Lawns

"Shoud I add the sand and top soil now or wait until early autumn?"Do that at the time you over-seed (personally I would do that in the Autumn)I would think that Sand and Soil will be about the same cost. Both are heavy, so its all in the cost of transporting it. If you have a large area...

As Kristen says, you most certainly are selling yourself short-it even has stripes-completely different to my lawn-full of clover, daisees and buttercups-wouldn't stand a chance in a competition with yours. Well done.

hi Grovsey. i always give the grass a good spray down ,after every cut,especially the edges,ie paths borders,edging stones, etc .especially if using a strimmer for the borders.i find the grass gets torn with strimmers, and a good soaking heals the damaged blades of grass.it has worked for me. i...

they cute sweetpeas and i like their new home

On Gardeners Question Time today they were saying it is nearly time for new lawns ,to do all the ground work and allow the soil to settle, dig it over and then, any weeds that come through can be removed before the final raking of the soil . :thumb:

It will encourage fungi as said previously

Hi AlastairWelcome to the forum.Your idea is perfectly feasible.What you are digging in will be the subsoil for your lawn. Remove any stones (as big as a walnut) and any solid patches of gravel or shingle. Then compact it - but not too much. Then you'll need at least 150mm layer of...

i will give it a good raking and wattering too,it has been very hot and dry lately

"I'd forgotten about that bit":DNail-scissors will take a little longer, eh?!

Thanks Paul.:thmb: Just been on their site and ALS Premier Soluble Iron 4kg = £9.50+ £14.50 postage.

Got any picks of yellowing. Don't cut too short and feed with some liquid iron.

i am noticing alot of the grass strands are going a browny-yellow, can anyone help with ideas what this could be, was loving having such green grass but its a overall problem rather than a patch :(

I laid new turf last Spring and got small fungi appearing soon after. They only appear at the edges, in the damp area of the garden and don't get big. I just brush them over with a brush to destroy the heads. They don't really seem that bad.

Wow, thanks for the replies. Really like the dog suggestion!Reckon I did not have the ground wet enough, which may help. I don't think standing on it would have helped as it seemed to be swaying around the cutting blade. On the bits where it worked, it was great, but when I look at how...

Calcified seaweed is excellent, I aways used to use it in the past but our local farm suplier stopped selling it so I now rely on liquid feeds.

Nicksun,its called "washboarding" and is rectified by mowing in different directions, presumably after its been rolled flet. Well, according to The Lawn Expert.

Excellent explaination clueless, that sums it up perfectly. I have no moss on my lawn and it drains well so it's not something that I need to do by the sounds of it. Thanks for taking the time to post that, cheers. :thumb:

Good tip. Will have a hunt around. How deep do i want to go with the screened topsoil and should i add sharp sand to it/compost ?As i mentioned i am laying onto hard clay.

Looks to me as it just needs a short cut and GOOD scarification by machine. Mine looked exactly like that.

I agree with Natalie, if you rotovate you will chop up the horsetail roots and end up with even more. Its very difficult to get an effective spray because of the waxy surface of the plant, I've heard of people putting poly bags of roundup over the horsetails. But I think its going to be a tough...