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  1. pru_plant

    Grass seed advice please

    shes right there thats your best solution
    shes right there thats your best solution
    shes right there thats your best solution
    shes right there thats your best solution
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  2. hawkwind

    grass

    Thanks very much for your reply will do this tomorrow...
    Thanks very much for your reply will do this tomorrow...
    Thanks very much for your reply will do this tomorrow...
    Thanks very much for your reply will do this tomorrow...
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  3. Gardening Newbie

    Cracked Lawn!!!

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

    Rolling lawns...

    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...
    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!
    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!
    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...
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  5. jimlewis

    Lawn Problems

    When we moved house recently the grass was awful - loads of moss and weeds etc. I used that stuff that kills moss and raked it out and was left with loads of bare patches. Now (2 months on) the...
    When we moved house recently the grass was awful - loads of moss and weeds etc. I used that stuff that kills moss and raked it out and was left with loads of bare patches. Now (2 months on) the grass has been fed (at intervals shorter than recommended on the pack) and I do water it every couple...
    When we moved house recently the grass was awful - loads of moss and weeds etc. I used that stuff that kills moss and raked it out and was left with loads of bare patches. Now (2 months on) the grass has been fed (at intervals shorter than...
    When we moved house recently the grass was awful - loads of moss and weeds etc. I used that stuff that kills moss and raked it out and was left with loads of bare patches. Now (2 months on) the...
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  6. gary naismith

    lawn care

    Ok Will thanks for all your help
    Ok Will thanks for all your help
    Ok Will thanks for all your help
    Ok Will thanks for all your help
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  7. RUSSD

    crop circles

    Would that be the Periphique? (20 miles in diameter sounds a bit small!)Phil
    Would that be the Periphique? (20 miles in diameter sounds a bit small!)Phil
    Would that be the Periphique? (20 miles in diameter sounds a bit small!)Phil
    Would that be the Periphique? (20 miles in diameter sounds a bit small!)Phil
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  8. anton

    lawn

    thank you WILL only have hover mower but can change height will give it a bash tomorrow evening thank you once again
    thank you WILL only have hover mower but can change height will give it a bash tomorrow evening thank you once again
    thank you WILL only have hover mower but can change height will give it a bash tomorrow evening thank you once again
    thank you WILL only have hover mower but can change height will give it a bash tomorrow evening thank you once again
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  9. susie123

    re turfing

    Reclaimed hardwood railway sleepers might be an option
    Reclaimed hardwood railway sleepers might be an option
    Reclaimed hardwood railway sleepers might be an option
    Reclaimed hardwood railway sleepers might be an option
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  10. rash_capricorn

    Replacing the lawn..........

    I removed my grotty front lawn and replaced it with a weed suppressant membrane covered with plum coloured slate chippings. You can just about see it in my avatar. They've been there about four...
    I removed my grotty front lawn and replaced it with a weed suppressant membrane covered with plum coloured slate chippings. You can just about see it in my avatar. They've been there about four years now and no sign of weed breakthrough (yet!). And neither my three cats nor the neighbouring ones...
    I removed my grotty front lawn and replaced it with a weed suppressant membrane covered with plum coloured slate chippings. You can just about see it in my avatar. They've been there about four years now and no sign of weed breakthrough (yet!)....
    I removed my grotty front lawn and replaced it with a weed suppressant membrane covered with plum coloured slate chippings. You can just about see it in my avatar. They've been there about four...
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  11. shah

    Laying Turf

    Been there in a previous gardening existence and layed new turf on top of old to raise the overall height.But I cut out the original turf and turned it over to help it rot - dunno whether it...
    Been there in a previous gardening existence and layed new turf on top of old to raise the overall height.But I cut out the original turf and turned it over to help it rot - dunno whether it made it rot quicker by being upside down, but seemed like a sound idea at the time!New lawn looked...
    Been there in a previous gardening existence and layed new turf on top of old to raise the overall height.But I cut out the original turf and turned it over to help it rot - dunno whether it made it rot quicker by being upside down, but seemed...
    Been there in a previous gardening existence and layed new turf on top of old to raise the overall height.But I cut out the original turf and turned it over to help it rot - dunno whether it...
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  12. spat

    thorny weed in my lawn

    i'll take a pic tonight col, and put up tomorrow! thanks
    i'll take a pic tonight col, and put up tomorrow! thanks
    i'll take a pic tonight col, and put up tomorrow! thanks
    i'll take a pic tonight col, and put up tomorrow! thanks
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  13. renfrew999

    Preperation for new lawn

    I agree that you shouldn't lay a layer of sand but do support the addition of large amounts of sharp or grit sand to heavy soil types. I insist however that it should be incorporated by rotovator....
    I agree that you shouldn't lay a layer of sand but do support the addition of large amounts of sharp or grit sand to heavy soil types. I insist however that it should be incorporated by rotovator. Because of differing expansion and contraction rates of stone and soil it will cause fractures and...
    I agree that you shouldn't lay a layer of sand but do support the addition of large amounts of sharp or grit sand to heavy soil types. I insist however that it should be incorporated by rotovator. Because of differing expansion and contraction...
    I agree that you shouldn't lay a layer of sand but do support the addition of large amounts of sharp or grit sand to heavy soil types. I insist however that it should be incorporated by rotovator....
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  14. vijay

    lawn preperation

    That is right but check what percentage of "active ingredient" is included as some products are stronger than others
    That is right but check what percentage of "active ingredient" is included as some products are stronger than others
    That is right but check what percentage of "active ingredient" is included as some products are stronger than others
    That is right but check what percentage of "active ingredient" is included as some products are stronger than others
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  15. lester

    Dying lawn!

    When you say it is clay, it may be the subsoil which the builders have generously given you. Not the best stuff to grow in. As I have said elsewhere there is no substitute to digging a pit for a...
    When you say it is clay, it may be the subsoil which the builders have generously given you. Not the best stuff to grow in. As I have said elsewhere there is no substitute to digging a pit for a look see. Sub-surface problems in new housing is very common. There are clay and sand soils in NE...
    When you say it is clay, it may be the subsoil which the builders have generously given you. Not the best stuff to grow in. As I have said elsewhere there is no substitute to digging a pit for a look see. Sub-surface problems in new housing is...
    When you say it is clay, it may be the subsoil which the builders have generously given you. Not the best stuff to grow in. As I have said elsewhere there is no substitute to digging a pit for a...
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  16. Spendleb

    New Lawn - Patchy??

    I would add one point, have you had extremes of rain and dessicating dry winds (we have up here in East Scotland) This can cause problems with emerging seeds (encouraged to germinate by heavy rain...
    I would add one point, have you had extremes of rain and dessicating dry winds (we have up here in East Scotland) This can cause problems with emerging seeds (encouraged to germinate by heavy rain and then hammered by dessicating wind). This, alongside the spring weed flush, is why autumn takes...
    I would add one point, have you had extremes of rain and dessicating dry winds (we have up here in East Scotland) This can cause problems with emerging seeds (encouraged to germinate by heavy rain and then hammered by dessicating wind). This,...
    I would add one point, have you had extremes of rain and dessicating dry winds (we have up here in East Scotland) This can cause problems with emerging seeds (encouraged to germinate by heavy rain...
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  17. renfrew999

    Soft spot for lawn

    Remember the top can still look dry even if the real water problem is deep down. Only solution is to dig a pit to investigate. Check outfall from draiage system runs shortly after heavy rain.
    Remember the top can still look dry even if the real water problem is deep down. Only solution is to dig a pit to investigate. Check outfall from draiage system runs shortly after heavy rain.
    Remember the top can still look dry even if the real water problem is deep down. Only solution is to dig a pit to investigate. Check outfall from draiage system runs shortly after heavy rain.
    Remember the top can still look dry even if the real water problem is deep down. Only solution is to dig a pit to investigate. Check outfall from draiage system runs shortly after heavy rain.
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  18. tinkerbell

    Thick stalk like grass in my lawn.

    It sounds as though the lawn is pretty well established, so just about any lawn food will do. I prefer the slow release ones, because they'll usually last a couple of months even if it pours with...
    It sounds as though the lawn is pretty well established, so just about any lawn food will do. I prefer the slow release ones, because they'll usually last a couple of months even if it pours with rain all summer - but they are more expensive.Go for a spring / summer NPK analysis, which means...
    It sounds as though the lawn is pretty well established, so just about any lawn food will do. I prefer the slow release ones, because they'll usually last a couple of months even if it pours with rain all summer - but they are more expensive.Go...
    It sounds as though the lawn is pretty well established, so just about any lawn food will do. I prefer the slow release ones, because they'll usually last a couple of months even if it pours with...
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  19. Not green fingered

    Roots in lawn

    Thank you both for your helpNGF
    Thank you both for your helpNGF
    Thank you both for your helpNGF
    Thank you both for your helpNGF
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  20. daveyp

    new member,new lawn!

    Just a tip on starting off a new lawn which I have done on previous occasion. I normally mix my grass seeds with a good multi purpose compost in a wheelbarrow. I leave it for about five days in...
    Just a tip on starting off a new lawn which I have done on previous occasion. I normally mix my grass seeds with a good multi purpose compost in a wheelbarrow. I leave it for about five days in the garden shed, turning it once a day, whereby it will start to sprout, I then sow it on the...
    Just a tip on starting off a new lawn which I have done on previous occasion. I normally mix my grass seeds with a good multi purpose compost in a wheelbarrow. I leave it for about five days in the garden shed, turning it once a day, whereby it...
    Just a tip on starting off a new lawn which I have done on previous occasion. I normally mix my grass seeds with a good multi purpose compost in a wheelbarrow. I leave it for about five days in...
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    7
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    617

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