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My lawn was sown a year ago and I applied fertilizer (agricultural - due to size of lawn) in late April/early May. It was nice and green but now the fertilizer is gone and there are alot of white patches - the soil/drainage is not great. I was in to the garden centre and they reckon it is too late for another dose of agricultural fertilizer and only other suggestion was standard lawn feed. I was under the impression there was a specific Autumn lawn feed which I could apply know to strengthen the grass before the winter months and bring back the greenness. Any recommendations on that front?
I am new to gardening and just moved to a new house. Our back garden is patchy, weedy and full of small stones. The soil is greyish colour, not sure if that is normal. We have mowed it a few times, raked it, stabbed the soil with pitch fork and lightly covered lawn with lawn fertilizer then watered it. Over a month later, the lawn hasn't improved. I am aiming for nice green soft grass. Any tips?
I need to return my garden and I want to do it with roll on turf. Do I need to strip the grass or can I just roll theturf on top of old grass. Would I need to put weedkiller on it?
I would like an identification of these two weed grasses. The first one could be scutch grass but I am not sure.
i have put down a new lawn four weeks ago and i am just wondering for the first few cuts will i collect the grass or is it best to mulch it without the box on the lawnmower.
My lawn grass is in very poor condition with weeds and moss, what can I do now i.e June to improve the condition without resetting? Also I have a hedge out the back that has briars running through it is there anything I put on this can will kill the briars but leave the hedge?
So my lawn has become around 70-80% scutch. I want to avoid the nuclear option of roundup, Rotavate and reseed since the lawn is about 3/4 of an acre. I'm scarifying heavily tomorrow and overseedng in the hope it will help. Have I any other options..??
correct time of year to treat the lawm for moss
Couple of years ago we got connected to water mains and dug a trench for pipes. Soil has now gone down and trench is about 6 inches under level of garden. Is it possible to put soil/sand on top of current grass where trench is and this will remain level. can't dig up etc due to age + back and trench is about 30 foot
What would you recommend for my lawn which is hungry and also needs greening up?
Prior to laying a turf lawn (as soon as the weather allows me) in order to aid drainage and levels, is it advisable mix in some "sharp sand" with the topsoil? If so, would the stuff thy sell in the builders' section of places like B&Q be suitable? My intention is to then mix in some starter fertiliser.
Would you recommend MO Bacters moss remover and if so do you know of a local supplier?
Ridges are appearing on my lawns for past few years. They are approx 3-5 metres long, 3cms wide and 1-2 cms high. There are up to 10 ridges perfectly parallel to one another, in three or four areas of the lawn. There are no tree roots near them. I have dug up 1 square foot samples but can see nothing unusual underneath. They are extremely bumpy when the mower passes over them. Apart from the mower (with back roller). no machinery has been used on the lawn, but the ridges are so perfectly formed/parralel, they look mechanically created. What could cause this and how do I get rid of them?
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