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Vertical Cutting, Idecompo, Topsoiling, and Watering Lawn

      2016/03/30

Lawn on March 26th, 2016. Lawn at 6 o'clock in the early morning before staring the work.
Lawn on March 26th, 2016. Lawn at 6 o'clock in the early morning before staring the work. Closeup photographing.
Lawn on March 26th, 2016, at 6 o’clock in the early morning before staring the work.

Ryobi Reel-Type Lawn Mower LM-2800, with root cutting blade attached on it.
Ryobi Reel-Type Lawn Mower LM-2800. The cutting height was set in 5 mm.
Vertical cutting, at first. Attache a root cutting blade on Ryobi LM-2800, and set the cutting height in the lowest of 5 mm.

Lawn in the middle of vertical cutting.
Lawn in the middle of vertical cutting. Closeup a little.
In the middle of the vertical cutting, in the right side is after the cutting. Can you see the fine lines?

Lawn after the vertical cutting, in a closeup view.
It looks like this in a closeup view.

Thatches freezed by frost.
Because it was early in th morning before the sun lit
on the lawn, it was very cold, so that collected thatches were freezed by frost.

At 7:50, the lawn after finishing the vertical cutting.
Because it was cold and I worked while taking rest, the completion of the vertical cutting was at 7:50, finally the sun lit and it got warm.

The collected thatches, for one fourth of a garbage bag.
The collected thatches were for one fourth of a garbage bag. The thatches are in somewhat smaller amount, possibly because of shortness of the lawn.

Scotts, Handy Spreader and a bag of Idecompo.
The writing on the surface of the bag of Idecompo. Spreading amount: 30 g/m2.
Idecompo filled in Scotts Handy Spreader.
Then I spreaded Idecompo. The spreading amount was written as 30 g/m2. Because our lawn is 234 m2, it is culculated as about 7 kg. I spreaded 1 bag, 5 kg for the time being. I use “seed/fertilizer spreader, Scotts, Handy Spreader” for spreading fertilizer and Idecompo.

Manual seed spreader, Drop Seeder, made by Minato Works and Top Soil/Bed Soil for Lawn, about 25 L, made by Tachikawa-Heiwa.
Then, spreading topsoil follows. What I use is Manual seed spreader, Drop Seeder, made by Minato Works, and the topsoil is Top Soil/Bed Soil for Lawn, about 25 L, made by Tachikawa-Heiwa.

Top Soil/Bed Soil for Lawn, about 25 L x 2 bag sets, which were piled in front of the entrance.
The topsoil arrived yesterday in the daytime by Express Delivery.

The lawn in the middle of the topsoiling.
In the middle of the topsoiling. A photo from a different angle.
In the middle of the topsoiling. Although the right side is after the topsoiling, the appearance is not so different.

Lawn after the entire topsoiling.
Lawn after the entire topsoiling. A photo from a different angle.
Because it was the beginning of the season, I topsoiled entirely though very thinly. I spreaded 7 bags in total, 4 bags for entirely and 3 bags for dents.

Topsoil on the cover of the rainwater pit.
The actual spreading amount is like this, it is the matter of feeling irrespective of the effect.

The soil spreaded on the lawn and an aluminum rake.
I lightly rubbed the entire with the rake.

The lawn after rubbing topdressing. A photo from the west side.
The lawn after rubbing topdressing. A photo from the east side.
After the rubbing.

The lawn after rubbing topdressing. A closeup photo.
The lawn after rubbing topdressing. A closeup photo.
Though withered grasses and thatches still catch eyes, Bacillus subtilis in Ide-compo will decompose them.

Sprinklers and timmers on the tile deck.
Timmers and batteries on the desk.
Timmers monted on the garden tap stand.
I set up the watering system, too.

Sprinklers on the lawn. A photo from the west side.
Sprinklers on the lawn. A photo from the east side.
The first watering in this year.

Conifers and ash in the entrance.
Conifers and ash in the entrance. A photo from the behind.
It was around 11 o’clock that I finished the work. I enjoyed the 5 hours of garden works though taking intervening rests.

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