Evergreen tree needles are ruining my lawn.?

Question

Is there something I can mix into the soil to eliminate the acid from the evergreen needles and help my lawn recover?

Answer 1

Limestone is what people use in New England for that. You could also try raking them from the lawn but sprinkling on limestone and wetting it into the ground is easier.

Answer 2

Ask a pro, They don't really fit well together. If you put too much alkaline in the soil, (limestone powder) you risk killing the tree, evergreens are acidic soil loving. Decide what you want, and either remove the tree, or plant some other acid loving plants with it, and not grass. Good luck. Most grasses are very picky about the PH of the soil. That's why lawns take so much work to maintain.

Answer 3

I have a HUGE evergreen in my front lawn. The only thing I have found that works is being diligent about getting the needles up and putting down some lawn fertilizer. In my area, there is snow in winter, so I get the needles up in fall, and every time there is a break in the weather, I rake needles and cones. And rake. And rake again. I have a handheld spreader to put down lawn fertilizer, and that seems to help.

Answer 4

Rake the needles up often. Consider planting some type of ground cover under the tree. Some sort of ivy.

Answer 5

You could try putting up some kind of border around the tree where the needles drop, like having a raised bed with brick edging to contain them. If you cover with gardner's sheeting first it won't mess with your grass outside the border. You'll be left with a minimal amount of needles outside the border, leaving your grass looking nice and your yard looking manicured!

Answer 6

the best i know is to rake the needles up often and put lime down to combat the acidity of the needles

Answer 7

I think you are going to need to rake it every day, or get rid of the tree. Hoyakins

Answer 8

if its in one area near the tree why not plant some wild flowers like pink laddy slippers

Answer 9

Easy. Rake them up