Repairing Lawn Salt Damage In Tight Spots

While memories of winter may be fading fast, the damage caused to lawns through the use of salt or chemicals may be proving hard to repair. Areas that are close to the road are often fairly narrow and misshaped so getting a conventional lawn repair machine in could be difficult. Of course, you could do it all by hand – but that can be back breaking as well.

The simplest answer is to use a lawn repair tool like the Grass Stitcher. This is a handy tool that can get into areas as small as a 10″ and at the same time will not penetrate deep enough to damage any below-ground utilities. In fact, the Grass Stitcher is designed to only perforate the soil to the perfect depth required for optimum seed germination.

What is important is to use a tool that can quickly and easily get into these tight spots in your lawn. Obstacles such as in-ground sprinkler systems are a breeze. As mentioned, the perforations created are not deep enough to damage your irrigation system, yet the tool itself is light and maneuverable around such objects.

As for the salt damage to your lawn, we covered that topic in the post titled “How To Repair Grass Salt Damage“, but in short, use granulated gypsum or limestone over the area and water well. Then use your Grass Stitcher to perforate the soil, sow your seed and water lightly again. Keep the soil moist for the next two weeks and before you know it your grass will be looking great, even in the tightest of spots.