Lawns

The Oak leaves, similarly to Beech, take forever to break down. If you have access to a Garden Vac then sucking them through that will chomp them down to small bits. They can then be used as mulch, or will be less of a problem in compost - although they still take a long time to break down...

OK, thanks. :thumb:Will get some pics at the weekend of the areas affected.Perhaps could be shade on one part, and I think poor drainage on another.To aerate a large lawn would a machine be better?I am right in saying that you can get a scarify machine that can also aerate?Will check...

I would go for high cut with box on , rotary mower only at this time of year, sound advice from clueless, be careful as grass not actively growing if mean temperature under 7*C so could easily do more harm than good if you are too agressive.

Your idea may work, but not if the water table is high anyway. What I'd do is dig a small test hole and see if it fills with water. Doing a test hole over winter is a good time to see what happens. If you have a high water table then a soak away won't really help, you will need to drain it off...

We have found that it is best to physically go and look at the turf before buying. We bought our turf from homebase last year, it is generally good turf, best to by it on a thursday / friday when they have it delivered for the weekend, but feel they may not start stocking it until maybe March/...

Can you post some pics so as we may see what the damage/problem is? Then we can give you the best advice.

Blimey, that must be a record:OUCH:

That's interesting Eddie. Biking has been in my family for many years and my son watches the GP racing every year. Both my son and daughter have had to give up there bikes this year, as they both emigrated. Whether they'll be able to afford to replace them in time they don't know at present. ...

get a free quote from Greenthumb (they are pretty cheap) GreenThumb: Lawn Care, Lawn Maintenance, Lawn Treatment, Lawn Advice Service some guys use liquid moss killer in winter .... your lawn may need aerating/scarifying, or your soil may be acidic, or you have too much shade greenthumb...

remove them as shiney has stated I have been doing this at several gardens over the past few days .... I also remove them from flower beds

you could turf that area .... and it can still be done now or you could wait till spring and seed the area what I have found in cases like these, is that the new grass planted in the area where the bonfire was, will be a lot greener than the rest of the grass (for a long time) .... i.e. you...

you do not have to pay £1600 for good lawn .... wait till spring and seed the area .... prepare the site proper and use a good seed .... check this: Amenity Seed Products - Sports | BSH one bag will cover approx 600 square meters the stripes are not by the lawn type, but by the lawnmower...

What kind of lawn seed did you use? Anything fancy?

Are you having a hair crisis?

No lawn expert, but you might be best concentrating your gardening efforts on the further areas of lawn, flower borders etc., and accepting that your children are going to make a bit of a mess of the near part. Doesn't seem much point bringing in lots of turf if it's only going to get churned up...

mow it twice .... but wait till midday or early afternoon on the 1st pass, raise the mower then wait a while, lower the mower to the correct height and mow again, but don't remove more than the top 1/3 of lawn

As they said, that can be due to pets (cats, etc.). If pets is not the cause, it could be a "fungus". That's what I was told some time ago. In that case a special treatment is needed. The treatment consist on diluiting a special liquid product (just a few drops) in an amount of water (say 1...

Thanks, Sam

Your mothers lawn problem is most likely as already said a fungal disease . Usually caused by the damp autumn weather , shorter daylight ,moisture sitting on the grass throuhout the day ..In most cases the lawn will recover in time .. Dave