch
A field guide to choose and apply mulch: matching material and depth without burying plant crowns, followed by checks for the details that determine success.
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Renovate a Tired Lawn
A field guide to renovate a tired lawn: correcting the cause before scarifying, aerating and overseeding, followed by checks for the details that determine success.
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Choose Seed or Turf
A field guide to choose seed or turf: comparing timing, preparation, cost and speed of use, followed by checks for the details that determine success.
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Grow Grass in Shade: Limits and Options
A field guide to grow grass in shade: limits and options: reducing expectations and improving light before reseeding, followed by checks for the details that determine success.
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Turn a Lawn into a Flowering Lawn
A field guide to turn a lawn into a flowering lawn: lowering fertility and adapting mowing to the chosen mix, followed by checks for the details that determine success.
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Understand Moss in a Lawn
A field guide to understand moss in a lawn: looking for shade, moisture, acidity and compaction before any product, followed by checks for the details that determine success.
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Feed the Soil Without Overfertilising
A field guide to feed the soil without overfertilising: using tests, mature compost and observed need to set quantities, followed by checks for the details that determine success.
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