2020 Lawn thread

[dhutch]

LocoBlade said:

Just a note about using polythene at the moment with the hot weather, don't!

I checked it after a couple of days and all looked fine but came home another couple of days later last week after a particularly hot day to find all the grass scorched and brown.

Point taken about it getting two hot under the poly in direct sun, I will keep and eye on that.

WIll be using a mix of poly and fleece to keep the birds off, semi shade so might well be ok, but will lift/remove if we get a very hot day.


Daniel

[ChocolateFrog]

Put the seed down on Friday afternoon and the picture is from this morning so less than 5 days to germinate which is nice, makes me feel like the 1000's of litres of water that have gone down hasn't been in complete vain.

[LocoBlade]

morfmedia said:

Locoblade either green spray paint, photoshop, chuck some grass seed down ASAP and or returf should only cost £20 or so of materials.

Cheers yep I threw some more seed down a few days ago and have been watering it every day, there's some green coming back through now so hopefully the estate agent can avoid capturing it in advert photos and by the time we get viewings in maybe 10 days time it will have mostly recovered.

[dirky dirk]

At last ive had some success with grass seed,
in twenty off years of fettling with the grass,
ive finally managed to see some new growth,
seems loads of water, the humid weather and some compost over the top works,
how long do i leave it befire mowing,

[ooid]

ooid said:

A bit improvement, so to speak...





Scarified the dead turf and re-seeded with Fertilizer. Also used Provanto Lawn Disease Control.

More update on the disaster our patches below... a bit more improvement.

[morfmedia]

dirky dirk said:

At last ive had some success with grass seed,
how long do i leave it befire mowing,

5 -8 cm (2- 3 inches) high.

[ooid]

ooid said:

This yellow area emerged literally in the last few days. It was completely green like the rest of the grass.

Am I right to believe someone dropped something here?

So here is more update. Nearly all recovered, as reseeded!



Right,where is my diploma from RAU in Cirencester!

[El Joffo]

ScotHill said:

Our grass was looking pretty green, if a bit long, but now I've cut it there are lots of patches of what looks like dead grass, dry and yellowy brown. I'm assuming the tips of the grass were green but the bits nearer the soil were dry, so I basically just cut all the green tips off.

Is this because I'm not treating it properly, or did I just let it grow too long? Up in Glasgow so while we've had some dry spells it's never been roasting hot this year.

Sounds like the same problem I have (a page back). I'm going to give it a heavy rake and overseed come the autumn and see if that sorts it for next year.

Oh and do a better job of keeping it in check!

[ChocolateFrog]

8 days since reseed and the first actual rain we've had last night. The grass in the foreground has mostly grown through the top dressing, the rest is new seed.

Another reason for doing it in August is my neighbours tree dropping all it's ste, nothing I can do about it at the moment unfortunately.

[ooid]

Looking fantastic. I've never seeded from the scratch, so would not know the advice how to grow them until next summer and etc.. I've laid my turf by myself last summer, and than always maintained accordingly with reseeding or scarify. It does need constant attention.

[ChocolateFrog]

You can see the top right is struggling compared to the rest, it's heavily shaded and next doors tree sucks all the moisture out of it.

[dirky dirk]

I feel mines getting there,
Hardest part wears convincing next door it shouldn’t be scalped to bare soil twice a week
Feed weekly it and rake the junk out every Month.
Plus raising the height

[Diplomatico]

Just moved into a new house. Garden is 175m2. What are everyone’s recommendations on a mower. Petrol or battery?

[Diplomatico]

Everywhere talks about a small, medium or large garden. Nowhere actually defines the M2 of each of these. So I have no idea about what cutting width I should go for.

[Milkbuttons]

Diplomatico said:

Everywhere talks about a small, medium or large garden. Nowhere actually defines the M2 of each of these. So I have no idea about what cutting width I should go for.

If you want nice stripes I would go for either a 14" or 17" cylinder mower I don't think you would need much bigger for your size garden.

Check out the Qualcast 35s(14") or the 43s(17") can be found on Ebay

Equally if you're not fussed about strips and happy with a rotary mower most will cut a lawn pretty quick so I don't think it matters, bigger not always better.

[Milkbuttons]

Milkbuttons said:

Diplomatico said:

Everywhere talks about a small, medium or large garden. Nowhere actually defines the M2 of each of these. So I have no idea about what cutting width I should go for.

If you want nice stripes I would go for either a 14" or 17" cylinder mower I don't think you would need much bigger for your size garden.

Check out the Qualcast 35s(14") or the 43s(17") can be found on Ebay

Equally if you're not fussed about strips and happy with a rotary mower most will cut a lawn pretty quick so I don't think it matters, bigger not always better.

Edited: it's piston heads so Petrol mower all the way!

[Diplomatico]

Milkbuttons said:

If you want nice stripes I would go for either a 14" or 17" cylinder mower I don't think you would need much bigger for your size garden.

Check out the Qualcast 35s(14") or the 43s(17") can be found on Ebay

Equally if you're not fussed about strips and happy with a rotary mower most will cut a lawn pretty quick so I don't think it matters, bigger not always better.

I was recommended the Stihl RMA 448 TC which has an 18” cutting width. Seems overkill though.

I do like the fact that you can use the battery in lots of different tools though. Just not sure if I am more suited to the AK system not the AP system. AP says it’s for large gardens/professional. I’m not sure I’m either...

[Alex L]

Diplomatico said:

I was recommended the Stihl RMA 448 TC which has an 18” cutting width. Seems overkill though.

I do like the fact that you can use the battery in lots of different tools though. Just not sure if I am more suited to the AK system not the AP system. AP says it’s for large gardens/professional. I’m not sure I’m either...

I have a Stihl chainsaw and strimmer which both use the AP batteries and if they’re anything to go by the mower should be very good.

[ooid]

I bought Mountfield last summer. No problem so far, using it weekly in summer and rarely in the winter. My garden is around 45-50sqm

https://www.diy.com/departments/mountfield-sp185-1...

[CO2000]

Milkbuttons said:

Milkbuttons said:

Diplomatico said:

Everywhere talks about a small, medium or large garden. Nowhere actually defines the M2 of each of these. So I have no idea about what cutting width I should go for.

If you want nice stripes I would go for either a 14" or 17" cylinder mower I don't think you would need much bigger for your size garden.

Check out the Qualcast 35s(14") or the 43s(17") can be found on Ebay

Equally if you're not fussed about strips and happy with a rotary mower most will cut a lawn pretty quick so I don't think it matters, bigger not always better.

Edited: it's piston heads so Petrol mower all the way!

& can fit the scarifier cartridge to them also which beats raking any day!