Lawns

In my experience of using chicken pellets on the lawn they encouraged foxes, dogs, cats and the like to dig there. They also made the surface “unsittable” on until eventually broken down....not nice to play on etc.

A digger with driver would do that in less than 30 mins.

The problem with water pressure is that it varies. In areas like South Manchester where we live, the pressure locally has fallen since I installed these in 2012. I think it's because of all the new builds over time which create a greater load and they don't uprate the pumps (they also reduce the...

Granular iron based feeds with iron never work as fast as liquid based iron. I too would be cautious about scarifying as the weather may turn hot, fine if you water but sometimes it plays to be safe. The secret to get a good weed kill is to feed the lawn first then a week or two later spray the...

oh dear, its beyond saving I'm afraid. I would however as you have a chance to see, lift off a bit of turf and see whats its laid on. Chances are if the builders did the work you will have a bit of topsoil then the rest will be not so good soil. If the topsoil is not 150mm I would argue that...

Great info, as always, liz the pot

It’s patchy probably due to the fertiliser not being applied at an even rate at the recommended does. Not a problem, it can be sorted. As the lawn is nice and uniform in size and layout and if you want to apply a granular feed a drop spreader would give you the best results. If you stick with...

Interesting info liz the pot. Alongside the woods where I often take my dog the golf course greens are mown every day to almost nothing yet look green and healthy. If we did the same to our lawns they would soon wither away to nothing. Here my own lawns are maintained at a generous height...

Both granular and liquid have their plus and negative points. If your grass is showing signs it’s in need of feed, ie a yellowing and the weather is fairly settled with no rain forecast a liquid feed and watering will help. Here we see a plant showing signs of being stressed but this can be...

The RLM one is £380 and the OLM £147 (approx.) The RLM Is 36v 2x18v batteries WIDER CUT The OLM is 18v 1x 18v battery

I'll get some photos taken; I was out in the garden today, but forgot! To busy digging.

The golden rule is to only spray what you need to, you should be able to avoid shrubs ie not covering them in spray. This applies to weed and feeds, herbicides, whatever you plan on doing. While iron is not particularly harmful to shrubs if you follow the advice above it insures no harm is done.

Have a peep here and then ring to make sure they stock what you are after. Neudorff : Stockists

We tend to keep on top of the weeds - the problem is that many of the neighbours don't bother and so their lawns are breeding grounds for all kinds of weeds etc. The Evergreen is one layer of our anti-weed defence, others are plucking individual weeds and also spraying with lawn Resolva.But...

Thanks for the link, it was only put down towards the end of last summer so this is something on my list to make sure it’s kept in good condition moving forward

I would normally say it’s easier to stay with Evergreen products as you will have the settings for your spreader. They have changed a bit though and while they do a fert only it’s a high N which I’m not keen on as it creates flush growth which can create issues. As it’s still early and as...

thanks to you both for help

Thank you so much for taking the time to give all that information. Fantastically useful!

That’s interesting @Liz the pot . After this round of lawn treatment etc i will try out that Mo Bacter.

Oh great, thanks for the replies