Lawns

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.

Hi iam007I have bought from Lawnsmith in the last week or so - excellent service, goods received just a couple of days after ordering, plus they sent a couple of email advices during the process so I could track it from ordering to in transit.S

Thanks for replies all, I guess I won t be making that mistake again.As it was just a feed product I may have had a lucky escape as only small(ish) sections of the lawn are showing issues.Hopefully it will recover on its own, I gave it a light rake today and the damaged areas seem to still...

It is important that when you water you water "plenty". The idea is to make the soil (below the grass/plant) wet, then you don't water for a bit, the surface dries out in the sun, but there is still water lower down. So the roots grow down, where there is water. Once they have done that they...

Gotta agree with JWK and Kris, it does look like it is a compaction problem.. I would agree the lush area was once a probably border as well, so soil not as compacted..

ahh ok thanks. So if i was to wait till autumn what is the best month to start. I prob mistakenly thought the autumn would be too cold for grass to germinate and grow

This time of year they seed as frequently as possible but, form your photo, it looks as though you have a course grass which tends to have tough seed stalks. To keep grass looking good I would not let it grow that long between cuts. This time of year a good lawn (or even a rubbish lawn like...

I would buy a grass seed then sprinkle it on the garden and step on the places where you have put the seed. Water regularly and sit back and wait and watch.