Ask Gerry

Is it too late to put nitrogen on my lawn, also I have a green beech hedge 90% of it is very strong but 10% directly under a large tree is weak. Is there any feed I can put on this 10% to help them.

I have a new lawn, when sowing I spread 0-7-30, it is coming along nicely but it has some yellow patches, what should I spread now to bring it nice and green. Also, is it safe to spray a new lawn for dock leaves at this time that have grown and what would you recommend.

I have a 16 month lawn however its a bit yellow and not growing quickly, I was looking at putting down a fertilizer but don't know what one to get, also it is quite a large area and would need around 30 - 40kgs. Where is the best place to buy this amount?

Does commercial fertilizer (e.g. 27-2.5- 5) when used on lawns produce faster and coarser growth than that specially compounded for lawns which, generally, seems to have a much lower nitrogen content? Also, is the commercial variety depleted more quickly in the soil than the regular lawn type?

Our Lawn has alot of brown patches We sat it last year it was a nice rich green Colour.. In the last 3weeks it seems to have alot of brown patches... We have not used any feed on it..? ? Should I apply something to make it greener??

I put away too much fertilizer on my neighbours 30 + year old lawn 10 days ago in dry weather. Now there is highly noticeable yellow patches allover her lawn. What can I do to rectify the situation without having to put top soil mixed with grasseed on patches.It is raining today in Cork today do you think that might help a little?

I wish to get some organic slow release lawn fertiliser to cover an area of about one third acre. Which one would you recommend and where can I buy it?

My lawn is about 3/4 acre in total. Grass growth has been weak in many parts and a lot of moss has appeared throughout large parts of the lawn, particularly since last summer. I applied sulphate of iron at about 7.5g per sqm last week and will be scarifying the worst affected mossy areas this weekend to clear out the black moss. I was then intending applying some fertilzer and overseeding areas with poor grass growth. With the size of area to cover, I have just bought some general 18-6-12 fertilizer from a farm co-op. At what rate should I be applying the fertilizer and how long afterwards should I wait to spread new grass seed ?

I have just sowed a new lawn and am wondering when I should first apply fertilizer and what type I should apply?

We had our lawn sown in May and it still has not completely filled it yet and seems very weedy. Is it too early to use lawn weedkiller and should we give it a feed or will that spread the weeds further?

I planted a Chamomile lawn in spring and it has done really well. I trimmed it back in july but left some which flowered beautifully. I wonder now tho' what I should do with it now and in spring? IT has some weeds, which I will pull out but should I feed it, if so, with what? will it withstand a severe winter?

We sowed a new 3/4 acre lawn on a new build site in early June. Edges are fine but centre is very yellow and thin. Could I feed the lawn now while there is still growth and if so what would you recommend?