Lawns

As above for a new lawn ^ If you're over seeding then a nice crumbly top soil will be just fine. Once covered use a rake to even up any coverage where necessary.

You'll need to ease-up during the 28 days, rather than just "stop" on day 28 (as the grass won't be acclimatised to "no water"!). I suggest that if the weather is not hot you delay the next drench. Maybe make a timetable so you are down to every 4 days by the end of 28 days. I think you will...

So I get something for my 4" then ? :-) (OMG NO I forgot Ziggy may read this) Jack McH

You can plant "straight away", so to speak, but in practice I think it is best to wait 2 weeks, by which time you should be able to see where the grass is dying, and decide if you have covered everything, or if there are some bits you missed and need to have another go at. I would then wait a...

Hi Just give a good feed and re-seed spike it first before you put the seed down and the seed when growing will look like a mini hair transplant buy seeds that likes shade (DONT USE WEED AND FEED WHEN PUTTING NEW SEED DOWN IT WILL KILL THE NEW GRASS) The bark around the edge wont help it...

from what I have heard, this blend from BSH is supposed to be very good, and is used in countries such as Switzerland ) it contains a seed called Supranova Poa Supina a 20kg bag costs £146 pounds though .... if you need less, they may be able to help (there is a calculator on the link that...

Has anyone used this grass seed mix from Miracle-Gro ? I have always found grass seed very very random at germinating . I used the Miracle-Gro all purpose grass seed last year and it was pretty good for repairs and patching . But is this new mix better

Thanks again. I tried the ladder thing (weighted with large rocks) and it worked well. So far birds haven't shown any interest. Watering shouldn't be a problem given the rain, hail, snow combination we've just had. Hosepipe ban also not a worry as I'm in Scotland. Now we wait...

I have four dogs and a small lawn, and on the front a shaded lawn which attracts moss, so they always need a bit of tlc in spring and autumn.First I scarify the lawn, then aerate it with a fork. Following that I top dress it with compost and then scatter lawn seed, rake it lightly and then...

hi there thanks for the reply the garden is not on a huge slope just slightly I have tried to include a photo and as for size I think it has an area of about 50 meters give or take I am just wanting it for the larger lawn hope this gives u a better idea of my plans.

Oh it is good to know they are no longer banned. I will get my sprayer out Jack McH

Loads of water up here . Well we aint going to bathe in it

What type of soil do you have? If it's clay then I think the best thing you can do is start again. Rotovate and dig in something that will lighten the soil, compost maybe. If you can stop the children and dog from using it for some while, it may be better to grass seed it instead with a general...

Thanks Kristen for the quick reply and good advice. I should have mentioned i plan on moving next year,this sound like a big job, i guess i will just have to make do for now and hope we get some good weather noth of the border this year.

OK, I'll not worry about it too uch then, thanks. Yeah, right! My seeder is pathetic. It takes about 12 passes to deliver the requisite amount of seed. I did 6 passes on the Autumn sown and it looks OK, a bit thin, but with some Nitrogen it will be OK. I've done a 50% seeding rate before...

So long as there isn't standing water, and your boots aren't squelching into the surface, I would have thought anytime, rain or shine, is good with a fork. If you were using a hollow-tined tool to aerate them then sticky soil, when wet, would probably be more inclined to clog it up

I try not to because it all sticks to the mower and the shoot to the collecting bag, so tends to "block" more. But it won;t hurt the grass (but best not to cutr the grass when frost is forecast, as the newly cut tips may get "burnt" by the frost which will make the lawn look a bit brown - but...

personally I'd give it a year, more if you are not in a rush. (Provided you didn't use selective weedkiller on it in the last year)

Who is laying the lawn? They can advise on the type, mostly it depends on how much shade the lawn gets - that might be the problem with the old one getting full of moss. The main thing with a new turf lawn is to water it a lot, your chalky soil will dry out very quickly so you need to keep...

The rubble might be from previous buildings I guess. Our last house built in the 1930s, I found a crazy paved path a couple of inches under the lawn that had just been grown over.