Lawns

Thanks, will try again with the photo's. On one patch, there are thick, oily black patches on/mixed up in the grass. Then next to and on top, there are these flat, round coils/spirals which then go white on top as if going mouldy. Will try again with pics!

I expect its just the close-cut with the mower that is the problem. Mature grass would recover from that (roots well established, and provided it was not repeated often!) but I fear that young turf might not. I would over-seed any bare patches with some shady-mix grass seed; we are near the end...

No it shouldn't be to late to re-seed. Grass needs a temperature of 12C or above to germinate, below that it will struggle, if it germinates at all.

Well, one of the main reasons for aerating the lawn is to alleviate compaction and if you have, as I suspect, builders debris under the turf I would leave it until you get the grass looking stronger and healthier.

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Thanks Axl - I don't think it's overfeeding as it's done by Greenthumb. So every 6-8 weeks and by the time they come it's in need of a feed.

Hi All,I've asked for a quote to prepare and turf an area of around 60m2. There will be a fair bit of preparation - mainly de stoning and levelling.How much is a 'reasonable' quote for this work?Ta Chris

I presume the grass was long when you mvoed in and first cut it, hence the "yellow lawn" in your first picture?If that's the case I wouldn't do too much or expect too much this year, and I would ease up on feeding it otherwise it will go into the winter "soft" and be prone to disease etc. (or...

I would cut it once a month (with your flail, or a rotary topping mower) and then cut some nice paths through it with a walk-behind or ride-on rotary. They will cope with occasional missed-mowings but basically you want to aim to do that once a week in the growing season. In a year, maybe...

Yes, I agree ... although there will be opinions and opinions!!If its just grass then worst case it will pop up and grow through the new turf ... adding more grass to your ... grass! What you don't want is any pernicious weeds left behind, so if it looks like you have any of those then Nuke...

Hello and welcome to the forum Sam.In your photo you have a grass flower, it's a sign your grass is getting too high so needs trimming. Set your mower on a high setting to begin with so you are taking off the seed heads and no more than a third of the leaves.Your lawn is looking very good

Hello everyone,I am a complete novice at all aspects of gardening. I have cut grass a fair bit but as I've never owned a house with a reasonable size of garden I've never done anything with them. However, I have recently bought a larger sized home for my expanding young family and it has a...

Nicola your lawn is not huge at all - my parents had their lawn rotated and returfed last year which is larger than yours and it wasn't expensive. It was well worth it as it looks great now.Maybe returf one lawn area each summer to spread cost would work well.S

A good lawn always sets off the rest of the garden - and stops people noticing weeds and other perfections, so even if it seemed excessive there is still a hidden gain

On a newly laid lawn maybe, but on an established lawn, with all the rain we then had (presumably you too) then I doubt it.The only thing I think is wrong with it is that you are paying to put weed killer on the whole lawn, whether it needs it or not. So my preference is separate...

Thanks for the responses! Will take some pics tonight and share.

HI-PO/AII [hand in-pellets out per area I'm in]Not very scientific I agree, just a liberal scattering and more on the paler areas. I did have to go and water them in quite well.@intel just a feed as a high nitrogen dose

Can I mix Verdone with a liquid lawn feed and kill 2 birds with 1 stone?

Just to add to Kristen's reply.....grass like most other plants will create new growth by mowing. If you prune a plant it tends to branch out and become bushier, the same happens with grass except you don't really notice it until your lawn thickens up.