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    Grass dying

    I replaced the topsoil in the affected areas and reseeded. I’ll update this next year when the area has gone through a full year’s cycle.Thanks...
    Post by: Wildman10, Apr 7, 2022 in forum: Lawns
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    Grass dying

    Thanks. Apologies for the delay in responding.There’s no sign of anything other than the yellow grass and dead patches. No powdery finish, no...
    Post by: Wildman10, Mar 17, 2022 in forum: Lawns
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    Grass dying

    My PH meter finally arrived. It gave consistent readings when tested repeatedly in the same patch of soil, so even if not accurate should be fine...
    Post by: Wildman10, Feb 27, 2022 in forum: Lawns
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    Grass dying

    Thanks.Looking up the properties of concrete/cement dust, I see that it should be degraded to calcium carbonate by now and hence the soil quite...
    Post by: Wildman10, Feb 24, 2022 in forum: Lawns
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    Grass dying

    Thanks.I don’t remember any contamination. However, it was mostly weeds then (it came with the house) and the corner area of the worst bit was...
    Post by: Wildman10, Feb 23, 2022 in forum: Lawns
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    Grass dying

    Thanks.The grass is long in those images, taken after I stopped cutting the grass for a while to see if variation in growth rates might...
    Post by: Wildman10, Feb 22, 2022 in forum: Lawns
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    Grass dying

    Thanks all.Any walking would have been in a straight line and wouldn’t explain the spread out patches. Whilst some cement dust may have blown in...
    Post by: Wildman10, Feb 22, 2022 in forum: Lawns
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    Grass dying

    No dogs.We do, though, have urban foxes and, in the past badgers, which I haven’t seen for over 3 years. I ‘scent’ the concrete areas front and...
    Post by: Wildman10, Feb 21, 2022 in forum: Lawns
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    Grass dying

    Thanks.I can’t remember what colour the hydrangea was. I haven’t done a PH test. The image shows the grass in the first summer. The bush at...
    Post by: Wildman10, Feb 21, 2022 in forum: Lawns
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    Grass dying

    Three years ago I levelled a well-drained south-facing wonky lawn by digging out the old turf and copious tree roots left over from the 3 large...
    Thread by: Wildman10, Feb 21, 2022, 21 replies, in forum: Lawns
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    A quick hello

    A quick hello from me. I’m in SE England and am effectively retired.I’m an accidental gardener, having a house with gardens to manage rather...
    Thread by: Wildman10, Feb 21, 2022, 13 replies, in forum: New Members Introduction
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