grass looks bad after chaffer grubs last year

hi everyone,

we had turf laid last year which took really well and was looking really healthy, until we got attacked by chaffer grubs, and we did not diagnose this til quite well on ( we are new to gardens!)

we bought this stuff and treated it



and it did improve and we also put down alot of seed on the worst patches afterwards,

but its still very soft now, and rakes up underfoot very easily .. any ideas on what we can do???

many thanks

 

bump??

 

When you say it rakes up easily, is that the new seeds or the original turf? If it is the original turf, it sounds like the roots haven't knitted to the undersoil. This could have been because the soil the turf was laid on was too compacted.
If it is the patches which rake up, how long ago did you put down the seed? It may be that it hasn't had time to grow properly and may need a little more time - try not to rake the new patches yet - leave it to grow and get the roots knitted in.
Also, treat your lawn with Nematodes - this is an organic treatment and will sort out any grubs not killed the first time around.
Hope this helps!!!

 

Feed the grass well and if you see bare patches dig them up and physically kill the little blighter. then reseed the patch.

no point reseeding if the grub is still there.

From memory the grass is more attractive to the chafer if there is lots of organic material in the soil.