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We did a PH test on our lawn soil and it returned as 8.5PH. Is there anything we can do to take this level down to 6.5 or do we need to re dig and re sow our lawn? The lawn is 300metres sq.
I planted my new lawn last July 09, there was a alot of rain after planting, cold winter,dry spring. There is some bare spots and lawn is very yellow looking when cut now, growth is slow. Should I water the garden as the soil is very dry, what can be done for bare areas and should I give a spread of fertlizer to the garden?
My lawn is patchy and brown in one half . In March I put on a top dress of fertilizer/ compost / grass seed. I used Westland feed/ weed / moss killer in April and Westland Aftercut , after each cut. I treated the patchs with miracle grow patch miricle. It gets cut at least once weekly and watered during the dry spells. This formula usually works well for me but this year the result is poor. Any advice would be welcome.
How can I control pearlwort on my lawn? I've killed it and re-seeded,but it keeps coming back in other parts of the lawn.
Lawn set last September 2009. Fed it with 4 seasons lawn feed from garden centre a week ago when weather was dry. Rain arrived and mowing will have to be put back until weather improves. Need to know for next feeding in about 8 weeks time I presume can feed be applied when the rain is falling or the grass is very wet.426 Thanks , PatriciaAlso how soon after mulching can feed be applied and how soon after feeding can mulching be carried out. Is it advisable to mulch continuously or should I cut and bag every now and then please?
I have clover growing rapidly throughout my lawn. What is the best way of managing this. My lawn is iin its second year.
my lawn seems to be thatchy looking it looks like straw/wheat is growing in areas of it some parts of the lawn are a nice lush green no weeds what can i use to get rid of this horrible thatchy look also there seems to be circular roots in patches around it i have mowed the grass and these rooty areas were hard to mow but they did mow what can i do to get rid of them have only been here 7wks
Can you tell me where i can get some 25-5-5 fertilizer for my half acre lawn i am in Galway?
I have a problem with my lawn it is very patchy and yellow in most of the lawn i am in a new house and set it early last september and it came on well i cut it about 3 or four times before middle of october but after winter i have not cut it yet and the way it looks it could be May before it is long enough to cut how do i fill in the gaps and why is it gone yellow and how can i bring it back to a nice green?
I just saw the email from garden.ie where it said 10-10-20 did not have enough nitrogen for feeding a lawn after the winter. I put 10-10-20 on my lawn last week, is there any way to boost the nitrogen now or could I put 20-10-20 on now or would I damage the lawn by over feeding.
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