Lawns

This is not a Dandelion but a Daisy story. I used to use a selective weedkiller on our rear grass and it was weed-free. My neighbour's, who only ever cut his grass, was a mass of Daisies. My preschool daughter would play for hours on his "Daisy grass", making Daisy chains and just picking the...

liming reduces acidity but when liming you don’t want to over apply. It’s why it’s best to have a gentle approach or take soil samples.

Lots of great info. Well done everyone

MURDERERS!! Lol.This takes me back to my childhood. I was always fascinated with the sycamore tree "helicopters". I used to take them home and I would grow them in pots. We lived on a smallholding which had about 6 acres with it.Once the seedlings outgrew the pots, which was soon, I planted...

Thank you, that’s a very good and not often made point offering an easy way to grow deeper, stronger roots.

That’s a slow release so 50% will do very little. With slow release it’s always best to apply at correct rates. Straight fertilisers can be adjusted but the small amount you applied will do next to nothing.timing of application would have been before we had a cold spell and well before due to...

That is a very interesting idea Pete. I will get my thinking cap on.Thanks.

Ah thought maybe you had sown last year, give them a chance, they might germinate next spring when the soil warms up.

You want a nice little blower but the grass needs a little cut too. Not only will the leaves damage the turf they also promote worms. There are only a few worms that produce casts but casts are a messy affair and they tend to make the turf messy.

not at the golf club I’m at. Everything is done by the book and every record is kept. If a club does practice that then everything else will be of poor standard. If you have concerns about safety then HSE are the ones to contact.personally on a public forum it’s not my job to criticise or...

To merit such an accolade from “Liz” is the equivalent of receiving a knighthood!A Law(n) Knight now, I am honoured and will endeavour to remain worthy, come what May 2023, when the dreaded PA returns.

Always hard with turf as we get good and bad years. Was it a local supplier?

I cut it shorter as it was flopping over a lot. Maybe the issue is the grass is wetter at the front as there is less sun. my mower tear at the grass more. i get a clean cut in the back. Also i watered the the same. the back looks better than it did before, apart from the hundreds of worm casts...

Lots of surface water drainage goes into the sewers. Which is why Southern Water is always being fined for pouring thousands of tons of sewage straight into the sea. And then they say we have a water shortage. Sorry slightly off topic.

Sorry, I'm no expert on lawns but have a number of my own that need looking after.They always look good with nice stripes on them but they are more than 50% weeds (clover, daisies, buttercups, celandine, hawks beard) and with large patches of moss.It's the mower that makes mine look good...

There’s no chemical available for domestic use for grubs and while covering the ground works to a degree it’s not a cure. There are some experimental treatments but as yet not fully approved for leatherjackets but these are designed to not to kill but to get the larvae up to the surface. I...

Unfortunately to get rid of weeds you will need to hit it with a chemical. I know mowing and good fertiliser program may help but if it’s a good coverage of weed then the only way to hit it is by a good herbicide application which as the temps are dropping leaves little choice as the better ones...

Knotweed is prostrate

If its dollar spot baking soda works pretty well

It looks to have a lightweight plastic roller so probably a bit useless. It depends if you buy it with batteries it comes with a roller, without batteries no roller, an odd way to market it.