Lawns

Hi Dean, you said the grass grew well on the original soil you pinched then died back, but it was fine where it was on the prom. Then the 'gardener' put top soil and fetiliser on top of that with the same result. If the soil wasn't suitable I doubt the grass would have grown much at all, from...

Calm down everyone, peace be upon you!!!...it sounds like we've all got ants in our pants. If you didn't get a reply straight away, golfjunky, there are reasons for that. Members work, not all members are on GC every day, some won't answer because they think they don't know, and some like me...

I was just going to ask the question about this horsetail weed. Luckily I saw it here. Nightmare as others have said and will try this stuff. Thanks Kristen. Fortunately it`s only in the chips surrounding my back lawn but I guess will get to the grass soon enough.

you could try a liquid mosskiller such as this: research it a bit further .... I have never had to remove moss when overseeding .... so find out if the moss killer will harm the lawn seed (it may need some extra time before seeding?) ... the guys at BSH will advise if you email them the...

I wouldn't bother scarifying until after you've treated the lawn Mr. Grinch. If you're going to use a weed/feed/mosskiller it will kill everything off anyway. Mow first, remembering to leave for 2/3 days before treating. Just a pointer, with all the rain we are having at the moment it's not a...

Thank you guys. I was contemplating the idea of making my own, but then thought it would be a) a little risky and b) i cant be bothered with it I only have a slightly patchy lawn so will be using a fork for the time being on the patches but will order some of the shoes for when the ground...

Looks like soil compaction on the left. When walking about the garden do you walk up the path on the right and back down the grass on the left? Scarify it (rake), stick a fork in all over, lifting and giving a wiggle (the fork not anything else) and water in a light feed.

Lol yeah I do! Or at least a 'managed' natural/left to nature look rather than the 'out of control' look I had before! Like to the right of the shed (that you can see in the second pic) I have planted a kinda cottage flowers assortment to break things up a bit and stop it looking too clinical. ...

I would collect the clippings if you can. My neighbour uses a mulcher on her John Deere ride-on, and she has to drive relatively slowly for it to work, so probably not much difference timewise to collecting and stacking to compost down.

I recently installed galvanised metal lawn edging, looks really smart and the polished finish gives it an architectural look, only been down 3 months so can't comment on the durability but it seems to be holding up fine so far.

Laura get them to exchange the turf -free of charge - just dump the old stuff , it will never grow . I bought a couple of "old rolls" from B n Q a few years ago , they just never grow correctly no matter what you do.

Many thanks for the detailed advice! The ground is too wet right not to do anything so have postponed my turf delivery and will wait till it dries out before treading and raking. Cheers!

if the 2nd photo is dog pee ... best take it to the vet as there is something wrong with the dog I agree that perhaps some chemical such as weedkiller was spilt

WIth all the advice above and taking into account of the amount of rain that falls here, I'm thinking of going for a ride on tractor that gives me the option to mulch. I know a dedicated mulching machine will do a better job then the tractor but I've come to the conclusion that I need to have...

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Thank you. It's a small patch (40 square metres). Yesterday I was told that a lot of soil needed to be removed and then replaced with topsoil before being raked, rolled and turfed etc. I was quoted £1600 for the job. My dad and I were thinking about hiring a rotavator and a skip to clear the top...

I am busy landscaping a pub .... front lawn had large patches of moss, so I aerated, and scarified .... added weedkiller for the moss an weeds and waited 2 1/2 weeks before I mowed again (we had good rains) weeds died, moss blackened and then raked the dead moss, and overseeded the bare...

thanks for that the gardener just been round and told me the same thing lol its cus the new lawn is seeded lawn he bought and we have had loads of rain the seed have come up, he said to leave it a week and give it a cut... glad thats ok i was really worried lol

I was, glad its sorted

Different fungal spores may require different treatments. In some cases, you may be able to remedy the problem with simple mowing and raking in conjunction with a specific watering pattern. More likely, you'll need to treat your lawn a fungicidal treatment. Unfortunately, many kinds of lawn...