Lawns

Lol, there are hundreds!

That looks great Tim, you've worked hard on it. It looks like a garden now.

We planted some about 7 or 8 years ago. They're about 12" apart and were about 6" high. They've filled out nice, we've kept them to about 18" high and about 12" wide.

whilst waiting on the proper tools arriving I have been aerating the lawn with a garden fork. the top few inches are pretty wet although not saturated at the surface, below about 3/4 inches the soil appears to be pretty compacted.I think it's started when my neighbour put it a double fence...

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I have has the same problem as you with a brand new lawn (fine seed so looks awful). Not sure if its the lawn seed that I purchased or the top soil I acquired.Spent about 2 hours removing the bits by hand the other night (much easier after a good soaking). Its nearly 80% gone so will keep...

I always have a fair bit of moss in my front lawn, it's impossible to get rid of so I cut that a notch higher than the back lawn. I have five adjustments on my mower so use a two and three during the dryer part of the season.

@JWK Yea it's a great mower, I've got a friend who works pretty much directly with Husky so I get some pretty sweet deals on their stuff. I never wanted a petrol or electric mower as I was only ever going to have a smallish patch of lawn to maintain.Such a joy to tend to the lawn with this...

Your doing a great job @fat controller, don't mind me, feel free to carry on. Joking aside, yes it is rye grass and yes it's very frustrating because it lies flat. If it bothers you - you could dig it out but it may reappear if you leave any roots in the ground.If you study the side or back...

Thank you for informative and helpful advice. Will follow your instruction, and will wait and see. cheers

Welcome to Gardeners Corner Alex. I know very little about mulching lawnmowers so have just googled for some information. I suspect that you have to mow very regularly or it leaves you in the situation you're in now. To a certain degree mulching a lawn is not a bad idea if the cuttings are...

I did say 'if we're lucky' Tim. I've got similar weather to you here and I don't think it's going to improve either. Today the island has fog, rain and 13C.....that's not summer!Book the good weather for me please, I'm in Scotland in September!

I'm sorry, but the seed isn't buried, it's lightly covered with some compost or topsoil which I believe aids germination and in most cases if it isn't covered then birds will thieve it before it has a chance to get that far. Many seeds as all gardeners will tell you are started off in pots and...

I heard of using plastic bottles as well,but filling them with water and laying them on the garden.Never tried it myself but I've was told that the birds and cats see their images in the water and it scares them off.

Merit will obtain better results if you do suffer from either chafer or leather jackets but it's a chemical and should only be used if you do have a history or are suffering the side effects of the above. I very rarely use it but I've seen a well known company use it where it's not needed. A...

How big is the hole across, I know the talk is of drainage, my first thought was rotary clothes line.

Okay thanks again, that's great. I think I now have a better understanding of how things work and what's involved. The weather's starting to become miserable and it's off to work I go for this week, so hopefully we'll see what lies beneath before the next weekend starts where I can start making...

There's every possibility that the same grass is in your neighbours lawn and the runners are coming through to yours. It wont help that she puts her mowings against the fence, any seeds will blow through and I don't think you'll be able to stop that.If you decide to kill the lawn a systemic...

While all fertilisers have a shelf life the yellowing is a sign of a problem developing. Last 2 years has seen a great deal of red thread for example, did you have signs of this in previous years? Was there patches of increased growth which left the yellowing spots sticking out?