Lawns

I have used putting tomato juice in the dogs food, if he is on a dry mix it makes it easier again as the food soaks it up, but is a bit of a pain ensuring you have tomato juice in the house!Also heard about the dog rocks as someone mentioned but not sure of their success.

We had our lawn dug up, removed the grass, raked levelled etc and reseeded by the local Bowls Greenkeeper.When the seed went down it seemed fairly evenly spread but as expected not all of it germinated.When most of the grass established I started putting more seed down on the odd bare...

Can you not get a selective herbicide? I've got loads of the stuff, but I'm in the trade. Surely a selective can be bought at a garden centre? If you rotavete a lawn then the weeds will just re-grow and you'll be back where you started.

Just re-read your origonal post and I'm not sure if the gel is meant for lawns. I've come accross a few products that are used as water conservers for lawns which work well, but they'd need to be applied with a knapsack sprayer, not sure you could get your gel in one of these.

Cost of the job seems extreme and it always pays to get more than one quote and would always ask friends and relitives for a recommendation of a company they have experience of. Don't always go with the cheapest however, my brother did and had to have it all done again because the finished job...

Turf is pre treated to make it look nice when it's laid so I wouldn't advise feeding again. Water, water and water.

Thanks, Karl.It's a good point you make, and for £22 I could cover my entire garden with a cheapo tarp from B&Q. (Might finally help me to teach the dog to stop crapping on there too!I'll give it a go.Thanks for the reply.Rob

They are cherry. I recognise the shoots on the roots. I had that after I planted cherries but not on the lawn. The leaves look quite different to those of the parent plant. I have a feeling your neighbours are not going to want to take their tree down. Other members would advise I am sure but do...

Hi Bigron,send it to me lol. I am surprised it hasn't been destroyed by a weedkiller.

I think it's more important not to let the new lawn dry out if the weather gets too hot. If you need to water it, do so early in the morning before the sun gets to it. Rather than get the green stuff on top you need to cultivate good root growth, from good roots you get a good lawn, that's why...

Presumably those moving in after you will have seen the property and the accompanying lawn so I guess it's condition won't come as that much of a surprise. You could try something which is labelled 'weed and feed' - even a cheapie one from a supermarket will work well, but I do warn (from...

This is another section, we really wet the really dry areas. Does this look like new shoot or is the remaining??? Thank you again

Let's hope all this rain we are having is helping and when you eventually do decide to cut the grass, make sure you cut it at a really high setting so it's not actually that short.

Don't know the answer to your question, but felt sorry that no one had replied. That happened to me a few weeks ago! I'm sure somebody will respond with a more useful reply eventually!

I think it's because of the pressure and the spread of the spray as opposed to a watering can which just pours it.. Rule of thumb always follow the manufacturers instructions when using these things unless you have vast experience. It has been tested so...............

You'll either have to wait until your lawn is well established and then you can use a selective weedkiller or you can take the little clover plants out by hand (using a lot of care not to disturb the new grass seedlings). It all depends on a) how big your lawn is and b) how many clover plants...

Thank you for all your help,will have a trip to B and Q.

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...