Lawns

it will minimise the looks but it will not eradicate it. You will notice if you feed the lawn, more so with iron that it will be a different shade. Slice it will help but a good scarification in the autumn and spring would also be beneficial against such grass types.

Cheers for the photos. What depth is the soil?builders have a bit of a name for leaving not the best soil for lawns. It’s very lumpy so would need to be worked at to make it fine.Normally I would recommend rather than compost a good topsoil content with sand to aid drainage. A lot depends on...

It means taking out small plugs of soil to ease compaction. As you walk on the lawn - or with time - the soil on the surface is compacted - this creates a barrier which slows down drainage and means that it is more difficult for water/nutrients to get down to the grass roots.Some advocate...

Think it depends on the time and cost to remove all that mot1 as to the cost of using turf or artificial.What made you change your mind ?If you do go for turf, once the mot1 and membrane are removed , if you have a decent depth of soil then it should be fine.You want to have a read at the...

Hi, No lawn expert but had a couple of lawns made from seed and turf, but never needed to sieve the soil ? Just dig it over, rake it level, heel it in and rake again removing any large stones etc.Sieving all that soil sounds like a long and painful job, if you must, though one of these...

@Liz the pot Thanks. I was out this morning and I think it really needs lifting, levelling and reseeding or I live with what I have. I think it will have to be the second option. Now that I am resident in the house (instead of just mowing the grass for my mother-in-law) I will mow it a couple of...

I still have half the pack to apply this year, I've been waiting for the right weather conditions i.e. rain! I could use a sprinkler but too mean to pay as I'm on a meter.

Thank you so much for that test, seems to confirm what was happening in the video....and makes me feel better after overseeding my lawn!Selleri is right, they are odd with their feeding habits. I'm currently using sunflower hearts and fat balls. All birds eat the sunflower hearts apart from...

To make life easier either use a liquid based feed as there are less chances of scorching or use a drop spreader like the Scott’s one which has the settings for Evergreens range of fertilisers.with what’s called straight feeds you can adjust the levels but with weed and feeds you have to apply...

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Hello everyone, Anyone has some advice for me please. I have a small garden about 25m2. We recently had house renovations and the garden was basically a building site. Half of the garden has sand, bits of concrete etc. on top of it. How can I prepare it for a lawn? I was thinking of just digging...

So...I have made some progress - small progress but I suppose anything was better than the previous swamp. The soil has been removed and I have now discovered as to why the water logging was occurring.Prior to the turf being laid, stones were in place. Whoever installed the stones had laid it...

Hi as long as the blades are set higher than the obstruction it will be fine but. If you are in doubt run it over while it's NOT running and see if it hits or is close.or as jwk suggests use a strimmer

I replaced the topsoil in the affected areas and reseeded. I’ll update this next year when the area has gone through a full year’s cycle.Thanks again, all, for your help and interest.

A lawn will not grow well on top of a concrete base. If you can't get the concrete out, Clare G's suggestion of outdoor rug or artificial grass plus container gardening is very good.And get creative and build upwards... I love this one The most important thing is to create a space that...

My total area of lawned garden is approx. 300sq/mts. I've not fertilized it for some years although kept the weeds and moss under control. Should I use a 9-7-7 such as 'Nutrigrow spring lawn fertilizer - 25kg' or a different mix on a clay soil.

Aw thank you for the feedback, Perki! Much appreciated. I shall be popping out to do just that in a tick. Thanks again for your advice.

I suppose a pair of scissors is out of the question. I could let you have one for nothing as I have a lot of them.

Forgot to add to this thread. The soil and composting was completed last weekend and all the grass seed added too…….just have to wait now

Thanks Tomcat