Lawns

"If I want to dig new borders, is it simply a case of digging up the weeds and laying down some weedkiller? "Either dig up the weeds or spray them with weed killer. Don't dig up the weeds and then apply weed killer."I have a huge weed in the middle of the lawn (you can see in the photo). If...

Hi, I am new to the site and am a useless gardner. I have a lawn that is currently a mess mainly covered in moss and weeds and would like it to improve! I was thinking of hiring a lawn turf remover but can't really afford the expense and also would struggle to get the machine through the house...

I must get round to doing the test patch been busy and been to weymouth today

You can sow now, but you must water it lightly unless rain is expected and keep this up for the week or so until it germinates.Take time to prepare the soil, fork it and break it up with a rake then tread it down and lightly rake then seed.

Hi Keith we have just laid a lawn 3 weeks ago, We used a wacker first then top soil and ive just gave it its first cut...Hope this helps..

Thanks plantstar, ill try that, at the minute she's eating anything i give her and im gonna persevere with the sauce...

How bigs the lawn, how often will you mow, and is it level and easily mown - not lots of small curvy edges. How will you get rid of the clippings. Do you want nice stripes

they could be worm casts at this time of year. ona dry day brush them away before mowing, and whatever you do...DON'T KILL THE WORMS. They are great for your lawn!!

Thank you I will moniter the soil. I will back off with the watering a bit.

Hello and welcome to GC. Turf it is my advice, the dog will destroy any thing you put in, but at least turf has a chance.

Good for hair that has turned green swimming often too ... Pouring water on the spot (just after the dogs wees) is good, but not much help if the dog is out there unattended / unwatched of course.My lawn gets patches like that in the Spring, from Winter peeing, but they clear up as the grass...

A good feed to get it growing and then a good rake/scarify, but I would wait until we have some rain as the ground (round here anyway) is very dryWorm casts are a pain aand if squashed-in they form a nice bare bit of earth for the weeds to grow. Remove them before mowing. It could be that...

"Don't give your lawn too much water, or the seed will rot rather than germinate! I would imagine that there is enough moisture in the soil to get the grass seed to start growing"I agree, don't water unless we get a prolonged dry spell - you will have to water a spring-sown lawn once we get to...

I'm too mean to have any edging material - I bought some plastic once and the mower chewed it up in no time at all ...... every couple of years I cut the "turf" at the edge, move it forwards a couple of inches (i.e. OVER the path), then use a board to re-cut a dead-straight edge, and all the...

Just a question,when you airate the lawn how many holes do you put it in in say a square meter?

Many thanks for your words of advice and encouragement Aaron! I have got the mantra ready for my brother, and will chant it down the phone at him, via his facebook, and through regular text messaging. 'water it, water it, water it all the time..... or it will die, water, water, water..........!...

Here's a Link for laying Turf.

Hi, we have a cat and lawn feed & weed control is dangerous if it is digested. Evergreen do an organic version but it doesn't kill the weeds. Does anyone have any thoughts or suggestions? Kind regards

Farmers use cd's, which they hang from branches of trees, perhaps a washing line could be an improvisation.When sowing grass seed, I tend to leave extra seed on top so that if the birds get to it, they ain't pinching what needs to be growing.Hope this Helps!

Thanks for the replies everyone. I bought a new house last year with a good size garden the builder fenced the boundary off, but at the bottom of the garden over the fence is the bit of land mentioned, that also belongs to me. The first job I did when I move in was to plant a 20m privet to...