Lawns

Yes, much better to water in the evening than morning / daytime. The temperature will be dropping, the sun not baking, so less water will evaporate and more will soak in :thumb:5:30is fine, but a bit later would be even better (but more important that it gets done, than is done at exactly the...

As other have said, plus I would not cut it at all (especially if you have a Rotary, rather than a Cylinder, mower) until the roots have bedded in - i.e. when you cannot easily lift a turf any-more (because its roots have grown into the soil below). That could be a few weeks, and the grass may...

Hey, I am also looking for a lawnmower, so we can help each other At first I was looking at ebay, and then got to this site, where people sell their used grass equipment (as seen here), So I have more options now. But I am still reading and choosing a lawnmower, haven't bought one yet.

Many thanks for the replies folks. Glad to see that the worst of the back breaking work has been done, although from what Axl is saying, I am wondering about burying that concrete that I removed below the surface of the soil to spell out the word "Hi" for my neighbours to read if we ever...

What's that then Zig?

no more than 300 quid + the turfIts not that big a job.

My Pleasure Steve, hope it comes up quickly.

Hi RJHad a look at your link I think you captured everything.You have answered your own question , food and water is your main problem. most places it hasnt rained for at least 6 weeks as well, plus using a rake to cut the lawn instead of a lawn mowere hasnt helped, you have probably...

Offft! Lifting/Shifting all that stone (it's about 1' deep) would take a back breaking long time. Toying with putting my little patio (12x12) on top, to hide some of the chips, then it looks like it will be some decorative gravel to hide the rest. Might try splitting it up into areas, and...

As others have said, without knowing exactly what has been used it's hard to say how to remedy the situation. If it's weed and feed you've used, it will make the grass look awful for a bit - if it's something more 'serious' once you've done what JWK suggests and diluted it, just get a box of...

Rome wasn't built in a day Clueless! :WINK1:

Thanks kristen and bambooruth!That's a lot of advice! hope i can make sense of most of it ^.^ i'm hoping the easiest bit will be laying and looking after - digging the ground is a killer (my poor forks) and im spending more time hauling out bricks/slabs and breaking up the soil to find larger...

Thank you for your replies, gonna try those methods this weekend!

Hi HarryS, I stick a few spikes (broken canes about 6 ins long) under the plastic to lift it off the ground. A few round the sides to hold it down, acts like a greenhouse and raises the temp and humidity thus speeding germination.Another plus point is it keeps the birds off.

Do you mean that honeycomb plastic stabiliser?For what its' worth: I've seen it often but never seen good looking grass where it was used.

I only dry feed mine when I'm sure its going to rain "heavily" within the next 24 hoursEven that may not be enough for a new-sown lawn (but I don't know for sure)

If you can get it done in April that's fine, otherwise mid-August to mid-September - they are the "best" times, obviously some wiggle room on that if you are prepared to water to get it established "late" and so on.My preference is Autumn, the weeds are shutting down, so the grass germinates...

I've used lawn seed that was a year old and it's come up. I've also used two year old seed, but that failed. Just a guide!

It would help if you could take a picture or two so we can see what we and you are dealing with. Sometimes it's difficult to guess at the answer otherwise.

hi, There was large chippings 4" deep with a fleece liner under which we removed and dug over.There are no roots as they were all removed.The areas which are struggling look almost like dying grass and although the grass does regrow it stays really fine and very short (1cm)max.The groubn does go...