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R8VXF said:
Be good to get this badboy out of the shed again
Thinking of totally reseeding this year, will have to wait till april at the earliest though, but should be nice to have a good lawn for this summer (if we get a summer that is)
I'm thinking about completely starting again with mine as its at least half moss. Thinking of totally reseeding this year, will have to wait till april at the earliest though, but should be nice to have a good lawn for this summer (if we get a summer that is)
I'd like to go down the reseed route, but also thinking about putting in some drainage as well to help combat the underlying moss problem.
Any tips?
Sorry to hijack the thread, but I think I may need to re-seed this year.
Seeded from scratch last April, and it went well, lawn looked lovely.
However, over winter the grounds been wet all the time as our garden doesnt drain very well, and now it's looking very sparse all over. Was planning to go over it with a fork and put lots of holes in it, then cover in grass seed and hope. Any tips on when I should be doing this? Probably a bit too early now I know.
Ta!
Seeded from scratch last April, and it went well, lawn looked lovely.
However, over winter the grounds been wet all the time as our garden doesnt drain very well, and now it's looking very sparse all over. Was planning to go over it with a fork and put lots of holes in it, then cover in grass seed and hope. Any tips on when I should be doing this? Probably a bit too early now I know.
Ta!
beko1987 said:
Sorry to hijack the thread, but I think I may need to re-seed this year.
Seeded from scratch last April, and it went well, lawn looked lovely.
However, over winter the grounds been wet all the time as our garden doesnt drain very well, and now it's looking very sparse all over. Was planning to go over it with a fork and put lots of holes in it, then cover in grass seed and hope. Any tips on when I should be doing this? Probably a bit too early now I know.
Ta!
If you can't fix your drainage issue, perhaps consider either buying or hiring an aerator once a year in spring, then brush a load of sand/loam into the holes. Once done, overseed, fertilize and water - then sit back and watch.Seeded from scratch last April, and it went well, lawn looked lovely.
However, over winter the grounds been wet all the time as our garden doesnt drain very well, and now it's looking very sparse all over. Was planning to go over it with a fork and put lots of holes in it, then cover in grass seed and hope. Any tips on when I should be doing this? Probably a bit too early now I know.
Ta!
ps. I don't do any of this as I'm far too lazy - I just get a local firm to look after our garden and this appears to be what they do.
ukwill said:
beko1987 said:
Sorry to hijack the thread, but I think I may need to re-seed this year.
Seeded from scratch last April, and it went well, lawn looked lovely.
However, over winter the grounds been wet all the time as our garden doesnt drain very well, and now it's looking very sparse all over. Was planning to go over it with a fork and put lots of holes in it, then cover in grass seed and hope. Any tips on when I should be doing this? Probably a bit too early now I know.
Ta!
If you can't fix your drainage issue, perhaps consider either buying or hiring an aerator once a year in spring, then brush a load of sand/loam into the holes. Once done, overseed, fertilize and water - then sit back and watch.Seeded from scratch last April, and it went well, lawn looked lovely.
However, over winter the grounds been wet all the time as our garden doesnt drain very well, and now it's looking very sparse all over. Was planning to go over it with a fork and put lots of holes in it, then cover in grass seed and hope. Any tips on when I should be doing this? Probably a bit too early now I know.
Ta!
ps. I don't do any of this as I'm far too lazy - I just get a local firm to look after our garden and this appears to be what they do.
Most hire centres have aerators and scarifiers.
We did ours last year, staggering amount of thatch and moss extracted. I then gave it a good feed just before autumn. its faired really well over winter, drying out quickly as no moss holding water like a sponge.
Its well worth the weekend effort
We did ours last year, staggering amount of thatch and moss extracted. I then gave it a good feed just before autumn. its faired really well over winter, drying out quickly as no moss holding water like a sponge.
Its well worth the weekend effort
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