Dying lawn needs help pls!!

Hi all

First off im a complete novice when it comes to gardening so I hope somebody can help me.

So, Just over a month ago I laid new turf in my garden which seemed to take very well. We kept off it for weeks and watered it little and often and after a month it was looking fantastic and although it was very very long it had a lovely healthy green colour to it.

I decided to cut it and borrowed the mother in laws mower, thinking it would be a doddle:wink:, however it wasnt the best mower in the world and cut it pretty short, which I now know was the wrong thing to do...should've only taken a third off I found out after:dh:. Within hours there were large yellow patches of grass and now a week later the grass is dying all over the place. Although some of the grass has grown back quite well there are now patches of just yellow grass or no grass at all!!

Yep I know I should have checked how to before I mowed it but what is my best bet to save this lawn? I've got half a mind to rip it all up and start again!!

Any help would be very much appreciated, thanks:gnthb:

Rob

 

Hi Robo, welcome to the forum. Don't worry too much about the bare patches, grass is pretty tough stuff. A month isn't a long time for turf to bed in properly and if you havn't rolled it to level it off, a lawnmower set to a low cut is a pretty severe test of it's ability to survive (which I'm sure it will). Treat it with care and in time, you'll get your lawn back.

 

Hi Terrier
Thanks for the reply. Should I use some type of feed? If so what do u think I should treat it with?

Cheers.
Rob.

 

I think it's more important not to let the new lawn dry out if the weather gets too hot. If you need to water it, do so early in the morning before the sun gets to it. Rather than get the green stuff on top you need to cultivate good root growth, from good roots you get a good lawn, that's why you don't cut it too short at first. Too much feed and you can end up with lush green top growth at the expense of root development.