uneven crappy lawn

Any tips on how I can improve my lawn please. its only small, laid on clay, and very uneven. I have heard you could even it up with sand and let the grass grow through ? could I seed on top (not on top of sand) to improve the lawn ? any advice would be great.

many thanks

david :happydance:

 

Hi David

Use soil not sand and I dont mean multi purpose compost .

You say laid on clay , so it was turf originaly how small is small ??

Can you give us more history

Spruce

 

you need to aerate first

use a garden fork and prick holes in the lawn 3-4 inches deep and wiggle the fork to open the holes up .... you need to do this at 6 inch intervals (laborius task but worth the effort)

then you need to scarify .... use a garden rake and rake the grass to remove the dead grass and thatch ... once you have done that, you can run the mower over to collect the removed thatch, but don't mow too short

I would not use any topsoil now, so wait till spring ... grass will not grow now and you will be left with a mud patch

in spring:
add a thin layer of topsoil and try level off the site (but don't use a roller) ... you can buy topsoil in bulk (use google), and they deliver

you can also add some seed to the patchy areas .... water well and water frequent

once the grass is through the topsoil, add a fertilizer such as Scotts lawn builder

let the grass grow 3 inches tall, then mow the top inch (make sure that the mower blade is sharp)

 

David any chance of a couple of images showing the problem?

 

I just love the title of this thread..........

 

In what way do you want to improve it, just even out the dips and the bumps?

A bit more info and a photo would be worth their weight in gold

 

Bother, I was just going to change it to someting that wouldn't offend:DOH:

Can't believe i've just said that as an old Punk Rocker:DOH:

You remember we said there was no future?

Well this is it.

 

I have a pic but cant work out how to upload it