Lawns

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.

No, the lawn is too young to be fed. Leave it to it`s own devices for now, but don`t let it dry out.

Indeed!Just didn't want anyone getting their bucket out and knocking on the door

I doubt you'll have mud - almost bound to be dry during the summer. It will just look a bit bald / lacking in grass.I am doubtful that sowing grass seed this time of year is worth it (germination may be poor, grass won't establish well, Grass seed is not "dirt cheap") ... I would leave that...

Yes, much better to water in the evening than morning / daytime. The temperature will be dropping, the sun not baking, so less water will evaporate and more will soak in :thumb:5:30is fine, but a bit later would be even better (but more important that it gets done, than is done at exactly the...

As other have said, plus I would not cut it at all (especially if you have a Rotary, rather than a Cylinder, mower) until the roots have bedded in - i.e. when you cannot easily lift a turf any-more (because its roots have grown into the soil below). That could be a few weeks, and the grass may...

Hey, I am also looking for a lawnmower, so we can help each other At first I was looking at ebay, and then got to this site, where people sell their used grass equipment (as seen here), So I have more options now. But I am still reading and choosing a lawnmower, haven't bought one yet.

Many thanks for the replies folks. Glad to see that the worst of the back breaking work has been done, although from what Axl is saying, I am wondering about burying that concrete that I removed below the surface of the soil to spell out the word "Hi" for my neighbours to read if we ever...

What's that then Zig?

no more than 300 quid + the turfIts not that big a job.

My Pleasure Steve, hope it comes up quickly.

Hi RJHad a look at your link I think you captured everything.You have answered your own question , food and water is your main problem. most places it hasnt rained for at least 6 weeks as well, plus using a rake to cut the lawn instead of a lawn mowere hasnt helped, you have probably...

Offft! Lifting/Shifting all that stone (it's about 1' deep) would take a back breaking long time. Toying with putting my little patio (12x12) on top, to hide some of the chips, then it looks like it will be some decorative gravel to hide the rest. Might try splitting it up into areas, and...

As others have said, without knowing exactly what has been used it's hard to say how to remedy the situation. If it's weed and feed you've used, it will make the grass look awful for a bit - if it's something more 'serious' once you've done what JWK suggests and diluted it, just get a box of...

Rome wasn't built in a day Clueless! :WINK1:

Thanks kristen and bambooruth!That's a lot of advice! hope i can make sense of most of it ^.^ i'm hoping the easiest bit will be laying and looking after - digging the ground is a killer (my poor forks) and im spending more time hauling out bricks/slabs and breaking up the soil to find larger...

Thank you for your replies, gonna try those methods this weekend!