Lawns

I've had to do exactly that, Matt - if you like to e-mail or pm me, I'll tell you what we did - it's awfully long for a posting! (hope that doesn't discourage you.... :rolleyes:

I grow it by the path and it doesn't manage to get past the landscaping fabric. But it does spread for the less vigilant.BM

Well rotted horse manure may be a bit rich (great for roses though) - but that mixed with grass cuttings and kitchen veggie scaps, and newspaper paper should give you a good compost in a few months - following normal composting methods.The addition of organic matter is to help break up the...

liz. you must have the nobile one its okay just leave the flower heads on a bit and it will self seed like crazy..i grow it and it even grows in holes in the path the wind blows the seed everywhere..you dont need to keep buying seed let it do its own seeding..

In my profile I have put my hobbies down as cutting grass because that is all I seem to do! Mowing, strimming, flymo - concentrate on one area and all the others grow - my grass (can't call them lawns) is never pampered and I never use the grass box on the mower. I don't seem to 'garden' - more...

Still no ants in the lawn, boots ready to go into action at short notice should one dare to emerge. They are organised insects and some harvest greenfly, and the like, in various trees and bushes in these occasions I do use powder [reluctantly]. Who was it who suggested stomping will he or her...

put salt down the holes to stop re - growth, please feed plants to your rabbit, they are excellent for general health and well being --- or you could put rabbit run over the dandelions and see if that works!

I think that Fran has hit the nail on the head - moisture deficit at the edges.If you cut very close the grass roots will dry faster. You might think about raising the cut a bit. Sand is not moisture retentative which is why us poor souls with mossy lawns scatter it to improve...

Yes, but have you ever seen blackbirds and starlings anting? They preen themselves in ants and let them run into their feathers. The theory is that the ants squirt out formic acid which kills the bird's parasites. Ants in the garden do very little damage - they may loosen the soil under an...

although you can't see the effects of foundations of beautiful buildings...it doesn't mean they are pointless...*dreams about green lawns and pollen counting"

yes the the mesh is put in as the turf is sown to stabalise the soil ..... it suggests you ve lost some of the surface soil though.

Might I suggest a good smattering of compost/other gardens' grass clippings (if you can get hold of it!) just after aeration and before seeding? This will provide a nice environment for the seeds to germinate.

I'd personally leave it until the new grass is cuttable; it may look silly for a while but at least you won't damage any of your fragile new grass! q

To be honest if he's really serious about a good lawn I would try and at least break up the concrete a little before laying the soil; It's true that enough soil will counteract the problem, but while the roots of grass do not penetrate deep soil, moisture and nutrition is still drawn from well...

A really good tip here is to aerate the entire lawn, then go over the area with the following mixture:Grass clippings Compost Sand/Silt mixThis will lighten the clay content of your soil, and and allow nutrients to get to your grass.Hope this helps..

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sorry i meant sharp sand and no it's not a new house

Sorry I've left this so long - got busy prunning (figuring we'd better do all the stuff we're going to have to stand on the lawn to do first.....).The good news is that now it's really started growing the bare bits aren't looking quite so bad.To answer a few questions - it is quite a small...

Do you actually need to take the lawn up (eg, for levelling etc.)? Most old lawns are already nicely compacted and if you start digging them up you'll have to recompact what's left.For laying slabs it's a lot easier to use a herbicide such as Roundup on the area of grass you want to kill off....

You cant trust anyone anymore, what happened to an honest days work for an honest days pay, why does everyone feel as though they have to rip people off???? does it make them feel big or important???? I feel for you daisy as putting that right is a huge job, i hope it all sorts itself out ok...