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Lawn got burnt from the heat of the BBQ any suggestions to rectify this.
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?
I'm wondering if you could tell me the best way to sow grass where there is a mulch/bark area. We moved into our house a year ago and the whole front is bark. We would prefer grass as we think it will look nicer and it would be more suitable for our child.
I just dug the garden last week turned soil etc and put grass seed down, few stones etc still in the soil can u give me some tips for a new lawn and would sand be any good to put down mixed with the soil? Does the grass seed need to be buried or is it ok exposed on top?
I think i should use type 3 lawnseed on my re rotavated lawn,as type 2 has failed twice. Have good top soil,well drained and good sunlight, but need stronger seed.Do you supply this lawnseed and where can i pick it up.
Am new to gardening and would love your advice. Moved into a new house summer 2008. Front 'lawn' is about 30 x 30 so not particularly big. Have kept it grass, and want to stay grass for the forseeable. However, the soil is only about 3ft deep. Then it's concrete/builders rubble. Planted some shrubs last year and they were all dead within two weeks. How best to prepare the 'lawn' for decent grass for this year? I have been sprinkling with moss peat for now and am about to put extra grass seed on top.
We are a group of 5 houses and have a common area, about 1/3 of an acre, which we have just planted some well spaced out fruit trees. We want to put the area into a meadow. Roundup was applied 6 months ago and area has been levelled with a JCB but is fairly bumpy. Is it practical to put into a meadow and what steps would need to be taken?
I have a rather big lawn and my kids use some of the lawn/garden to play football, last year i had some very bad patches with bumps and no grass growth.I have now leveled up these areas with clay and top soil.Would spreading lawn seed type 3 be a waste of time during these cold nights?? or could covering the seed with sand help ??
We set lawn seed last week (first week in October) but unfortunely a day of heavy rainfall resulted in the seed being very patchy (very dense in areas where puddles had formed). The lawn area is very large! What would you advise?
Thinking of sowing my new lawn next week, do you think the grass will grow before frost season. The lawn is at a 30 degree angle do you think this is too steep for using a lawn mower
I recently sowed my lawn just over a week ago, I have had good growth in most parts of the lawn, while in places there is no growth, some lawn seed has grown while other seeds have not. I added some grass fertilizer to the lawn,What can i do to resolve these patches at this early stage. Do i need to water these areas or re-sow?
I was hoping u could tell me what is the best type of weed killer to get for a grave,my dad passed b4 xmas so its almost 8 months now and the earth has settled,i want to put down weed killer as although ive raked and weeded the grave regulary they keep coming back,i suppose all the rain we have had hasnt helped!! also after weed killer whats the best gap to leave before peat moss and then grass seed.
It will be three weeks next Thursday since I had a turf lawn laid in my back garden. I have been watering it twice a day, however parts of it have grown better than others. Is this normal. I would also know as to when I would give it the first cut and how high should I raise the lawnmower. It's a petrol lawnmower. I have been told that feeding and weeding should be done at the end of the summer season, please let me know if this is true.
My new lawn(about 3/4 acre) was sown the beginning of June this year and has come up well in some places but patchy in others.The ground seems to be quite dry however and I can still see seeds that haven't sprouted.Should i water it in the evening time during this dry weather or will the sparse showers forecasted be enough?Would watering improve it?Can it be over-watered?
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