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Some weeks prior to the recent dry spell, I applied 'Dicophar' lawn weedkiller. Some weeks later (about the beginning of the dry spell) I applied 'Hygea lawn feed (3-in-1) to part of the lawn where growth wasn't great, around trees & hedges and watered it in thoroughly and on successive days. Despite this, with the prolonged dry spell, severe browning of the grass has taken place! Will the affected areas recover or will reseeding be necessary?,
I note that in some US sites they talk about varieties of grass species that is quite resistant to talk urine. In a small garden, such as mine where the dog is trained not to go near borders, tubs or boxes, it is hard to also designate an area for urine that is also discrete or contained. My only hope is to contain the problem by throwing water on it which has not really helped or by feeding her a substance that dilutes the nitrogen and i wont do that. Are there particular varieties of grass or lawn turf that you would recommend or is the best advice to do what I am doing and contain it as best I can.
I had a turf lawn laid about 3 weeks ago and have watered it every evening since. About a week ago I noticed patches of what looks like white fluffy cottony mould in places. What is this growth and how can it be treated?
I have an area about half acre and two years ago I converted to a wild flower meadow. The first year the results were spectacular. The second year was very disappointing with far too much grass and very few flowers. This happened even after I followed the instructions on mowing, cutting, lifting etc. I now have it mowed. Any advice on how to get this back the same as year one without having to rotavate etc.?
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
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.
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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