Lawns

To be honest if the seeds have been down 3 weeks and not germinated (providing you've kept the soil from drying out) I'd be worrying. I've just done a major job on my lawns and 3 of the 4 have an pleasing covering of new grass, one is very patchy though and like you the old grass needs a...

On the subject of mowing, they used to mow the greens on our golf course with self-propelled hand mowers. Modern technology and cost has made that no longer necessary or economic and they use a big-ride on a Toro mower now, which achieves an extremely even cut and "precision striping." One of...

Well, I've sprayed about 5 suckers with SBK. It's been about 24 hours so far, but I've seen no real change yet. How long will it take to travel back to the parent tree/plant, and then kill the suckers? JW

To Elaborate on my Early post. i had a Rotary Mower which i found was hacking the grass and leaving a Torn finish which did yellow very quickly i started to hose after each cut and this made a vast improvement to the lawn. i purchased a Cylinder lawn mower this year and the cut is far Superior....

Alright...and by "initial graft" you mean weeding the patches that need it (which really is the whole thing in my case ), and reseeding those patches?Thanks again, Brennon

It was absolute heaven to see a little moisture and will top the water butts up slightly but with a little breeze the rest will sadly evaporate and disappear in no time!

Hi RaymondAre you sure it's a grass? Check out this thread, just in case it's the dreaded horsestailAssuming it is a grass, however, your best bet is to keep the lawn mown short (but not too short in hot dry weather) to stop it seeding and to dig out the worst clumps by hand....

OK thanks - I think I will do the back garden too as its small, the side bit can wait as its quite green anyway...thanks for all your help :gnthb: - I can get back to the work indoors now :thumb:

Hanna, if it`s only been down two or three weeks why are you cutting it and feeding it? Leave it to establish for a couple of MONTHS.DO NOT cut, DO NOT feed.:lollol::lollol::gnthb:

I had a neighbor, he moved out. He actually would take a ruler to his lawn and measure the inches of his grass. Now a new family lives there. He would have a major heart atach if he saw what they did not do to his glorious lawn.

Which machine/product is best to use? There is a cheapish one in Argos which you just hand push and roll over and it has spikes on the end.

Hi HannahYou could just wait until next season to see how the different grasses merge with each other over time.But if the new patches look really out of place and are bothering you, I'd advise digging them out and replacing them with turf (assuming the patches aren't huge). A roll of...

Hi AzzaI sympathise with your problem - you've been left with a right mess.But.....you're going to hate this.....I think you ought to get rid of all that sand. I know, I know, it'll be a lot of work but I doubt your neglected soil is so rich that it could stand being mixed with so much...

Hi mspottyIn order to grow well, turf needs about 150 - 200mm of reasonable soil below it. It'll grow in less depth but will brown off in the summer much quicker.Remove as many stones (about the size of a walnut and bigger) as you can. Trying to remove every last one is pointless...

Angel Spray ( Muhlenbergia capillaris )Hi. Is there anyone who can get the seeds of the Angel Spray grass ( Muhlenbergia capillaris )? Here in jamaica, no plant shops have anything beyond the most common plant seeds. :-(Other decorative grass types are interesting for me, too.

It is probably worth just digging out, it might be more manual but the results could be worse if you use round-up.

Most weedkillers are inert in the soil Omega. They only act on green foliage. Read the labels and see what they say.

Will it kill grass as well? I have more weeds than grass, so don't mind killing both as long as I can restart the lawn quickly after. Does it take a while for grass to start growing again in a vinegar treated area? I am thinking to add 4 inches of top soil and then roll turf on top of it, but...

I would go for the rotted manure on your veg patch, the more the better. If you can get it incorporated into the soil now it will break down nicely in time for next spring's planting season. If you are fit you could double dig the veg patch and get the compost well worked in. If you bring up...

Thanks to Tommy- topsoil, sand and almost the entire contents of my water butt.:D