Lawns

hooray they've started to sprout!

Hi Will, This is the photo of lawn and border.The border at the bottom end just gets wider and wider. Would like to move grass over about 4 inches all the way down. Thanks Sewer Rat I will do the deed tomorrow if dry. Maybe I could put some fleece on top of seed.

That sounds like you've got birds feeding on Chafer Grubs Steve. The bulk of the mess is made by the birds digging, but the grass dying off is due to the grubs eating away at the roots.Have a look here and see if it looks like your problem - I've got no idea how well this stuff works, but...

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You can get away with a light scattering of soil on top of the seeds - generally it's wise to rake the seed into the soil, though only to a shallow depth. As Michaelmassdaisy says, if the seed is too deep it won't get any light.If the seed has germinated, there are some other possibilities to...

yes we had done the same and it was just grass that had blown in and grew it can obviously grow in very little soil. I just used round up but it pulled out with very little effort really.

Hi Maxi,I'd go with all the obvious suggestion here of contacting the landscapers. Sometimes turf just doesn't take very well on the soil it was laid on; you can get an idea of this by trying to pull up a couple of the turfs - it it comes up easily it hasn't rooted into the native soil, and is...

I would say anything from 6-12" but the deeper the better. More important is the quality of the subsoil. Make sure it's got plenty of fibrous material (composty stuff in other words) and grit or course sand to give good drainage. And scatter some lawn feed on it before you lay the turf. Water it...

Ooops! Went a bit mad, did you? don't worry, I'm doing that all the time!What you do is this: get yourself a bag of grass seed from the garden centre. Scruff up the patches with a hand fork and get rid of the weeds and moss. Fork over the soil and refresh it with something - lawn feed will be...

Time - I know the feeling. Best time to do the fork and sand thing is after work - relaxes you before going on to enjoying the evening :D

Good one!

Many thanks for that. I shall certainly give it a go. Good luck with the lawn.Pablo

Ok, thanks for that Hans.

how do i upload photos ?sorry thanks andy

hello you did lay the grass at the wrong time of year it will be struggling with the heat, when you water it make sure you get it all the brown patches will be bits you missed, best to feed in spring, if you do reseed make sure it is same grass and good luck it will need tons of water :D :D

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shes right there thats your best solution

Thanks very much for your reply will do this tomorrow...

Sounds like you need to do something about the drainage. Good luck with it.

Good idea chaps - never thought of rolling to compact my already compacted lawn - DOH! It's just starting to look like a lawn a bit too, yes I admit it, I bought some aerating spikey sandal things from Argos and walked round my lawn like a drunk!