Lawns

@SootylfcAkitas are expert lawn destroyers (I have one who when she was younger, used to dig the grass up, as it appears in your 2nd pic). She always used to pee in the same spots which was both a blessing and a curse.Dog urine (not just females will cause yellow patches if it's not washed...

Thanks very much for your replies.I've spoken to someone who is somewhat of an expert on scarification and the machine wasn't the right one for the job. If it had a rake attachment, it would've pulled the moss out much better than the machine I hired with the blade setup. He also recommended...

Before you spend money on soil improvers I would double check it really is clay that is causing the problem.A good way to see if your soil is clay is to take a handful from an area that is moist, not soggy or dry. Squeeze the soil in the palm of your hand; if it forms a sausage shape and stays...

Welcome to Gardeners Corner Craig. You can also stop watering it or it will rot. The roots will have established by now and and dew or rain will supply what it needs over the winter months.

Grass seed is unlikely to germinate under 12C so I agree with Clueless, leave it until next spring.

Yea Worm Casts. Nothing you can really do apart from wait for them to dry and brush them over (hard now the nights are drawing in and its wet).I had them this year but they soon disappear when the grass grows back.

Grass is very tough

Hang on just a minute Dan....What you have here is Annual Meadow Grass. it is a weed and I'm in exactly the same position as you now. My grass has been laid a couple of weeks and my turf from Rolawn is absolutely riddled with a AMG just like yoursI'm in the process of dealing with trading...

Welcome to GC Iain. Although it needs time to establish walking on it only if really necessary is not a problem but try and take a different route each time so that the grass has a chance to recover.New grass actually benefits from been trodden on as it breaks the stems and encourages further...

As long as you're still happy to play then age shouldn't be a problem, unless the team pension you off of course.

A lawn will drop over time so make sure the top soil is level with the path before laying the turf/seeding. This will ensure after settling the lawn is level with the path.

Two weeks since overseed etc, most of the soil seems to have settled down... the grass is coming up well over the new soil patch but a little hard to see in these photos. It was beginning to look a bit messy, so I gave it a quick mow on the very highest setting, didnt take much at all. The bag...

Chris is the spreader the one I recommended with the trigger release? If it is then a setting of 6 to 6.5 depending on walking speed will apply at near max recommended amount. Should really calibrate them but that's what I use as a setting, I have a fairly quick walk so I tend to stick to...

Toro own Hayter and there's an interesting article about lean manufacturing which no doubt has happened. Hayter seem stuck on their designs and if there's one mower I leave on a damp, wet day it's my 48Pro which is nothing but useless. I tried high lift blades on the 48 and they did nothing to...

You can purchase the commercial stuff but the person spraying it must either be trained to the required standards or be under supervision by a person with the Relevant training. In this case I don't think they used any type of chemical requiring this but rather a chemical that has been mentioned.

A lot of domestic weed killer aimed at lawns suggest spraying the whole lawn but if it's just the odd few I would just spot spray them. If you have a large number of weeds all over then spray the whole area. Don't worry about mulching, collect the cuttings and dispose of them. Don't add them to...

Most domestic herbicides are around 2 months if you look at the manufacturers notes. However the ones you have to mix need a little care as its not uncommon for people to believe in mixing a stronger mix than is quoted thus causing issues. No matter what labels quote be it herbicides or seeds...

At the moment, it is too long! I am back at work, and when I have had time off it has been p-p-p-p-persisting down with rain, hence the lawn is in dire need of a mowing. Otherwise, it is pretty good - definitely worth the effort.

Thank you both for your feedback. I hadn't read up on Fescue grass but I will now. The mowing height is interesting as I mow short, I thought that might help things, obviously not! That's a few bits to go on, thanks both.

Dead patches can be caused by several things. My simplest advice would be to cut the grass as low as possible.Then scarify, remove as much dead grass and thatch. Reseed and ad some good quality topsoil.Have a look at the following threads.