Lawns

I've had a garden which was mostly shade and even though I got the lawn to grow, it always had loads of moss in and was a nightmare to keep on top of it. Unless you are happy to do that then I would suggest paving it or else a mix of paving and gravel.

You can use a non-residual weedkiller - it is neutralised on contact with the soil, so basically you can sow seed straight afterwards (well, best to wait a day or two for the weed killer to be absorbed). Generally that type of weedkiller is based on Glyphosate (such as "Roundup"). It takes 2...

I know you asked this last year, but in case helpful:Do you need a "smart straight edge" next to the hedge? If not the shade etc. from the hedge will cause the grass to peter out close to it - you might get some weeds along the edge between lawn and hedge, but you will be able to just murder...

So far have eradicated it by cutting the plants out with a sharp knife as soon as they appear in my lawn.. I did read this though not tried it yet...

Morning @Sheal , I'm very much a beginner I'm afraid! This is my first garden and the grass is just the first thing I'm tackling! It's currently in quite good condition, very pretty and has obviously been well cared for by someone who knew what they were doing... I'm determined not to let it...

Right. I'll see if I can kill two birds with one stone here. Henry......It's going to be difficult to level the bumps without putting a roller over it which won't help the lawn in the long term. Lawns tend to compact over time so it will need aerating. If you have the patience, using a garden...

Hi sheal and clueless, thanks for both your replies. I will try and get some pictures tomorrow and upload them. Sheal there arent too many to get rid of although it will be quite a tenious and long process. They do have roots that come up very easily. However my reservation with doing this is...

Hi,Here's a pic of the garden, its approx South West facing.I think I must have multiple types of grass as you can see the darker patches are thriving, they are slightly broader than the rest of the grass but it is just normal grass IMO (as apposed to some kind of weed)These patches grow...

I wouldn't worry to much, it should grow and mow out eventually.

With the wet winter we have had it tends to wash out all the nitrogen in the soil , so now that you have clover growing means the soil is low in nutrients, so could do with a feed which will help sort it out.But at the same time it does fix nitrogen on its roots that would feed the grass if...

If your soil is clay then use sand, if it's sandy use mpc. I put down extra because of the birds and then cover it with mpc and firm it down, it tends to keep the birds guessing. I've used weed and feed a month before re-seeding with no problems but wouldn't use it after on the parts that are...

This sort of thing?

Important not to cut more than 1/3rd off the length of the grass. Whatever length it gets to in 14 days they need to based the cut-height on that.

Thanks for the advice, I am going to purchase a new mower next week as i dont have one at the min then feed the lawn once and do weekley cuts

Thanks I think my broad leaves are Daisy's I'm over run with them I'll grab some mirical grow tomorrow

I hope it does too. Let us know what progress you make please.

It needs light even in winter. If there were fallen leaves covering it for any length of time, even in winter when it appears to be dormant, it will be dying. You only have to have grass covered a day or two to see it go yellow underneath. About a week and its game over for the covered...

Not sure of the particular seaweed product you used but in general seaweed is a soil conditioner. It will help with correcting the soil pH and at the same time will provide trace elements as Clueless1 rightly says. Once the seaweed starts to work, which is generally pretty quickly, the...

Hi guys thanks for the replies. After a bit of reading I have discovered that seaweed feed would be more to aid soil improvement So I intend to add this first and then an early spring fertilizer that is high in nitrogen and potassium but I am unsure where I can buy this? attached a couple of...

Your remark makes a lot of sense, I live in Tamworth Staffordshire, and we have all had lots and lots of wet weather through this winter. hopefully if we get a good dry prolonged period that would help to dry out my lawns. We'll see.