Lawns

Thanks guys. Yeah, the decking's looking great. A job I should really have done last year but kept putting it off. Well it's done now and the wife is pleased with it, and that's all that matters. It keeps her happy

Lots... less preparation with seed and cheaper than using turf, will also match in better.

Pete, I agree. I live in a cul de sac and sometimes we can have as many as 6 or 7 vans and pickups taking up the limited parking spaces.

I also do not use granulated weed and feed .Not only is it easy to overaply and scortch it is also expensive and as a trade user bulky to transport.For weeds I treat with spearhead ( the comercial equivelant of verdone)For green up regular sparys of ferrous sulphate and the ocasional...

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Id avoid walking on it for a few more weeks if poss, cut it when the weathers a bit dier on a high cut.Gradually lower your cutting heigh each time till you get to the height you normally cut at.

My father in law wanted to use general purpose weedkiller on the area around the bottom of the garden by the fence. He mixed it in a watering can at the outside tap (top of garden)then walked across the lawn to the back fence. He never thought to see if the watering can was leaking, which it...

You should have used a selective turf weedkiller like verdone.Scratch up the areas with a rake, then overseed. Stick a mix in a few handfulls of compost in with the seed so as to help it stick.

Dwarf ryegrass preferably. Be aware that some of the cheaper grass mixtures contain nothing more than two agricultural, late heading grazing grasses in pretty boxes.

I am also in the real world of horticulture! I'm 47 and have been doing my garden for 23yrs last 8 or 9 being totally tropical.

inter, I might think about swapping at some time but don't hold your breathe :D . I don't feed, rake, scarify or weedkill any of my lawns. The lawn in the picture takes something less than 30 minutes. Apart from two very small lawns that take more time getting the mower to them and then...

I don't know much about lawns but I'm OK on mint. Beechleaf is right. Keep mowing and occasionally sprinkle with sugar and vinegar. Oh and buy a leg of lamb. :D

For overseeding. Cut your lawn quite short. Rake or scarify the surface to remove any thatch and expose a little soil as a seedbed. Apply good quality lawn seed at the recommended rate. Lightly rake again to get the seed down to the soil (as it won't grow stuck to the leaves of other grass...

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And it keeps the worms under control.

I have eliminated all weeds in a lawn by regular scarifying. Grass seems to be the only thing that can withstand this treatment. Scarifying is best done just prior to mowing, so the leaves of the weeds are set up to be chopped off by the mower. So if you have the time and energy it is an...

Johnny, there`s nothing wrong with laying turf now, apart from the weather. Wait for it to stop raining, and then wait for at least a week without rain. Then, go for it.

Phew!!! What a relief, never had a lawn before and although I have an idea what needs to be done I don't know quite how and when to do it.It will all come right in the end especially with helping hands from yourself and everybody else on this great forum

How undulating is its deep holows then strip the turf off the affected areas, put top soil under, grade it and ree lay the turf.