2017 Lawn thread

[Craikeybaby]

For once I managed to time it perfectly for the rain - I felt the first few drops just as I was putting the mower back in the shed.

[numtumfutunch]

richatnort said:

Damn rain has ruined my plan of scarifing the lawn today. Going to have to make a nice edge instead.

I'd argue it's done you a favour, I'd wait longer before scarifying for a number of reasons, but mainly I'd be wary your lawn isn't growing fast enough to recover yet and surely you haven't had time to progressively get it short enough to prevent you generating a gazillion bags of moss

Cheers

[richatnort]

numtumfutunch said:

richatnort said:

Damn rain has ruined my plan of scarifing the lawn today. Going to have to make a nice edge instead.

I'd argue it's done you a favour, I'd wait longer before scarifying for a number of reasons, but mainly I'd be wary your lawn isn't growing fast enough to recover yet and surely you haven't had time to progressively get it short enough to prevent you generating a gazillion bags of moss

Cheers

I take your point but my lawn is I'd say 60% Moss so waiting longer might not help.

[8-P]

Mowed last week, and had to mow today as well. My lawn is pretty close to summer growth rate at the moment, guess its the warm March.

[Too Late]

So this morning i nipped out to sort out the 2 levels in the garden

Built a quick step



Built a small wall at the back


I have racked and forked the garden, i have also moved half a ton top soil in





My seed and fertiliser have arrived. I will pay the fertiliser tomorrow and then a couple of days after i will sow my seeds in.

How long should i leave it until i sow after laying my fertiliser?

Thanks
Nick

[mikees]

Just done first cut and bottom lawn has these little sods all over it - main lawn not so much.

Any idea what they are?

[OtherBusiness]

Those will be sycamore seedlings. I get them too. Just mow over them each year and seems to do the trick.

[mikees]

OtherBusiness said:

Those will be sycamore seedlings. I get them too. Just mow over them each year and seems to do the trick.

Right off to mow the the bds.

Edited by mikees on Sunday 19th March 15:41

[bungle]

^^^^ Absolutely shed loads of them myself. But just mowed them down. Other side of the lawn is just 100% moss. So I mowed the moss

First cut of the lawn/moss today. Strangely satisfying, even if it's not in a good state.

[MDMA .]

I scarified 2 weeks ago, cut the other evening. Looking good for the first cut.

[Whistle]

Just spent 2 hours with an axe removing roots from the surface of my lawn so is doesn't kill my new Lidl scarifier when I 1st use it.

[8-P]

mikees said:

Just done first cut and bottom lawn has these little sods all over it - main lawn not so much.

Any idea what they are?

Yep sycamores alright, you have a lot of moss too

[8-P]

Heres one for the lawn geeks

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02vnhx4

[jagnet]

Runner up in the Mail on Sunday's "best lawn" competition 2014. I remember his Ransomes Certes mower more than anything

(still prefer my Green's Zephyr though)

[8-P]

jagnet said:

Runner up in the Mail on Sunday's "best lawn" competition 2014. I remember his Ransomes Certes mower more than anything

(still prefer my Green's Zephyr though)

So you beat him in 2014 and 2015?

[jagnet]

- and risk winning a year's subscription to the Mail on Sunday? I'm keeping well out of it.

[Too Late]

Is it too cold to sow seed?
I am about ready to seed this weekend if i can get out to fertalize tomorrow

[mikeiow]

jagnet said:

- and risk winning a year's subscription to the Mail on Sunday? I'm keeping well out of it.

Second place is two year's subscription to the Fail on Sunday

[maccas99]

I hired an aerator (hollow tine) last weekend and spent a couple of hours pushing the machine up and down the front and back lawns. Had to look up the instructions on the interweb first but once I'd got the hang of it all was good.

Cleared up a few of the pellets but got bored of raking them up so have just left them now.

Next up is Iron Sulphate followed by fertiliser then seed later on.

[Craikeybaby]

Too Late said:

Is it too cold to sow seed?
I am about ready to seed this weekend if i can get out to fertalize tomorrow

It certainly is at the moment in the Midlands!