Lawns

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

dont take to much off on the first cut ,it will stess the sward better to cut a little and often rather than in one go

Well after nearly 2 months, this is what our garden looks like now!The grass is almost recovered, need to reseed in a few places and cut and re-seed where the path used to be!Just to re-cap, this is what it looked before:This is in-between (all the moss raked out, hardly any grass...

Hi Nafe, I would be a bit nerveous about the black and mouldy bit. If the tuves are rotten then I would cut them out and dispose. Fill with John innes number 2 and re seed. If the root structure within the turf shows signs of life ie whiteish shoots then they may come back later. Grass is...

Not sure what type of lawn your after? Bowling green or utility without weeds. I think the experts would advise that moss killing and feeding are seperate jobs and best done with seperate products. Try looking at www.gardenwizard.co.uk they do liquid lawn feeds and moss killers. They advised...

Thanks John will give that a go this weekend!

If the grass is dry enough when you cut, leave the clippings on the grass, as a lot of them will grow too - as anyone who's had to weed out borders or gravel beside the lawn will estify to!I've just got myself a mulcher mower to help out patchy grass in a simple and effective way (it also...

Shiney, what about this one.....here....or even..... or hereThere's also a place I've driven through called Midcowbog, but nobody ever believes that, and neither does Multimap!