Lawns

oh dear i practically shaved my lawn today! it grows so fast so i figure once in a while i cut it really low it wont need doing for a while... i only have a strimmer so dont have length settings.

You need to rotovate first to give yourself any chance at all

is the dog yours?, this will be a continual prob if so. But you could buy a patch repair lawn kit from diy stores. Or more grass seed, then remove patches of burnt lawn, replace with some soil to the same height as the lawn and sow seeds, following directions on packet. Place sticks around new...

probally caused by different grass species in turf or seed mix,,personally i would not worry about it ,it will blend in over time

september is best gives the roots a chance to get going before the cold weather,,may is ok but your gonna have to water a few times a week in dry weather

dont take to much off on the first cut ,it will stess the sward better to cut a little and often rather than in one go

Well after nearly 2 months, this is what our garden looks like now!The grass is almost recovered, need to reseed in a few places and cut and re-seed where the path used to be!Just to re-cap, this is what it looked before:This is in-between (all the moss raked out, hardly any grass...

Hi Nafe, I would be a bit nerveous about the black and mouldy bit. If the tuves are rotten then I would cut them out and dispose. Fill with John innes number 2 and re seed. If the root structure within the turf shows signs of life ie whiteish shoots then they may come back later. Grass is...

Not sure what type of lawn your after? Bowling green or utility without weeds. I think the experts would advise that moss killing and feeding are seperate jobs and best done with seperate products. Try looking at www.gardenwizard.co.uk they do liquid lawn feeds and moss killers. They advised...

Thanks John will give that a go this weekend!

If the grass is dry enough when you cut, leave the clippings on the grass, as a lot of them will grow too - as anyone who's had to weed out borders or gravel beside the lawn will estify to!I've just got myself a mulcher mower to help out patchy grass in a simple and effective way (it also...

Shiney, what about this one.....here....or even..... or hereThere's also a place I've driven through called Midcowbog, but nobody ever believes that, and neither does Multimap!

Try freecycle! :D

Couch, (ususally pronounced 'cooch') twitch, scutch or a number of other local or less polite names (Latin name Elymus repens) is a very invasive coarse grass that forms underground rhizomes (a tough rooting system) that will throw up new shoots at any opportunity. It's the main culprit for the...

hi robbsy builders yellow sand for laying bricks is no good , cement even when hardened is worse , turf for lawns is cut very thin and the roots need a good few inches of soil to root in 3 - 4 or 100mm would be ample , however sharp sand used for concreting mixed with poor soils is always an...

Thanks composteeWill buying a particular turf help prevent weed regrowth? I'm really not sure how many weeds i fully got out. I dug down almost 2 feet in places but still didn't get to the tap root and the builders rubble was too dense in places. Bit of a nightmare. I have over 70 full bricks...

I'd take you time, and get a decent lawn by lifting the slaps, preparing the ground and then turfing - or get a professional to do it for you.Methinks it will pay off in the longer term, over astro turf - with two small boys, twould require a bit of maintenance to keep looking clean.

Thanks, will keep you posted on my progress.Joanann

Hi MerroneyThis link might help you! http://www.lawnuk.co.uk/cgi-bin/showpage.cgi?info.htm Hope it helps. Sean

I use exactly the same technique Dendy - boring job, but well worth the effort, even in my weed patch.