time for action

its april - it must be time to be something about the lawn

actually there's a couple of minor problems with my lawn and they always seem worse at this time of year, moss, dandelions and holes

the solutions are to feed, to weed and to seed

but in what order ? one obvious problem is that you can't weed and seed at the same time - you need to leave weeks between seeding and using weed killer

last year I tried weeding first, but lawn weeders whether the manual type or the chemical type just make big holes and its pretty much evens as to whether those holes fill with weeds or grass

this year I've got in early with the seed. I hope that if I fill all the obvious patches and then leave it I'll have a thicker lawn when I start using the chemical cosh on the weeds

in the meantime I've got myself a hand weeder, it long and thin and gets at the roots of the weeds

fingers crossed

 

hi

mines still far to wet to do anything with :rolleyes: so all i have done so far is put some seed down and some blood fish and bone

i have a bit of moss as im allways waterlogged (heavy clay) but to be honest i will deal with it at the end of the yr i have racked it a little and put seed on it so fingers crossed the seed will overtake it

if i were you i would weed first as its quicker than waiting for the seed to grow if possible do it by hand then put your seed down if you use some sort of weed killer you might have to wait a while before putting the seed down

i found by using blood fish and bone last yr its made my lawn alot greener & thicker so i have hardly any weeds at all (touch wood)

happy gardening

 

cat woman

moss is a pain, especially on heavy clay. I used to live on a heavy clay and I did find for much of the year the Garden was either dry and cracked or cloying and muddy. i think mixing a bit of sand in the clay helped a little. I have moved and now have a chalky soil but I still get some moss especially where theirs shade. however I think you are right - it is easier to handle when its a bit drier. it can be quite resistant to moss killer

one of the reasons for my planting seed earlier is I have quite a lot of trees and I if I seed early the grass might get established before they come into leaf and put out to much shade

after reflecting on my earlier post - if you have a lot of weeds it is probably best to weed first but my problem is with the odd intruder.

John

 

mines waterlogged, not much chance for the mower yet.

 

I weed, feed and mossed killed my lawn a week ago, not that there were any weeds! and it's already lush green!! I only do it once a year too. :D

 

This is how I do it:

Treat the moss first with lawn sand or iron sulphate in soulution and scarify after its gone black.

spot treat weeds with verdone

Overseed and a liquid feed of seaweed or phostrogen.

In time, bare patches were the weeds were, scratch up then a handfull of seed over along with a bit of compost to help it stick.

If you get a dry spell sprinkle it to help get the seed going.


Conventional weed and feed is a waste of time.