Lawns

Clay is a sod, it holds the dampness but when it dries out it’s a swine too. Ideally you would remove a depth of the clay and insure you have at least 150mm of topsoil. You could add gravel and sand to aid drainage but as you add all these materials it will raise the height of the ground so that...

Does the blade brake function ok?

You need to consider along with fertilising the turf the other lawn treats like scarifying. The problem is thatch production is increased when fertilising and different grass types produce this at different rates. The fertilisers that produce fast growth tend to be the culprit with thatch. Too...

Hi, it’s hard to see what’s going on with the photos and looking at it in person is always best.are these patches growing in size?Have a very close look at the grass and see if there are white strands or red or pink tops on the tips of the grass.

Poa annua (Annual Meadow Grass) is usually considered a weed in a lawn because it is very coarse and spreads quickly. I would dig that patch out before it seeds.

you could use a board / plank to stand on as it will distributed your weight more evenly as my lawn is like a sponge at the moment with all this rain we have had so I am keeping off it until it dries out

I remember watching QPR and the subs were smoking before coming ona lot of sports like cricket or golf the sub soil is prepared differently in places where it’s critical so they can get away with patching.

I'd try a light sprinkling watered in well,don't think it would do any real harm.

Then it’s down to speed to see what drop rate is achievable. You calibrate with a constant speed vs drop rate. My apologies as I don’t have that much time on my hands.

hi doesnt look that bad to be honest ... i would place the soil in then lightly firm with walking on then rake over as the sub soil I would imagine will be firm already

Hi what did you use when putting the feed on ? as it doesn't look like a even spread

Thanks for the heads up. I'm usually wary when using new equipment anyway. Screwfix are currently out of stock here in Inverness but I'm told there should be some in on Thursday.

To me even that amount of grass needs a decent mower to make it look good and as @CanadianLori says it needs doing once a week when growing well and a bit less in dry spells.I dont like corded mowers, not sure if you said how old she is but a good push mower would work well on that. Everyone...

Well, deep breath and first things first Either dig out the brambles (easier said than done!) or treat them with SBK. Then, drag or rake all the rubbish into the middle of the plot (are you allowed to have bonfires?) If you can safely burn it, with a hosepipe handy just in case, all well and...

Hi,Does any have recommendations for buying new turf online/high street? There are lots of retrailers out there with lot of different types.Would grately appriciate your inputs.Thanks

Are we talking like 3-5m evergreens, the kind with sort of feathery rubbery fronds, which are actually cypresses? Or actually firs where "mature" means 20m or more?For cypresses, you can write off the ground immediately under them, but outside that you're usually not too bad. You can also...

Hi there @Hobbitmum and

Thank you all! Tomorrow with warmer weather it will be the raking time!The lawn looked just fine last year before the yellowing set in :} With your helpful pieces of advice we'll surely bring it back to its former glory!

Dig over remove weeds as you go, plant shade loving ground cover plants and job done.

Hi all,First post and a problem we have been battling with for years.Last year the hot Summer weather didn’t help with the problem, and even after flushing the grass down with copious amounts of water the dreaded brown patch of doom appeared.We turned to the internet for advice and came...