Lawn Advice - complete newbie!

Good afternoon,

Hope you're all well and had a great easter!

First time poster and complete novice to gardening, I have recently moved into a new build property and have my first lawn to maintain. There's nothing else in the garden at the moment so I'm becoming slightly obsessed with it looking presentable.

It's far from a disaster but feels like it could do with some love, I've attached some photos. It's quite a mixed bag with some strong areas, slightly faded in others and a mixture of brown dying grass and thin patches elsewhere.

I've been reading up on various posts throughout the forum and to date I have carried out the following;

- Started with miracle gro lawn feed
- Raked out thatch and dead grass (there was a lot)
- Applied seaweed treatment and more miracle gro
- Overseeded (which looks to have done nothing!)

I'm sure I've made many mistakes already but please could anyone help with how I can get this law looking Lucious green and dense?

Thanks so much in advance for your help,

James

 

Considering all the tlc you've lavished on your lawn I think the only thing you need now is some patience.
It'll look a bit tatty especially after scarifying, but if you keep it mowed it should lush-up in the coming weeks.

If you do get moss at any stage, I can recommend Mobacter.
Many on this forum incl. me have had great results, and no need to scarify afterwards.

And welcome to the forum

 

Hi Pete, thanks so much for your reply.

I was worried that might be the case! You can tell there's not much else to do in the garden as I've become completely impatient.

Might be best if I just sit tight for now!

 

Welcome to the forum and gardening especially.
Assuming that you have an ambition for the future, now is the time to plan (and prepare ? for the next stage. This may be influenced by not only what the builder has left you but also your needs and tastes etc.
It may help to have a little dig to determine the ground conditions etc, in a couple of spots. Feel free to return for specific guidance and suggestions once the plan has evolved.
Every thing is possible , until its not...

 

And plenty of rain. My grass is already starting to look faded and dull after three unusually dry months. No point in feeding if it's not going to get enough rain to allow it to grow and make use of the fertiliser.

 

In a couple of your photos there looks as if there may be gaps between the turves. These can occur when the turf dries out after laying without regular rainfall. Filling the gaps with topsoil will allow the grass to spread and prevent any further drying out and browning. Your lawn looks good for this time of year. With rain and warmth it should soon develop that luscious green dense look.

 

Thank you all for your advice, really helpful.

It doesn't feel like the best soil but I may be wrong, there's all sorts of building rubble underneath as I expect with most new builds and the soil dries out very quickly.

I'll sit tight for now and see what it does, as mentioned in my previous post there still looks to be a lot of dead grass/thatch throughout - should I concentrate on raking this all out or am I potentially causing more harm than good?