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  • #1

    Installing wooden staked lawn edging

    Good afternoon all

    I'm having a tough time getting some edging I bought from Home base yesterday as our soil is too dry.

    I've already edged the lawn to accommodate for it and weeded the bed ready for more\better soil and increased depth for plants

    Ant tips on making this process any easier? Its been made easier by watering the soil but its still taking an age.

    Thanks
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    A iron bar driven into the ground and then rotated with a ever widening circular motion will give you a starter hole to drive your stakes into.
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    • #3
      Even putting a spade in but not digging will help a lot.

      Some of us live in the past, always talking about back then. Some of us live in the future, always planning what we are going to do. And, then there are those, who neither look behind or ahead, but just enjoy the moment of right now.

      Which one are you and is it how you want to be?

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      • #4
        It is a bit dry & unworkable,my clay is rock solid at the moment,I planted out two geraniums the other day in a bed that's already in action & I still couldn't dig very deep at all,can you get a spade then a fork in there,maybe you've hit a stone or plant roots have a feel around with a fork at different angles to see if something's in your way?
        Location : Essex

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        • #5
          I've given up for the day and managed to mallet down 5 out of 12.

          They're secure but not down as deep as I would of hoped. I'm sure I can work around that.

          Hoping for some considerable rain!

          Should of done for the flat type but my main aim was improve soil depth above all else.

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          • #6
            Border Section - 1m x 150mm

            I am presuming these are the ones you have purchased! If so, they really need to be knocked in solidly, so loosening the ground before hand will not be of any advantage to be honest, after all you actually putting them in as a retainer!

            So perseverance I'm afraid!
            "Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad"

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            • #7
              Similar but mine have three larger and flatter pegs with the design running horizontally rather than vertically. From Home base too but a little more expensive.

              Those look easier!

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              • #8
                Horizontal Log Edging

                Simalar to these?
                "Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad"

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                • #9
                  The very same

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                  • #10
                    Yeah, must admit they do look a little more cumbersome!

                    But then again you are wanting them to do a specific job, so time well spent in preparation will pay dividends to the end result!

                    Patience is a virtue n all that!

                    Good luck with it!
                    "Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit, wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad"

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                    • #11
                      I'm actually praying for some substantial rain!

                      Saying that my bleedin trees and shrubs are likely to grab what falls down before I can

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