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  Andrew Watts January 10, 2017 at 4:23pm

  Whats the soil sublayer, say 6" and further down look like; that will drive answers to above questions.
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    Richard Love > Andrew Watts January 10, 2017 at 4:44pm

    It is well compacted but not clay.
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  Graeme Brown January 10, 2017 at 7:10pm

  If you are in renfrew I would have thought you are on clay? . I am in east kilbride and would always push towards putting the drains in the ground is heavy clay here and it makes a hell of a difference.
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    Richard Love > Graeme Brown January 10, 2017 at 7:31pm

    Projects in Bearsden on an older property . Clients have been in the house for a year and the grass/moss must be about 70% areas that lie wet haw shallow depressions. On a visit it had been wet before and to be honest I did think it was that bad. My thinking is they won't look after it a and It will be back to moss in no time and make drainage redundant.
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      Graeme Brown > Richard Love January 10, 2017 at 10:06pm

      I would up sell the drsinage and put some sand in the topsoil and also raise the ph if needed. The drainage, free draining topsoil and raising the ph with lime if needed should sort it for as long a practicable
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        Richard Love > Graeme Brown January 10, 2017 at 11:01pm

        Thanks. What's the process for the lime. Haven't worked with lime?
        
        Cheers
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          Graeme Brown > Richard Love January 11, 2017 at 10:26am

          Garden lime is crushed limestone you just apply it at the rate recomended on the box/bag. Its fairly inert so it not super critical and moss hates free draining alkili soil.
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  Adam Woods January 10, 2017 at 7:54pm

  I would say upsell the client to put in the drainage - I have a number of clients with poorly draining established lawns.... fighting the moss is a never ending battle. Now is the time to do it if the client is putting things in for the first time - it is not an easy retrofit for an established garden.
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    Richard Love > Adam Woods January 10, 2017 at 11:00pm

    Thanks for info. I have said topsoil but it's really root zone 60/40 mix. Problem is its part of a 20k job and they have a 15k max budget and want it all. Meeting them on Thursday I tried to sway them to putting the drainage in and loosing a bit of the blocked drive to gravel.
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      Graeme Brown > Richard Love January 11, 2017 at 10:30am

      From brearsden and wanting it all. I am shocked!!LOL!!