Lawns

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...

Most of what i did was field work, so most of the time it was 20ton + loads of limestone, one field we did we ordered over a 100 tons, so times we didn't have enough and sometimes we had more but then that was put into the gate ways of the fieldsIt will depened on how wide/long/deep you dig...

Going by that description I would call it organic garden mulch, its certainly not top soil. If your on face book, type "top soil" in the search bar, in the filters put your location and distance, you might find someone local.

Tricky question! Skip the rye as you probably already have it, go for the slender bladed types often found in the 'luxury' mixes

The topsoil shouldn't really care if it sits in the bags for a few weeks. You might get a decline in microbiological activity and some of the worms (if there are any in it) might die because they are trapped in a non-ideal climate, but otherwise there won't be a lot of change in soil...

Being on chalk myself, I don't think you have too much of an issue with compaction or drainage, but the aeration will sort that out if you think there is. A quick summary would be Hollow tine Overseed heavily. You're feeding the birds as well A quick scarify top dress 50/50. Too much sand on...

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i will be using westland aftercut all in onebut first I will give it a light cut the next fine day as suggested then leave it 3 days as "flounder" recommends before applying. the job on the cards for this weekend is to core aerate.Thanks for all your help

To be honest probes are used for rough ideas, normally a soil sample test is best but on a site that can work out expensive as you are testing different areas. That way you can find out what’s best to apply but I only have a few customers that go to that degree. Soil pH Meter | Agronomy Tools |...

I've used nematodes in the past. They certainly worked - the crane flies weren't around in anything like the same numbers the year after.

Got around to laying the cardboard, making sure it was wet and laying the Woodchip.cannot wait to see what it looks like in 18-24 months.needs to sort of the flower boarders and make sure the Woodchip does not overflow to much.

Can't say I've used that model , maybe the Toro recycler maybe is a better fit slightly larger ? Can't go wrong with a honda engine and a few other manufactures have them on also mountfeild - stiga - rover , honda izy seem to be good for a while but if the budget would stretch a bit further a...

Thanks @noisette47 @DianneW , I guess its now waiting game.The waterlogging wasnt an issue until I dig it up last year. Or it may be it was an issue but it wasnt visible on the surfce. I think part of the problem is that there is a large chunk of earth missing from the garden area now which...

Dig some experimental holes, quite deep. The ground will likely be compacted from all the building work and you might also have a load of builders waste under the surface. You can easily alleviate the compaction through digging but going at least a spit down (spade blade length)

It depends on the area you live in whether you can apply moss killer now Mane. Here in the Highlands it wouldn't be a consideration before the end of March.It would be helpful please if you placed your area in your avatar box. Other members can then see at a glance where in the country you...

Way too late to spray now due to temperatures.herbicides should be used when the plants are in full growth so spraying chemicals or applying them when performance is projected to be low is not great.its worth noting that if the grass plant is weak the herbicide can damage the plant.

With the benefit of hindsight, I'm going to suggest not getting there in the first place. Workmen generally don't have much respect for the area around them. A few OSB or cheap ply 8x4 boards can help save your high-traffic areas, and sit at the back of the garage when not needed.Of course...

Lute chap here too. Handy tools as well as the mesh wire systems called dragmats for seeding but they are expensive but can be found at reasonable amounts from trade suppliers. Fine if you are into lawns but for a home owner it might be an over kill. They are mostly used in the sports industry...

I've got 3M Peltor ear defenders which were very cheap as I found them in some woodland.Unfortunately they weren't the high end models that permit low level sounds (such as speech) to pass through so you can hold a conversation until you start up your brushcutter, chainsaw etc. when it will...

If you check out the forum thread in off topic, 'Your day (apart from gardening) what took place' You'll see appropriate discussions Guy