2017 Lawn thread
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I moved into my new house a few months ago, one of the jobs was to tidy up the garden, as a bit of background, the house had been empty for nearly a year so the garden was a little over grown, i didn't take any pictures to start with, which i now regret.
Once i started to clean the garden up i started to take some pictures, this is how the garden has evolved over a few months:
The above was after using a trimmer to cut the grass down to a level that i could then use a lawnmower with.
After cleaning it all up i put some seed down and kept it watered
This is what i currently have
I am pretty happy with it as a gardening beginner. I sold one of the green house on eBay, only got £24 for it, was hardly worth the effort of dismantling it. I also laid my first ever patio, which the wife now wants me to extend the width of the garden up to the garage, a job for later in the year.
With regards to the rest of the garden, I now need to figure out what to do next, how do i get it all the same colour and of course figure out what to do with the rest of the garden, shed, decking area, plants etc etc .......
Once i started to clean the garden up i started to take some pictures, this is how the garden has evolved over a few months:
The above was after using a trimmer to cut the grass down to a level that i could then use a lawnmower with.
After cleaning it all up i put some seed down and kept it watered
This is what i currently have
I am pretty happy with it as a gardening beginner. I sold one of the green house on eBay, only got £24 for it, was hardly worth the effort of dismantling it. I also laid my first ever patio, which the wife now wants me to extend the width of the garden up to the garage, a job for later in the year.
With regards to the rest of the garden, I now need to figure out what to do next, how do i get it all the same colour and of course figure out what to do with the rest of the garden, shed, decking area, plants etc etc .......
Rib said:
I'd be putting down a liquid moss Control down and maybe rake out any patches of moss but that's about it really
I didn't realise you could use moss killer in this weather but if you can that's useful to know because it's something that can be done before growth starts again in the spring. Craikeybaby said:
Rib said:
You shouldn't be getting any damage from the mower though
Maybe if it is too wet?RichB said:
Rib said:
I'd be putting down a liquid moss Control down and maybe rake out any patches of moss but that's about it really
I didn't realise you could use moss killer in this weather but if you can that's useful to know because it's something that can be done before growth starts again in the spring. Generally comes in a white powder to mix up into a liquid treatment. high iron sulphate levels and you will probably find advertised as a turf hardener, if it's advertised as a moss killer then it is classed as a pesticide so needs more control over it
Edited by Rib on Sunday 19th November 20:08
Looks about right. It will stain everything it touches orange though so keep well away from wood, patios etc.
If you have a spare bottle you can premix it in first it helps, put the powder in some some water and add some washing up liquid and shake really well to mix it then dilute into a watering can or knapsack. Warm water can help it mix better aswell but I never bother.
Otherwise if your using a watering can just agitate it with a stick as you pour it in and again add some washing up liquid.
If you have a spare bottle you can premix it in first it helps, put the powder in some some water and add some washing up liquid and shake really well to mix it then dilute into a watering can or knapsack. Warm water can help it mix better aswell but I never bother.
Otherwise if your using a watering can just agitate it with a stick as you pour it in and again add some washing up liquid.
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