Lawns

"Don't give your lawn too much water, or the seed will rot rather than germinate! I would imagine that there is enough moisture in the soil to get the grass seed to start growing"I agree, don't water unless we get a prolonged dry spell - you will have to water a spring-sown lawn once we get to...

A good feed to get it growing and then a good rake/scarify, but I would wait until we have some rain as the ground (round here anyway) is very dryWorm casts are a pain aand if squashed-in they form a nice bare bit of earth for the weeds to grow. Remove them before mowing. It could be that...

Good for hair that has turned green swimming often too ... Pouring water on the spot (just after the dogs wees) is good, but not much help if the dog is out there unattended / unwatched of course.My lawn gets patches like that in the Spring, from Winter peeing, but they clear up as the grass...

Hello and welcome to GC. Turf it is my advice, the dog will destroy any thing you put in, but at least turf has a chance.

Thank you I will moniter the soil. I will back off with the watering a bit.

they could be worm casts at this time of year. ona dry day brush them away before mowing, and whatever you do...DON'T KILL THE WORMS. They are great for your lawn!!

How bigs the lawn, how often will you mow, and is it level and easily mown - not lots of small curvy edges. How will you get rid of the clippings. Do you want nice stripes

Thanks plantstar, ill try that, at the minute she's eating anything i give her and im gonna persevere with the sauce...

Hi Keith we have just laid a lawn 3 weeks ago, We used a wacker first then top soil and ive just gave it its first cut...Hope this helps..

You can sow now, but you must water it lightly unless rain is expected and keep this up for the week or so until it germinates.Take time to prepare the soil, fork it and break it up with a rake then tread it down and lightly rake then seed.

I must get round to doing the test patch been busy and been to weymouth today

Hi, I am new to the site and am a useless gardner. I have a lawn that is currently a mess mainly covered in moss and weeds and would like it to improve! I was thinking of hiring a lawn turf remover but can't really afford the expense and also would struggle to get the machine through the house...

"If I want to dig new borders, is it simply a case of digging up the weeds and laying down some weedkiller? "Either dig up the weeds or spray them with weed killer. Don't dig up the weeds and then apply weed killer."I have a huge weed in the middle of the lawn (you can see in the photo). If...

You are lucky to get a blank canvas!I would recommend Protek fence paint in Soft Sage (if you see my garden thread in garden projects, you'll see the colour) It is a receding colour so it will help your garden look larger I look forward to seeing your developments, whatever you decide

I agree with Larkshall. I've got a Sovereign, self-propelled mower with a 3.5. hp Briggs and Stratton engine which I've had for about five years. It's never been serviced, lives in a damp shed but always starts when it comes out of its winter hibernation.:gnthb:

my parents had this, they let them have one end of the lawn and fed them, very few holes following that. If you don't fancy that I think the security light suggestion works well!

1. You need to get it level. There is no need to roll it, if you have loosened the soil it will need compacting otherwise it will sink in places. You do this by walking up and down and putting all your weight on your heels. Keep going over it and re-level - throw in loose soil if you get dips....

For small areas I do as Pro Guard suggests in post #2. To help gremination and to keep the moisture level up, I use small sheets of clear polythene held in place at the corners with golf tees. Hope that is of help.

Very helpful Kristen - makes sense! I will now do some research as to when I can first apply fertilliser and the like. Rob

Sounds a good plan.I tend to feed every couple of months from early spring until september / october.Usually a week or two bettween the iron and the feed.