Question re fertiliser

Evening

Recently moved into a new home and our garden had a serious amount of weeds and moss. First step I took was to use Scotts Lawn Builder with Weed Control, which went down approx 4 weeks ago. Today I used an electric lawn rake to rake the lawn and it pulled up A LOT of moss. The lawn is looking pretty brown and sorry for itself, although green grass was shooting up before due to the Lawn Builder. My question is, I understand now is a good time to add fertiliser but is that too soon? If not, what should I go for? Secondly, should I look to add some grass seed and, if so, what is recommended and how for a general lawn.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks.

 

Any chance you can post a picture to help members.

 

Thanks for your reply. Here's a photo.

 

I wouldn't put anymore fertiliser down for another month or so.
Scotts lawn builder has fertiliser built in for 8 weeks growth.
If you have the time and energy I'd fork the lawn all over or better still hire a aerating machine then top dress with compost and grass seed mix and plenty of water.

 

The weather dictates some what to when you can feed, it's been so wet here that straight feeds are being washed through much quicker.
A nice low N feed with iron would be quite nice so that you allow it to recover and the iron hardens up the turf and deters moss.
The gamble is the weather, it's wet and warm where I am so it's pretty good for lawn work but bad for Red Thread which is all over my area at the moment.
I personally would treat the lawn with an Autumn/Spring feed which in simple terms promotes root development with less emphasis on top growth. The Low N will not cause as much growth as as a summer feed but if we run into a hot spell the plant will remain strong. It needs iron as that is benifical to turf.
The section to the right will still be a tad weak under those branches and near the root foundations.

 

Thanks for the replies - much appreciated. Aerator sounds good but I go away in a couple of weeks so won't get around to that for a few weeks.

Haven't got bags of time to do detailed hunting around as have a newborn - so please excuse the apparent laziness of my replies...

What brands am I looking for if I go to my local garden centre for the low n feed? It has been very wet (south west Surrey) so assume I'm the same, in that the feed may have washed through more than 'normal'.

How would I add the seed - at the same time, later than low n feed? I've heard you can buy the seed blended with topsoil from garden centres - is that approach recommended?

Should I have a real cut back of the bushes on the right if I want that section to have a better chance?

Thanks again.

 

If you want to apply seed I would hold back on using fertiliser. Manufacturers normally indicate a time scale of when to apply fertiliser on seed but if you seed and use a fine grade top soil the nutrients in that will be enough to promote a good start for the seed and will do the same with the established grass.
I can't quite see the formation of the trees/shrubs on the right but the grass area there looks poor which is why I commented on that. Keeping them cut back helps but it's also what's going on below.
It all depends on how much you want to spend and what standard you want. Will the moss return, what's the cause and what's best to keep on top of it and how much time have I got.
If you seed and the weather turns warm you need to water the area to allow establishment.
I would also consider seeing what a local lawn company offers in treatments. If they are good they will be able to see first hand at what's going on. It may even work out cheaper and more effective than going it alone and finding the results are not what you expected.