Lawns

We had one visit the garden last week for the first time ever it was actually legging it out the greenhouse, when I got in there it had knocked 6 plants off the top shelf they are needless to say not welcome.They are responsible for robbing birds eggs and play havoc with our feathered friends in...

Re soil type - I am on clayMight give to Autumn lawn food a go, what have I to loose. Thanks for the suggestion.

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Hi Ray and welcome, I would suggest visting your nearest independent garden centre, they should stock either Gardena or Hozelock watering systems that you could probably adapt. It doesn`t hurt to ask them. David.

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Hi all, thanks for the replies so far.The clay is a creamy red although I've come across small streaks of blue/grey in places. I didn't dig the clay before adding the topsoil; I just took off the existing topsoil to get the lawn area level. I ended up with an excess of topsoil so spread it...

How undulating is its deep holows then strip the turf off the affected areas, put top soil under, grade it and ree lay the turf.

Phew!!! What a relief, never had a lawn before and although I have an idea what needs to be done I don't know quite how and when to do it.It will all come right in the end especially with helping hands from yourself and everybody else on this great forum

Johnny, there`s nothing wrong with laying turf now, apart from the weather. Wait for it to stop raining, and then wait for at least a week without rain. Then, go for it.

I have eliminated all weeds in a lawn by regular scarifying. Grass seems to be the only thing that can withstand this treatment. Scarifying is best done just prior to mowing, so the leaves of the weeds are set up to be chopped off by the mower. So if you have the time and energy it is an...

And it keeps the worms under control.

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For overseeding. Cut your lawn quite short. Rake or scarify the surface to remove any thatch and expose a little soil as a seedbed. Apply good quality lawn seed at the recommended rate. Lightly rake again to get the seed down to the soil (as it won't grow stuck to the leaves of other grass...

I don't know much about lawns but I'm OK on mint. Beechleaf is right. Keep mowing and occasionally sprinkle with sugar and vinegar. Oh and buy a leg of lamb. :D

inter, I might think about swapping at some time but don't hold your breathe :D . I don't feed, rake, scarify or weedkill any of my lawns. The lawn in the picture takes something less than 30 minutes. Apart from two very small lawns that take more time getting the mower to them and then...

I am also in the real world of horticulture! I'm 47 and have been doing my garden for 23yrs last 8 or 9 being totally tropical.

Dwarf ryegrass preferably. Be aware that some of the cheaper grass mixtures contain nothing more than two agricultural, late heading grazing grasses in pretty boxes.

You should have used a selective turf weedkiller like verdone.Scratch up the areas with a rake, then overseed. Stick a mix in a few handfulls of compost in with the seed so as to help it stick.

My father in law wanted to use general purpose weedkiller on the area around the bottom of the garden by the fence. He mixed it in a watering can at the outside tap (top of garden)then walked across the lawn to the back fence. He never thought to see if the watering can was leaking, which it...