I am currently re-doing the garden and patio (the patio is covered under a different thread).
At the moment I have a lawn with two weed infested flower beds down each side. I am in the process of digging out all the old flowers, weeds and shrubs down the side.
I am going to fill the void with some old sand from the old patio, and then put a layer of new top soil over the top. I was then going to use a wacker plate to compact this, before putting down seed.
I read that you should not use a wacker plate when laying new turf (I'm unclear if it's before or after that you shouldn't use one, or both) because it compacts the ground and stops the roots taking properly. Does this also apply to seeding? I can't help feeling I really need to use the wacker plate, otherwise the areas down the side are likely to sink over time.
I am also thinking of building up the areas down the side a fraction higher even after using the wacker plate, because I am guessing they will still sink further over time.
Does this all sound ok? Will it be ok to fill any large holes and gaps with sand as long as there is enough top soil put over the top? And is the wacker plate a good or bad idea. As I mention these are flower beds at the moment, and I'm seeding rather than turfing.
Thanks!
At the moment I have a lawn with two weed infested flower beds down each side. I am in the process of digging out all the old flowers, weeds and shrubs down the side.
I am going to fill the void with some old sand from the old patio, and then put a layer of new top soil over the top. I was then going to use a wacker plate to compact this, before putting down seed.
I read that you should not use a wacker plate when laying new turf (I'm unclear if it's before or after that you shouldn't use one, or both) because it compacts the ground and stops the roots taking properly. Does this also apply to seeding? I can't help feeling I really need to use the wacker plate, otherwise the areas down the side are likely to sink over time.
I am also thinking of building up the areas down the side a fraction higher even after using the wacker plate, because I am guessing they will still sink further over time.
Does this all sound ok? Will it be ok to fill any large holes and gaps with sand as long as there is enough top soil put over the top? And is the wacker plate a good or bad idea. As I mention these are flower beds at the moment, and I'm seeding rather than turfing.
Thanks!