2015 Lawn thread

[daytona365]

Blimey, didn't realize laying new turf was akin to renovating a vintage car, thought you just laid, added water for a few weeks, then that's it ?..................Someone please help, I'm turning into a damned 'beardy bloke' through fretting about this new born 'sod' !!

[R8VXF]

daytona365 said:

Blimey, didn't realize laying new turf was akin to renovating a vintage car, thought you just laid, added water for a few weeks, then that's it ?..................Someone please help, I'm turning into a damned 'beardy bloke' through fretting about this new born 'sod' !!

Just wait till you lay a lawn from seed. You get proper obsessed with it

[bomb]

My effort.

[daytona365]

An excellent effort if I might say, especially how level you seem to have got it. Very well done.

[Dr Mike Oxgreen]

bomb said:

My effort.

The mower in the background is a nice touch!

[bomb]

Ha-ha..Thank you chaps. That's my back garden. The front one will be cut today, so I'll post a pic of that too.

[furrywoolyhatuk]

Gents,

I put some 4 in 1 evergreen lawn treatment a week or two ago down. Hadn't paid much attention since then until I came to cut the grass this afternoon. It appears I've managed to kill of some patches (despite my best efforts for an even application of the evergreen).

So do I leave it and hope it grows back, or dig the patches out and re-seed?

[bomb]

another pic of my mower.

[Willeh85]

bomb said:

another pic of my mower.

Is that a Griffith I spot in the garage there?

[bomb]

Yup. A well pampered one at that.

[Dr Mike Oxgreen]

furrywoolyhatuk said:

Gents,

I put some 4 in 1 evergreen lawn treatment a week or two ago down. Hadn't paid much attention since then until I came to cut the grass this afternoon. It appears I've managed to kill of some patches (despite my best efforts for an even application of the evergreen).

So do I leave it and hope it grows back, or dig the patches out and re-seed?

Nah, trust me, you really haven't properly fked up there - you need to try harder!

That lawn does not look bad - the few brown patches will recover shortly. Relax - wait a week or two, and water it if the weather doesn't.

[jagnet]

furrywoolyhatuk said:

So do I leave it and hope it grows back, or dig the patches out and re-seed?

I'd give the lawn a good watering and most of those areas should recover naturally. You may find that odd spot doesn't but one of the patch repair products will sort those out without trouble and should blend in fairly well.

[CubanPete]

I've been working pretty hard on the girlfriend's lawn... It's now almost flat, scarified , almost completely moss free, much tidier and almost weed free, with the exception of this tenacious fellow. It is quite vine like in the way it grows through the grass. I've just done the 4 in 1 treatment, does anyone recognise it? is the treatment going to help or is there a better way to treat it?

Thanks in advance

[CubanPete]

popeyewhite said:

It's way back.

Note to self: Don't criticise another man's lawn.

And never rub another man's rhubarb.

Or look a man in the eye when he's eating a banana.

They are simple rules

[jagnet]

CubanPete said:

That looks like field bindweed to me. Regular mowing and lawn weedkillers will eventually get it under control. Alternatively try to lift it out of the lawn where possible, push it into a jam jar and spray with a glyphosate product in the jar to avoid getting any on the grass.

Bindweed, although not as bad as some, is a real headache to eliminate. Its roots can extend down some 5 metres and it's capable of regrowing from the tiniest pieces of root.

RHS: Bindweed

[furrywoolyhatuk]

Thanks boys, I can cope with a bit if watering!

Are those patch repair all in one jobbies actually any good?

[jagnet]

furrywoolyhatuk said:

Are those patch repair all in one jobbies actually any good?

They do a decent job in a nice convenient all in one package, and the coir base gives a useful indication that it needs watering by naturally turning a lighter colour as it dries.

The grass seed will include ryegrass for fast germination, so I wouldn't use it on a fine fescue / bent ornamental lawn, but for normal lawns then it'll do the job nicely. Most problems with it seem to come down to not keeping it watered or spreading it too thinly.

[NewNameNeeded]

Hi guys, any recommendations for a liquid feed (and system to apply) for a larger lawn (100' by 40')? Dissolving granules in a watering can is a bit impractical.

[jagnet]

Depending on budget, I'd perhaps be looking at something like the Earthway S15 or S25 here for spraying, and one of the liquid fertilisers here.

[Cactussed]

So I've decided to experiment a little.
3 small hollows in the lawn.
1 - filled with topsoil.
2 - filled with topsoil and seeded
3 - filled with topsoil and seeded then covered with clear plastic like a mini greenhouse.


Will keep all 3 well watered then see how they progress over the next 2 weeks or so, ahead of tackling the larger areas that need levelling.