Lawns

We only got down to -1c here in Cheshire last night and with the sun out, but not as much as forecast, the cold was soon gone and I recorded 89f in the Greenhouse. There's no frost forecast for tonight thank goodness. The primroses and daffs are flowering, the tulips are getting ready to flower...

What weeds are we talking about? I bet they're Dock (large leaves, very deep, thick tap root)?That being the case, I think there's very little point trying to dig them out. You won't get all the roots out and they'll just come back.Assuming there is still a lot of grass, and that grass is...

My dog stops it, its so bad I dont know what to do mabie i will grow shrubs and some type of ground cover instead of a lawn.

I'm guessing you would only use it where special quality was need then and you had the time to give it attention. It makes sense about being harder to establish, less bulk less root more chance of drying out.

A pleasure Mark . Glad you have the patience to take your time . Ground will be warmed up by May and weeds will not be a problem ..Let use know how you get on later in the year . Dave

Hello and welcome to the forum Gribble. You would need the Treneague variety of camomile which is low growing and never needs cutting. It;s something I've thought about on our front lawn but never actually tried it. I'd like to hear from anyone with experience of growing it.

hi, There was large chippings 4" deep with a fleece liner under which we removed and dug over.There are no roots as they were all removed.The areas which are struggling look almost like dying grass and although the grass does regrow it stays really fine and very short (1cm)max.The groubn does go...

It would help if you could take a picture or two so we can see what we and you are dealing with. Sometimes it's difficult to guess at the answer otherwise.

I've used lawn seed that was a year old and it's come up. I've also used two year old seed, but that failed. Just a guide!

If you can get it done in April that's fine, otherwise mid-August to mid-September - they are the "best" times, obviously some wiggle room on that if you are prepared to water to get it established "late" and so on.My preference is Autumn, the weeds are shutting down, so the grass germinates...

I only dry feed mine when I'm sure its going to rain "heavily" within the next 24 hoursEven that may not be enough for a new-sown lawn (but I don't know for sure)

Do you mean that honeycomb plastic stabiliser?For what its' worth: I've seen it often but never seen good looking grass where it was used.

Hi HarryS, I stick a few spikes (broken canes about 6 ins long) under the plastic to lift it off the ground. A few round the sides to hold it down, acts like a greenhouse and raises the temp and humidity thus speeding germination.Another plus point is it keeps the birds off.

Thank you for your replies, gonna try those methods this weekend!

Thanks kristen and bambooruth!That's a lot of advice! hope i can make sense of most of it ^.^ i'm hoping the easiest bit will be laying and looking after - digging the ground is a killer (my poor forks) and im spending more time hauling out bricks/slabs and breaking up the soil to find larger...

Rome wasn't built in a day Clueless! :WINK1:

As others have said, without knowing exactly what has been used it's hard to say how to remedy the situation. If it's weed and feed you've used, it will make the grass look awful for a bit - if it's something more 'serious' once you've done what JWK suggests and diluted it, just get a box of...

Offft! Lifting/Shifting all that stone (it's about 1' deep) would take a back breaking long time. Toying with putting my little patio (12x12) on top, to hide some of the chips, then it looks like it will be some decorative gravel to hide the rest. Might try splitting it up into areas, and...

Hi RJHad a look at your link I think you captured everything.You have answered your own question , food and water is your main problem. most places it hasnt rained for at least 6 weeks as well, plus using a rake to cut the lawn instead of a lawn mowere hasnt helped, you have probably...

My Pleasure Steve, hope it comes up quickly.