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Can you advise on turf laying soil preparation and actual laying procedure?
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?
I have a problem with a certain type of weedIt grows in a mass and it is feels very rubbery It is mostly on brick and cobble lock paving but now it is spreading everywhere. I tried using ( roundup, destrol, but no use only thing to work is castic soda. is there any other weed killer on the market to clear this problem?
I wonder if you could have a look at these pictures of a strange growth on the lawn of our neighbours. It starts off as a yellow patch looking like slimy mucus, then it turns white and seems to swell up to a foamy consistency, it turns black at the next stage. It does not smell of anything and the grass underneath seems not affected so far. There are lots of patches variying in size from 10cm diameter to about 20cm. It looks awfull and we are worried it might be something nasty so we don't want it to spread all over.
We are in the process of buying a house, that luckily comes with 1.5 acres of garden. The only problem is I have been told by a local that the area is quite boggy(foundations for house had to be pile driven). Apparently the current owner has been stuck with his ride-on mower while mowing the lawn.Is there something we could do to make the garden usable? We have two kids, so play area essential, for football, swings etc, as well as structured garden areas for ourselves. And we are considering a vegetable garden. Being able to use the garden is a big part of buying this house - if making the garden usable most of the year around requires a lot of expense means its out of the question.
I have a patio at the top and bottom of my lawn. The one nearest the house is about 3 inches higher than the one at the bottom. The lawn has a brick border. the border starts to rise higher that the lawn roughly 3 metres from the top patio. I want to raise the lawn to meet the higher patio following the profile of the border bricks. Should I till and reseed the area in question or can I topsoil and let the grass come through? Any help is appreciated.
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?
Lawn got burnt from the heat of the BBQ any suggestions to rectify this.
what is a mulching mower?
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.
We bought a property with a fab lawn but while we have been renovating the house the lawn has been neglected and now looks like a hay field. What is the best way to try and get it back to looking like an actual lawn. The lawn is acre size and the grass is currently about knee height, strimming and raking it will take about a week and cuz the lawn is so large its over whelming for someone with no gardening experience.
I put down a new lawn last year and a couple of months ago one section of lawn grew mushroom, it has now started to spread to all areas what can i do to eliminate them.
I sowed my lawn in May, grass is patchy and a lot of thristles and general weeds grown in it.1. How can i kill these off?2. what is the best fertilizer to promote the grass?3. Should I get more grass seed and shake it in the patchy areas?I mowed it about 8 inches from ground last night.
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