Lawns

To be honest probes are used for rough ideas, normally a soil sample test is best but on a site that can work out expensive as you are testing different areas. That way you can find out what’s best to apply but I only have a few customers that go to that degree. Soil pH Meter | Agronomy Tools |...

I've used nematodes in the past. They certainly worked - the crane flies weren't around in anything like the same numbers the year after.

Got around to laying the cardboard, making sure it was wet and laying the Woodchip.cannot wait to see what it looks like in 18-24 months.needs to sort of the flower boarders and make sure the Woodchip does not overflow to much.

Can't say I've used that model , maybe the Toro recycler maybe is a better fit slightly larger ? Can't go wrong with a honda engine and a few other manufactures have them on also mountfeild - stiga - rover , honda izy seem to be good for a while but if the budget would stretch a bit further a...

Thanks @noisette47 @DianneW , I guess its now waiting game.The waterlogging wasnt an issue until I dig it up last year. Or it may be it was an issue but it wasnt visible on the surfce. I think part of the problem is that there is a large chunk of earth missing from the garden area now which...

Dig some experimental holes, quite deep. The ground will likely be compacted from all the building work and you might also have a load of builders waste under the surface. You can easily alleviate the compaction through digging but going at least a spit down (spade blade length)

It depends on the area you live in whether you can apply moss killer now Mane. Here in the Highlands it wouldn't be a consideration before the end of March.It would be helpful please if you placed your area in your avatar box. Other members can then see at a glance where in the country you...

Way too late to spray now due to temperatures.herbicides should be used when the plants are in full growth so spraying chemicals or applying them when performance is projected to be low is not great.its worth noting that if the grass plant is weak the herbicide can damage the plant.

With the benefit of hindsight, I'm going to suggest not getting there in the first place. Workmen generally don't have much respect for the area around them. A few OSB or cheap ply 8x4 boards can help save your high-traffic areas, and sit at the back of the garage when not needed.Of course...

Lute chap here too. Handy tools as well as the mesh wire systems called dragmats for seeding but they are expensive but can be found at reasonable amounts from trade suppliers. Fine if you are into lawns but for a home owner it might be an over kill. They are mostly used in the sports industry...

I've got 3M Peltor ear defenders which were very cheap as I found them in some woodland.Unfortunately they weren't the high end models that permit low level sounds (such as speech) to pass through so you can hold a conversation until you start up your brushcutter, chainsaw etc. when it will...

If you check out the forum thread in off topic, 'Your day (apart from gardening) what took place' You'll see appropriate discussions Guy

Great stuff HarryS. I had a little Bosch one that lasted 6 years of throwing it about doing awkward lawns and went pop in the end with smoke! Can’t complain, it worked hard. Can’t go wrong for £280, should be just right for your needs.

Thanks ARMANDII, good question. My reasoning was purely to give the new seed the best chance possible to get established over winter. Also, it hasn't been fed since Spring and the soil is pretty poor (compacted chalky/clay) with lots of tree roots.

Brilliant thank you!

Hello thanks for your answers. I have looked up Herb Robert and I think Macraignil2 is correct. The leaves on this are rather pungent and I had plants that looked like this in a wild section of the garden so think it may have seeded.

Most of them would but they don't always do so.I would also have expected to see some evidence of the dabs by them leaving circles.

My previous post for where I got mine from.Buying grass seed online - a recommendationI got the fine quality grass. It's pretty well established by now. Being very fine too, it's less work to cut. Depends on how much traffic you're likely to have on the lawn though.

That looks good to me. Using topsoil or compost is okay. I said compost because if you have to buy it, it's cheaper than topsoil.It's time consuming isn't it? The small jobs always seem to take a long time.

Totally going to do this H shape! I was about to post asking for advice then saw this, so thank you! Although the dip I need to raise is probably 1m+ circular