Lawn Care Thread
Discussion
Patch1875 said:
Correct...avoid the all in one products I'm in the lawn care business happy to answer any questions.
OK thanks - how about the long release feeds - do they work, or are they snake oil? (I'm thinking of using a whole season feed in the next week or so, plus an Autumn feed)Bonefish Blues said:
OK thanks - how about the long release feeds - do they work, or are they snake oil? (I'm thinking of using a whole season feed in the next week or so, plus an Autumn feed)
I would avoid that, use a NPK based feed at the moment to stimulate growth and improve colour then apply a nitrogen summer feed in a couple of months to keep it going to the autumn. The long release feeds rarely last as long as they say especially if the summer gets a lot of rain.Patch1875 said:
I would avoid that, use a NPK based feed at the moment to stimulate growth and improve colour then apply a nitrogen summer feed in a couple of months to keep it going to the autumn. The long release feeds rarely last as long as they say especially if the summer gets a lot of rain.
Care to recommend 3 feeds to be applied by the Scotts Evengreen drop spreader Spring Summer & Autumn?
Great thread. Would be really grateful for some advice on my lawn which has been down for about 3 years and neglected ever since (we thought we would be moving) - last week I got the neighbours gardeners in to scarify it as it had LOTS of thatch and some moss. They also fed it but it is looking a bit sorry for itself and I wondered what more I should be doing? Can somebody explain what top dressing means, and if it needs seeding how I go about it??
[quote=tim0409]Great thread. Would be really grateful for some advice on my lawn which has been down for about 3 years and neglected ever since (we thought we would be moving) - last week I got the neighbours gardeners in to scarify it as it had LOTS of thatch and some moss. They also fed it but it is looking a bit sorry for itself and I wondered what more I should be doing? Can somebody explain what top dressing means, and if it needs seeding how I go about it??
It can take time to recover from scarification as it causes stress to the lawn, don't know your location but the low temperatures we have had is really affecting the lawns at the moment. Hopefully the improvement this weekend should see the growth pick up quickly if you haven't had much rain it's probably worth watering to speed up the process and to get the feed down.
Top dressing is a sand soil mix which you brush into the lawn.
Top tips I can give is
Don't cut the lawn short medium to high setting is best
Cut once a week in the summer
Water when it needs it if your plants need watered your lawn needs watered
Scarifying/aerate early spring
It can take time to recover from scarification as it causes stress to the lawn, don't know your location but the low temperatures we have had is really affecting the lawns at the moment. Hopefully the improvement this weekend should see the growth pick up quickly if you haven't had much rain it's probably worth watering to speed up the process and to get the feed down.
Top dressing is a sand soil mix which you brush into the lawn.
Top tips I can give is
Don't cut the lawn short medium to high setting is best
Cut once a week in the summer
Water when it needs it if your plants need watered your lawn needs watered
Scarifying/aerate early spring
Having an exceedingly s
t and quite large lawn i have decided to subcontract out my lawn care
I have employed 12 little gardeners who are currently gong over the lawn and ensuring it is kept nice and short, they are manually removing all the moss and are constantly fertilising it.
On the down side they do live in the garden and demand their own shed as well as the constant food and water
But on the upside they do pay me for the honour of looking after my garden by laying an egg everyday
We shall see how their lawn tending skills stack up over the summer
t and quite large lawn i have decided to subcontract out my lawn careI have employed 12 little gardeners who are currently gong over the lawn and ensuring it is kept nice and short, they are manually removing all the moss and are constantly fertilising it.
On the down side they do live in the garden and demand their own shed as well as the constant food and water
But on the upside they do pay me for the honour of looking after my garden by laying an egg everyday
We shall see how their lawn tending skills stack up over the summer
Bonefish Blues said:
Patch1875 said:
I would avoid that, use a NPK based feed at the moment to stimulate growth and improve colour then apply a nitrogen summer feed in a couple of months to keep it going to the autumn. The long release feeds rarely last as long as they say especially if the summer gets a lot of rain.
Care to recommend 3 feeds to be applied by the Scotts Evengreen drop spreader Spring Summer & Autumn?Craikeybaby said:
I'd also be interested to know about this, or is a liquid product applied by watering can a better bet? My lawn (posted above) is probably about 30-40 sq m.
Will look around and get back to you both,I'm not that clued up on the general stuff I use pro stuff bought in bulk.http://www.lawnsmith.co.uk/shop/fertiliser-product...
This looks ok for your lawns, like I said I'm not that switched on to the smaller quantities products the analysis looks fine in this for use twice spring and summer.
Also get a selective weed killer to deal with weeds
The key to any of these products is how you apply it make sure mark the lawn so that your not applying twice in the same area, also make sure you use the correct amount it's easy to chuck a bit extra on but you will burn the lawn. Will also do no harm to water it in straight away.
This looks ok for your lawns, like I said I'm not that switched on to the smaller quantities products the analysis looks fine in this for use twice spring and summer.
Also get a selective weed killer to deal with weeds
The key to any of these products is how you apply it make sure mark the lawn so that your not applying twice in the same area, also make sure you use the correct amount it's easy to chuck a bit extra on but you will burn the lawn. Will also do no harm to water it in straight away.
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