Lawns

Let them eat it! It saves mowing it lol :P

to be hinest i didnt even think about it i just asumed that being it was safe to use on lawns it wouldnt hurt the seeds lesson learnt it was a spray weedkiller i cant recall its name just now but it was only a spot treatment type spray bottle. i can see sings of life i think i might have to go...

How thick is the black stuff? If it's only and inch or two, i'd probably dig it in and hope for the best, but if it's a thick layer i'd probably either try to get rid of the bulk of it (good exercise, cheaper than joining a gym) or dig in a small area, seed it and see what happens before i did...

Would the complete 4 in 1 do the same, although not overgrown I do have a similar issue, small, patchy lawn with a fair few weeds in. (Dandelions, moss and clover as far as I can tell, with a couple of bare patches one from my lawnmower being there for 9 months til I got my shed built last week)

ever thought of a mulch mower??

Thanks for your reply Neil , I have followed you advise and abandoned the covering idea .I did use a plastic cover for a while and sort of laid it over the ground on top . for a while i noticed that come after noon the area underneath it was still more moist than the uncovered areas , which...

t11cky I sympathise with you. After spending several years trying to revive a relatively small lawn I took the plunge a couple of months ago and had it turfed. Now I have a green lush carpet. It was well worth it. We have a friend who is a landscape gardener and he did it for us so I...

A few things to consider. On the left, a bed of only a foot wide will restrict what you can grow. You do not want to plant anything too close to the path as it will overgrow the path and be a nuisance when it has been raining. I would go for two foot wide bed and plant 9-12 inches away...

Fixing trellis to a wall means you will have to drill into the wall and screw the trellis directly to the wall or to timber battens fixed to the wall. The battens would make the trellis stand a little bit away from the wall. Alternative would be to drive some Metpost sockets into the soil...

Just keep mowing that lawn! :thumb:

Update, spoke with the Hampshire Wildlife Trust today, just so happens that they have acquired a grant from the Environment Agency to remove the Hogweed in our location, so that is great news.I will of course post the outcome of the new garden on here. It'll definitely be designed to take...

Basically, yes. You can re-seed. Mix seed with a fine compost or top-soil and broadcast over the areas to be done. The patches are probably best dealt with by raking the surface first. Seed will take about 10-14 days to germinate. I would try and avoid walking on the seeded patches for a month.

Your plan is sound. I would do as you say but after rotovating leave a few weeks for any weeds to re-appear then kill those off, then rotovate and level. You should be Ok turfing in the autumn, September time. I have successfully started a lawn from seed at that time.

Hi,I was a new gardener last year and while surfing the net for gardening products, I came across to I've purchased Green Enviro Lawn edgingand I am pleased of the results. It's easy to use, costs about half than other same quality products and is made from recycled plastics. Highly...

I think you have to make sure you water it a lot for the first few weeks too. We actually use a company called Green Thumb (they're on the web) and they come round once a season and spray various fertilizers and weed killers onto the grass. It's made such a big difference. I don't know...

It looks as if the roots of the trees have raised the turf level slightly, hence the grass getting scalped.

The ground will be sour from an excess of chicken droppings. This happens to our chicken run and once a year, I sprinkle garden lime over it and the let the rain water it in. Chicken droppings are very acidic when fresh, so the lime neutralises. Perhaps you could sprinkle the lime in when you...

Q: Part of my lawn is in heavy shade. How can I keep grass growing there? A: Grass does not like heavy shade, and grows tall and thin in lighter shade. It will help to cut the shaded grass longer (but just as frequently) than grass that lies in full sun. You can also help the shaded grass by...

:hehe: i am the wife (well girlfriend anyway)!!! I would just use it then give it a bloody good clean, OH will never know the difference (mostly cos 1. he hardly ever cooks and 2. he prob isnt even aware of what knives we actually own!!) I will certainly take some pics and upload them onto here...

Hi all, I laid a new lawn six weeks ago and i cut it at the weekend for the second time, only this time i went to the closest cut setting and i have skimmed off little bits of grass,now i have a few bald patches but i wouldn't say there deep patches,just a light skim of the top, i have fed it...