"Returning The Edge" <):^):~

[Vibe Ray]

What is the best way to bring an edge(where grass meets cement) back up to par after it has been flattened by a vehice or whatever else???

[Guido]

I don't think we're on the same page but, I'd just edge it again, no?

:)

[guntruck]

Good question vibe Ray, i have been getting ready to ask the same question. My client has had a guy cut his grass and used to edge with a trimmer. The edge is now back about 2" off the concrete and looks aweful. All you can see is 2" od soil before the grass starts. I was wondering if it will grow back and recover in the spring or if theres something i should do?

[Guido]

sorry about the other post, now I'm on the same page!! ;)

Try sod if its a large gap, if not, seed should take pretty well.

Sod will give you that instant gratification that the customer always likes though!

Good Luck!

[Sammy]

Fix it like a divot on a golf green.
Maybe a pitch fork.

[Vibe Ray]

Yes u could simply just edge it, but it would not look any good because a part would be flattened and the other part would be raised about 2 inches.

[Skookum]

It will comeback on it's own over time. If it is a really healthy lawn that has been fertilized alot, it will grow out alot faster than one that is not. If the client cannot wait, seed it or sod it, otherwise, just back off the edging for a while and let the rhizomes do their thing.

[moonarrow]

vibe ray from what I could under stand from your post is that the sod has been mashed down by tires not cut away from edge by weadeating if this is so use sand to raise the elevation this stays loose and allow the sod to grow quickly and come back to the proper elevation

[kutnkru]

I agree with skookum. Let nature run its course and in about 4 weeks your back on the drawing table.

Best of luck.
kris

[Skookum]

Opps, I am a goof, I lost the track of the thread starter and followed the later posts.

If the edge is lost due to equipment running over edge and smashing it down, it sounds as though maybe the ground is higher than the concrete. If so, a good mechanical edging will bring the edge back by cutting the dirt back again. But, if equipment is run over the ground, right on the edge alot in the future, it will happen again.

Properties I have had like this are usually very soggy when the edge will smash and push the dirt back out over the concrete over a few mowings. Try to watch the ground conditions as you mow. Use the other side of the deck mowing in the other direction if this helps move the tire further away from the edge.

Hope this is better answer to suit the problem.

[Edited by Skookum on 01-07-2001 at 10:48 AM]

[accuratelawn]

I believe you are talking about an edge that has been taken too far away from the drive or sidewalk.
This can be corrected by filling the area in with top soil and reseeding. Do not trim or edge for at least six weeks to give the new grass time to establish. It might come back on its own, but my experience has been that once the edge is over-done, erosion makes the edge deep and wide.
On non irrigated lawns I don't edge weekly in the summer, this seems to help.

[Vibe Ray]

Yes moonarrow, thata is what i am talking about. The grass has been mashed down to the level of the concrete. You say to use sand? What kind of sand? Could you please elaborate on the process???

Guntruck is the one who is asking about grass that has been edged back too far.

[guntruck]

Vibe im sorry i should have made a separate post i just though it related with your post killing two birds with one stone......im sorry =(

[Vibe Ray]

Moonarrow? You say to use sand? What kind of sand? Could you please elaborate on the process???

[moonarrow]

sorry to take so long to answer, haven't been on line the last few days, I just use regular river sand which should be easy to find in New Orleans, and just spread it in small proportions and alow the grass to take it over and continue this until you reach the elevation that you are looking for