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I laid a turf lawn last year. Early June this year I used feed on the lawn. Three weeks later I used feed and weed liquid on the lawn. Now I find a lot of tiny dark brown mushrooms on the lawn. I would be grateful if you would let me know how to eliminate these mushrooms
I have small brown mushrooms growing in groups on my lawn. Is there any way of removing them for good. They seem only to grow after it rains for a few days. It is realy annoying as i try to take good care of my garden, thanks for any remedies you can give me.
I have a small lawn with a lot of moss. I put down a coat of feed and weed a few months ago and am now left with a few rather large brown patches which are completely dead. I dug out all the dead stuff a week ago and put down grass seed but its not looking promising. Grass seed doesn't seem to be taking. I watered it today but don't know what else to do. The whole lawn needs another dose of feed and weed but I'd prefer to get the grass growing in the patches first. Any advise?
how do i eradicate horsetail weed?
I've recently lost my half acre lawn for the second time due to a leatherjacket infestation. What is the best treatment for these larvae or should I be treating the adult daddy longlegs? I've attached a photograph giving you some idea of the problem.
im trying to figure out where to start a lawn. i have sprayed the lawn, dug it up, and turned it over. the soil doesnt look great, its very uneven with scattered stones. i have left it for 3weeks and any weeds are now gone. im stuck now on what to do. should i get more top soil and even it out that way or would that only bring in more weeds to the garden? or would i be better off getting peat moss and putting it in the areas that need a lift.
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.
My large lawn (aprox .6 acre) has clover, buttercups, thistle and others. Can you recommend a economical bulk weed killer or weed and feed.
had to have an enormous beech tree felled under which i had cyclamen snow drops fritillaries cillas etc etc.if i put down an alternative lawn will all my spring bulbs be able to penetrate and flower. was thinking of thyme or camomile . any suggestions and where can i buy the seedsKind regards
Straw coloured patches on new lawn since it started to rain a few days ago. I also found some larva like grubs,which appear in the late evening. What can I do to solve this problem?
I live out in the countryside, where I have built stables on concrete with the surrounding area (30 * 30) metres in cobble sone....just ordinary stone you would get from the quarry. Now that was a year ago and of course now with summer coming along. grass, weeds at starting to come up through it, however I can't give any of these with the normal roundup because it is to dangerous to use near the horses, so what can I do.(I have young kids - the garden will be mostly grass for the next few years...)176Someone said to me to use a Red Dragon Red Dragon The Original Red Dragon Torch Kit, of course can't find any way in Ireland that supplies this, only America.Is this the only option I have. is there something else or do you know where I can find these Torch Kit's. Thanks ,Gary
Could you please help me to identify this weed which keeps coming up in my lawn and flowerbeds. It is in at least 20 places at the moment. I mow the lawn and it comes up again. How can it be eradicated?
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.
Can discarded grass cuttings be used in any environmentally friendly way instead of just throwing them in a corner of the garden to fade away.It seems a shame not to be able to put them to some good use at a stage where they have sufficiently decayed. I have a huge lawn and when weather is not suitable for mulching I would have quite a bit of grass cuttings stored away. Any advice would be welcome and appreciated.
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