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Wish I had taken a picture of mine earlier.
Finally decided to attack it, which involved fixing my mower, and buying suitable chemicals and seed. Seeded the bits where Ive taken the hedge out, and cut the rest. Going to kill the moss on Monday and then broad-leaf weedkiller next weekend once its been raked. Will be unrecognisable from how it looks now!
Finally decided to attack it, which involved fixing my mower, and buying suitable chemicals and seed. Seeded the bits where Ive taken the hedge out, and cut the rest. Going to kill the moss on Monday and then broad-leaf weedkiller next weekend once its been raked. Will be unrecognisable from how it looks now!
Cpl nobby nobbs said:
Mine looks pretty much identical to this in parts. I've raked out as much miss and dead stuff as I can so in simple terms... Is it fertilise down a day before seed. Then seed scattered and top dressed?What are people using to top dress and is there any specific technique, ie scatter the top soil then water, or scatter then trample/roller it?
I have an electric rake and deep scarifier if that helps?
MrChips said:
Mine looks pretty much identical to this in parts. I've raked out as much miss and dead stuff as I can so in simple terms... Is it fertilise down a day before seed. Then seed scattered and top dressed?
What are people using to top dress and is there any specific technique, ie scatter the top soil then water, or scatter then trample/roller it?
I have an electric rake and deep scarifier if that helps?
Should you cover seeds with top dressing, or sprinkle seeds on top so they remain visible?What are people using to top dress and is there any specific technique, ie scatter the top soil then water, or scatter then trample/roller it?
I have an electric rake and deep scarifier if that helps?
The seed needs good contact with the soil, so I'd try to break up the soil surface a little bit with a metal rake so that its a slightly crumbly surface. Sow your seed, then sprinkle a light amount of topsoil over it, but don't 'bury' it. You can roll or tread it a bit if you like to press the seed in, but don't compact the surface too much.
Then it's important to keep it moist. If the seed germinates and then the emerging embryo plant dries out, it'll die and there's no way back. It doesn't need much water, just a constant moisture. So give it a light watering morning and afternoon (unless the rain does it for you).
I wouldn't use fertiliser unless the instructions say it's okay with newly seeded grass. Although you can get fertilisers specifically designed for seedling grass.
Then it's important to keep it moist. If the seed germinates and then the emerging embryo plant dries out, it'll die and there's no way back. It doesn't need much water, just a constant moisture. So give it a light watering morning and afternoon (unless the rain does it for you).
I wouldn't use fertiliser unless the instructions say it's okay with newly seeded grass. Although you can get fertilisers specifically designed for seedling grass.
Right, pictures of the scene of devastation that is my lawn after the weedkiller problems....
....and for posterity, he's what it looked like before we started and before the great weedkiller debacle!
We've scarified the dead patches, raked them, composted and put seed down....it'll have to do for Dad's birthday, hopefully it should look much better
....and for posterity, he's what it looked like before we started and before the great weedkiller debacle!
We've scarified the dead patches, raked them, composted and put seed down....it'll have to do for Dad's birthday, hopefully it should look much better
Edited by Piglet on Saturday 2nd May 10:54
spikeyhead said:
Thanks, that looks interesting Piglet said:
Right, pictures of the scene of devastation that is my lawn after the weedkiller problems....
....and for posterity, he's what it looked like before we started and before the great weedkiller debacle!
We've scarified the dead patches, raked them, composted and put seed down....it'll have to do for Dad's birthday, hopefully it should look much better
You did use a Lawn Weedkiller. Didn't you....and for posterity, he's what it looked like before we started and before the great weedkiller debacle!
We've scarified the dead patches, raked them, composted and put seed down....it'll have to do for Dad's birthday, hopefully it should look much better
Edited by Piglet on Saturday 2nd May 10:54
velocefica said:
You did use a Lawn Weedkiller. Didn't you
I think he did mention that his dad used a general-purpose weed killer (probably glyphosate based, which is very effective on grass).I think there's no option but to grub out those patches and re-seed. Also, thin out the grass around the patches so that you can scatter some seed around to 'blur' the distinction between old and new grass.
Edited to add: Sounds like that's what he's done.
Dr Mike Oxgreen said:
velocefica said:
You did use a Lawn Weedkiller. Didn't you
I think he did mention that his dad used a general-purpose weed killer (probably glyphosate based, which is very effective on grass).I think there's no option but to grub out those patches and re-seed. Also, thin out the grass around the patches so that you can scatter some seed around to 'blur' the distinction between old and new grass.
That's what we've done Mike, by the time I got home on Friday Dad had raked and put the scarifier over the patches. We probably haven't blurred the edges too well but we over seeded the whole lawn after scarifying at Easter so hopefully it will start to look less like a patchwork quilt. We ran out of time as it started to rain before I'd finished cutting and reseeding. I think we've done all we can for the moment, I'm going to leave it alone for a couple of weeks and see what it looks like.
Fingers crossed!
Piglet said:
Dr Mike Oxgreen said:
velocefica said:
You did use a Lawn Weedkiller. Didn't you
I think he did mention that his dad used a general-purpose weed killer (probably glyphosate based, which is very effective on grass).I think there's no option but to grub out those patches and re-seed. Also, thin out the grass around the patches so that you can scatter some seed around to 'blur' the distinction between old and new grass.
That's what we've done Mike, by the time I got home on Friday Dad had raked and put the scarifier over the patches. We probably haven't blurred the edges too well but we over seeded the whole lawn after scarifying at Easter so hopefully it will start to look less like a patchwork quilt. We ran out of time as it started to rain before I'd finished cutting and reseeding. I think we've done all we can for the moment, I'm going to leave it alone for a couple of weeks and see what it looks like.
Fingers crossed!
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velocefica said:
Piglet said:
Right, pictures of the scene of devastation that is my lawn after the weedkiller problems....
....and for posterity, he's what it looked like before we started and before the great weedkiller debacle!
We've scarified the dead patches, raked them, composted and put seed down....it'll have to do for Dad's birthday, hopefully it should look much better
You did use a Lawn Weedkiller. Didn't you....and for posterity, he's what it looked like before we started and before the great weedkiller debacle!
We've scarified the dead patches, raked them, composted and put seed down....it'll have to do for Dad's birthday, hopefully it should look much better
Edited by Piglet on Saturday 2nd May 10:54
Dig them out and use turf to replace or reseed.
Def one of my fav threads right now.
I'm about to declare war on our back garden which is literally covered in moss.
It needs deep scarify, then anti moss spray, then re-scarify, then reseed and fertilise then water and wait (at a guess).
Going to be a long road after many years of neglect, but fingers crossed. Its largish (around 1000sqm at a guess?) so going to take a while.
I'm about to declare war on our back garden which is literally covered in moss.
It needs deep scarify, then anti moss spray, then re-scarify, then reseed and fertilise then water and wait (at a guess).
Going to be a long road after many years of neglect, but fingers crossed. Its largish (around 1000sqm at a guess?) so going to take a while.
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