Lawns

apply Vitax Lawn clear or similar, then after a week or 2, scarify, aerate, sprinkle some good lawn seed, apply a top dressing, roll to level the site and add lawn fertilizer, water regulary and mow ... get a decent cylinder petrol mower that uses 8-10 blades... buy it off ebay .... you will...

I've heard and read many times that top dressing is a routine aspect of lawn care, but the exact procedure seems to be a bit elusive. I bet someone here knows, so I have a few questions:D1. When should we top dress the lawn? 2. What with (sharp sand? grit? compost?)? 3. Do we cut the grass...

Hi,I found artificial turf from £14 per square metre, and upto £27.99... So just depends on the size of the area you want to use it for. However in the long run, it probably saves you some money on maintenance!

Can i just ask what lawn seed you are using? cheers. greenthumbs

Thanks Diatheplant, Trunky - as you can tell my green fingers are more a shade of pale lime at the moment. Whilst I've had a garden a number of years weed control was the limit of my experience. Now I have the time and inclination I want to get it right. (I'm sure there'll be more novice like...

Hi all, my first posting here whilst on hopefully what seems another fairly quiet nightshift. At home we have a good sized rear lawn on which we let our six rabbits eat, run and play. they absolutely love it... Its my first lawn/lawns and this rear lawn being only a fifth in size of the front...

May I have a pic of the lawn as a whole rather than specifics?

Thak you everyone. That puts my mind at ease as I was starting to think I had another weed type to kill.

I used the hole poking method aswell! (When I aerated it) no idea if you're meant to fill it with seeds when you've done it, but turned out alright!

Hi Steviehughes, to be honest I think you're over doing things. The weather up until recently has been very dry, you shouldn't put feed or weed killer down during times of drought. Secondly, you are probably watering to much, unless the whole lawn is fairly new (a couple of weeks old). Grass...

I did my back garden a few months ago. Here's what I've learnt in doing so (plus a couple of other bits I've learned over the years):Glyphosate is a very effective herbicide that kills pretty much everything plantwise. However it doesn't have any effect at all on seeds that have yet to...

If it were me, I would take the turves back up and prepare the ground properly. Don`t go over the ground once with the rotovator, keep going until you get the soil to a fine tilth. Then spend an hour or so raking it all level, removing any weeds. Then using a water filled roller, roll the...

Worth a shot, you'll know if its turned on in a couple of days. Stick a metal rod into the middle, if it burns your hand when you take it out then its working

This is all probably a little too late but.....we have very heavy clay soil here in France. It really depends on the time of year as to when you should work it. Too wet and you cannot do a thing. Too dry and it is like working with concrete. There is a point that it begins to dry out and then it...

Many thanks for the replies to my question. Sorry for the delay in thanking you. We are well on the way to completing this project. Over 100 bags of soil so far, all of which we have sourced free, much of which we had to dig and bag. The cost savings do give us a warm glow, in addition to...

Mick & Paddy were sitting on their shovels watching the world when a lorry passed by loaded with turf. "Ah" says Mick "thats what I want to do when I win the Lottery" Paddy responded "What? Drive a lorry" "Don't be daft" says Mick. "I'll send MY lawn away to be cut"

Hi Kate, I hope you enjoy your holiday It's difficult to go against empirical data, so maybe I should keep quiet (whenever has that stopped me! ) but I'm inclined to agree with Dai. It's highly unlikely to be caused by reflected light. When you found it hot did you put your hand near the...

I used to live next door to an old bloke who was a bit of a gardening guru. He helped me to mend my diabolical lawn. He was an old school type, who insisted that a brutal going over with a rake, by hand, and a top dressing of sharp sand was the thing to do.I misunderstood him a bit, and did...

I had some yellow areas on my grass about 3 weeks ago, but I aerated it, then put in some seeds and it's all coming back to its more natural green.

Hmm, yes, I was wondering about that. Given that I'm a bit of a novice, any pointers about types/thicknesses of membrane, and any suggestions as to what kind of weedkiller you'd suggest?Many thanks for the response!brownfingers.