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Hi there
I thought I would start a new thread on lawn care and hopefully get some advice on my own lawn at the same time...
I've just given it it's first cut and it could do with some care and attention - there are some decent areas interspersed with lots of yellow grass. I'm not sure if it needs scarified (was done two years ago) or fed, or both. Any advice would be gratefully received. My neighbours use franchised lawn care companies and TBH their lawns look great - is it worth considering?
I thought I would start a new thread on lawn care and hopefully get some advice on my own lawn at the same time...
I've just given it it's first cut and it could do with some care and attention - there are some decent areas interspersed with lots of yellow grass. I'm not sure if it needs scarified (was done two years ago) or fed, or both. Any advice would be gratefully received. My neighbours use franchised lawn care companies and TBH their lawns look great - is it worth considering?
In my opinion it looks like you've cut it a little too short for its first cut, which may have contributed to the yellowness.
But don't worry - grass is amazingly resilient, and yours is not in bad shape so it'll bounce back.
Even in Scotland, I reckon your lawn will be ready for its first feed, so definitely do that. It's looking pretty decent, but will look really good a few weeks after it's been fed. Yours is looking similar to what mine looked like a few weeks ago, and I'm in Surrey rather than Scotland, so I reckon yours is right where it should be!
You've got no weeds or moss, so feeding is all you need to do. Consider spiking it as well.
But don't worry - grass is amazingly resilient, and yours is not in bad shape so it'll bounce back.
Even in Scotland, I reckon your lawn will be ready for its first feed, so definitely do that. It's looking pretty decent, but will look really good a few weeks after it's been fed. Yours is looking similar to what mine looked like a few weeks ago, and I'm in Surrey rather than Scotland, so I reckon yours is right where it should be!
You've got no weeds or moss, so feeding is all you need to do. Consider spiking it as well.
I'm in 
Second cut of the year (Dorset), I think I probably dropped the blade a bit much. It's has a dog on it all year and it's had moss killer on it over the last week. I'm planning to scarify tomorrow and then start feeding and seeding the bald patches
Any advice gratefully received, I'm a bit of a novice to this....
Second cut of the year (Dorset), I think I probably dropped the blade a bit much. It's has a dog on it all year and it's had moss killer on it over the last week. I'm planning to scarify tomorrow and then start feeding and seeding the bald patches
Any advice gratefully received, I'm a bit of a novice to this....
This is my lawn as of today.
I bought the house last year and I've just about finished renovating. (build thread to come soon). The lawn seems to have been neglected for a long time, is almost half moss and had nothing other than cutting done to it.
I've got the week off work so I'm going to attempt some sort of repair programme.
I bought the house last year and I've just about finished renovating. (build thread to come soon). The lawn seems to have been neglected for a long time, is almost half moss and had nothing other than cutting done to it.
I've got the week off work so I'm going to attempt some sort of repair programme.
Scarified mine last year for the first time which made it like a ploughed field then sowed it with that '4 Day Germination' seed.
This was mid April and typical spring weather and about three weeks not a blade of grass had sprouted.
I got it cheap as end of range stock but it was in date.
Anyway just bought some Canada Green and within two weeks I had a pretty good lawn.
This was mid April and typical spring weather and about three weeks not a blade of grass had sprouted.
I got it cheap as end of range stock but it was in date.
Anyway just bought some Canada Green and within two weeks I had a pretty good lawn.
I'm going to be watching this thread. Last year was a bit of a disaster for my "grass". Had good grass at one point but Summer hit and it was all downhill from there. First lime of the season went down last week which was meant to happen a month ago but the grass was under 2ft of snow from early January until now. The challenge doesn't stop there for my grass. The height of Summer sees 100F temps at 2AM. Any water that hits the ground evaporates during the day. I have the sprinklers going for 30 minutes at 4 AM but with compacted soil after some home improvements the moisture just doesn't penetrate. This year I'm paying someone who guarantees results. I hope to have perfect grass because it is very competitive in my neighborhood with those who pay professionals pitted against the amateurs.
h0b0 said:
I'm going to be watching this thread. Last year was a bit of a disaster for my "grass". Had good grass at one point but Summer hit and it was all downhill from there. First lime of the season went down last week which was meant to happen a month ago but the grass was under 2ft of snow from early January until now. The challenge doesn't stop there for my grass. The height of Summer sees 100F temps at 2AM. Any water that hits the ground evaporates during the day. I have the sprinklers going for 30 minutes at 4 AM but with compacted soil after some home improvements the moisture just doesn't penetrate. This year I'm paying someone who guarantees results. I hope to have perfect grass because it is very competitive in my neighborhood with those who pay professionals pitted against the amateurs.
Competitive lawn growing? What ever happened to giant carrots, or snips, or even taters, but lawns? h0b0 said:
I'm going to be watching this thread. Last year was a bit of a disaster for my "grass". Had good grass at one point but Summer hit and it was all downhill from there. First lime of the season went down last week which was meant to happen a month ago but the grass was under 2ft of snow from early January until now. The challenge doesn't stop there for my grass. The height of Summer sees 100F temps at 2AM. Any water that hits the ground evaporates during the day. I have the sprinklers going for 30 minutes at 4 AM but with compacted soil after some home improvements the moisture just doesn't penetrate. This year I'm paying someone who guarantees results. I hope to have perfect grass because it is very competitive in my neighborhood with those who pay professionals pitted against the amateurs.
I'm an amateur but was caring for 4 lawns last summer. That's what happens if you start doing favours! I'd feed my lawn late autumn before the snow arrives. Seems to work for me. If you want to beat the professionals it's quite straightforward - take more care than they do. Mow, then scarify not too aggressively. Use a good mix of fertiliser in the proper amounts (in the UK amount of phosphate in fertiliser is EU governed and you need twice as much of the stuff than the professionals apply to have a really lush, deep green coloured lawn IMO) and fork the lawn properly yourself to a depth of six inches, working the tines and loosening the soil. A decent sized lawn will take most of the day to de-compact. Make sure you do this last, obviously. I feed spring, mid-summer and late autumn. If summer is hot I'll water at dusk for a couple of hours a few times a week. But this is Cheshire, UK. Lastly make sure your mower is set up correctly and don't cut too low. I have the blades on mine sharpened every year.Spring, then 4 weeks later:
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