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2006-09-30 07:06:09 · 13 answers · asked by james t 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
do you mean the lawn or the patio?
either way the answer is water, unless you have a hosepipe ban, in which case try syphoning your bath water onto the lawn/patio......(hope you are better at it than me, cos i soaked the hallway when i tried it!).
2006-09-30 07:16:08 · answer #1 · answered by kt_sub2000 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If like us you have a high clay content in your soil then it is caused by shrinkage due to drying out during the hot dry summer drought and after you have some decent rainfall then they should start to disappear, if not, then using a bit of topsoil to fill in the larger cracks. To stop it happening again you will have water frequently during the hot spells. This is best done late evening so the water has a chance of soaking in before evaporation.
2006-09-30 07:49:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on your soil especially heavy clay. A very long hot summer with no rain means your garden is lacking water and what with the hose pipe ban difficult to keep moist. To improve your situation you need to improve the condition of your soil by adding loads of well rooted manure and compost and planting with drought resistant shrubs that will shade the ground and help keep your soil in good condition. If you live in the Sahara not much can help but in the UK you can improve the situation.
2006-10-01 11:19:11 · answer #3 · answered by di d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably from dry weather. make sure you water it enough and maybe add some potting soil to the dirt, the kind with the little foam things in it. Another idea is get some styrofoam, like the lind used for the cheap coolers and break some up fine and till it into you soil. it helps keep moisture in the soil. if you have very hot summer days this may not be able to be corrected. depends on where you live.
2006-09-30 07:16:08 · answer #4 · answered by nicci p 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It happens usually if you have a clay based soil, it goes like a bog in Winter, Sahara in Summer. Best way to deal with it is by applying organic matter to the soil, dig it in as much as you can to improve the soil. Also get a water butt to save water so you can water your soil in Summer
2006-09-30 08:19:50 · answer #5 · answered by cornishmaid 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In your soil or in your structure, i.e. flower beds?
If soil, I have to ask "why did you let it go that far" unless you're under a hose pipe ban...and even then, we have been under a hose pipe ban for the better part of a year and my garden is not suffering because I take the time to fill up watering cans and give my garden a proper douse, no matter how backbreaking or time-consuming!
The short answer is: neglect. Shame on you!
2006-09-30 07:38:25 · answer #6 · answered by lesroys 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You did not mention the type of soil you have in the garden. Perhaps more watering in the dry months will prevent the soil from cracking, or an application of topsoil.
2006-09-30 07:16:30 · answer #7 · answered by nosy2000 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
this used to happen to our lawn, we have a clay soil. we mixed in a lot of organic matter and peat for to help with the water retention in the summer and a good mix of sand to help the drainage in the winter. Dependenat on the size of your lawn its best to buy these in bulk.
2006-09-30 08:34:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Where did the cracks apprear? If in the lawn water, but be careful of water restrictions.
2006-10-02 04:53:15 · answer #9 · answered by dochsa.co.uk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would guess that your hard core underneath is not enough as yhe movement of the ground has cracked the concreet
really if its cracked in my experience i wont really repair it will have to be done again
and skimming a new coat over the top wont do it either
really i would sudgest breaking up concreate and re doing it sorry
but i hope this helped
2006-09-30 07:17:59 · answer #10 · answered by andytrek 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋