Lawns

I've had mushroomss in the lawn, and I just left them to do there job of breaking down the rubbish that's in there. When they had done there job I got rid of the top part.

Thanks Glen for your Input its appreciated, Who needs books when I have all my GC friends Here.

Tell you what EGW,If you get anymore i will trade with you for the mushrooms growing on mine :D

Thanks for your kind words. I was influenced by a raised herb garden when I was a teenager. I wasn't into gardening but my grandparents took me (no idea where it was). The first plant I remember which made an impression was a beautiful red Bergamot (Monarda) which had a wonderful scent - yet...

Thank you so much, that's great advice!I've been trying to take out the biggest lumps, luckily there aren't too many big ones. Hopefully I'll be able to sow it in the next couple of weeks.

You can usually tell if the problem is through an applicatin that has been made of feed or killer, you will see the pattern in the lawn as say your arm swung as you applied.Patterns can tell you alot about the cause of a problem.Donovan

Sidonie, I entirely agree, the worst thing you can do is add salt to a garden, this is why you should never use bulders sand in the garden either. David.

I would just rake it to get the dead stuff off and reseed. It looks as though something has been on top of it for a while, in which case it shouldn't be necessary to dig it.

Hi.I am no expert certainly, though i do love my lawn. The detailed picture you offer indicates a variety problem as much as anything. Differing varities of grass will flourish in different conditions.I recon you have common bent or couch grass there on a sandy soil. Rhizomal grasses love...

Oh, I sooooooooooooo enjoyed reading these solutions to the problem

Quite agree, TO. Assuming you have a petrol mower, IMO, you can cut your grass if it's a bit wet (not raining - I don't do that!) Picking up grass when it's wet is a bit of a problem, so I use either a big flymo, or more often recently, a mulcher mower. The mulcher leaves a tidier finish...

Definitely different! Can't wait to see the others!

Me too, same problem.I just keep on mowing too - seems to do the trick.

I would definately check out where your gardener got his turf from and would suggest to him not to use this in future as he will be getting more unhappy customers. As the turf is only been down for 4 weeks it may not be the best time to sort, but regular mowing should help. I would then in the...

hi foxyi used feed and weed on my lawn afew years back and that was 18 month old turf which also seemed to turn the grass slowly brown and it started to die, i put a little to much on and then the sun kind of burnt it i think it tells you not to use in hot weather (might be wrong)i think plus...

oh dear i practically shaved my lawn today! it grows so fast so i figure once in a while i cut it really low it wont need doing for a while... i only have a strimmer so dont have length settings.

You need to rotovate first to give yourself any chance at all

is the dog yours?, this will be a continual prob if so. But you could buy a patch repair lawn kit from diy stores. Or more grass seed, then remove patches of burnt lawn, replace with some soil to the same height as the lawn and sow seeds, following directions on packet. Place sticks around new...

probally caused by different grass species in turf or seed mix,,personally i would not worry about it ,it will blend in over time

september is best gives the roots a chance to get going before the cold weather,,may is ok but your gonna have to water a few times a week in dry weather