Lawns

Thanks both of you for the advice - I do use gloves and will see if I can find the main run.

This is an old ( ish) thread, but would've been very interesting knowing the outcome.

It should be easily controlled to be honest but it needs to be actively growing for a selective herbicide to work well. If you tried to treat it in lower temps the success rate drops. I would now wait till the spring then see how the grass is and go from there.

Thanks much. I'll have a look at the forecast and get on it.

Aeration is important in the sports industry, more so than domestic as the surfaces have greater pressure put on them. Some do it yearly others never worry and just do it once in a blue moon. Scarifying tends to be more important and more so once you start to fertilise the turf through the year...

Thank you so much for your wisdom as always.The large tree roots that run under the lawn grow giant honey fungus through the lawn in the winter (foot high, two feet across each "mushroom"). I will see if that matches the light grass areas.

Hi Banjobill..even if the next door tree was felled unless all the roots were removed you'll get the fungi as that is what they feed on (Decaying wood).You could dig down and remove as much of the roots as possible but I'd go for the easy option and just brush them away as they appear ....

To be honest I would simply remove the whole lot and have it removed and start fresh. It’s almost a job for a little mini digger.

She's not going to bother dealing with it seeing as she's going to be moving in a couple of years and the new owners might not even want to keep the lawn. No point spending all that time and money. I told her she could treat it with moss treatment but that wouldn't sort the underlying problem.

Patio is due in a year or twos time and they have a family that need somewhere to play. So hopefully this’ll given them a lawn they can use. That’s the plan anyway.

And two weeks later, scarified and hollow tine aerated.I've still got two bins full of top dressing left over from last year, the black sandy stuff, so I'm going to top dress using that mixed with compost plus the soil plugs on the lawn mixed in.

(Also, yes, I'm only now starting to understand how many weeds my lawn has :P )

The one's in our garden are trustworthy, but they have no links to money, just the food I put out for them To quote Ronny Barker "they dug another tunnel and put the soil down there"

You‘re welcome. Give it a feed then keep us updated. It can be a persistent problem.

Some do, some don’t. Some come with the ability to add a catcher container too so you can calibrate the output.Looking at this common one there is no guard. Scotts® EasyGreen™ Rotary SpreaderMost of these do. Spreaders | Scottslots of various makes on the market. A guard is a must on a...

Look for a local landscape supplier in your area, if unsure phone your local Stihl dealership, if they are like my local ones they will soon put you in touch with local suppliers and they may even do the soil as my local one does.

Have you fertilised the lawn recently? How many of these areas of increased growth have you got?

No probs, any problems just post away.

As your installer recommended that I would follow his advice or else if the problem increases and you use a different product he may blame that. It’s a slow release and yes there are other fertilisers that may benefit the turf. Do not be tempted to spread by hand. If you go for another...

If it works it’s a winner. It looks like they have added the seaweed content across the board. There are so many fertilisers on the market, lots vary to do various jobs but for a general purpose fertiliser it’s fine. I would think the product is supplied from one of the many manufactures out...