2016 Lawn thread
Discussion
I'm going to put a sprinkling of ferrous sulphate on mine in the next few days, and perhaps a light treatment of Autumn lawn feed as well.
So does anyone have any major plans for their lawn in 2016? Or any lawn-based resolutions?
Myself, 2016 will be a year of encouraging the lawn to thicken (I destroyed it and reseeded from scratch in September 2015). There are still some very thin patches that need further seeding. I also have lots of weeds because I haven't dared apply weedkiller on the new grass, so those need dealing with.
And I'm planning to use the pre-emergent weedkiller I bought from the US to try and stop coarse annual weed grasses from taking over the lawn. My original plan was to apply it when the soil temperature rises towards 10 degrees, but I seriously doubt it's even gone below 10 degrees this winter. So I might just apply it in mid January if the mild weather continues. Or use the oft-repeated rule of thumb to apply it when the forsythia begins to flower.
So does anyone have any major plans for their lawn in 2016? Or any lawn-based resolutions?
Myself, 2016 will be a year of encouraging the lawn to thicken (I destroyed it and reseeded from scratch in September 2015). There are still some very thin patches that need further seeding. I also have lots of weeds because I haven't dared apply weedkiller on the new grass, so those need dealing with.
And I'm planning to use the pre-emergent weedkiller I bought from the US to try and stop coarse annual weed grasses from taking over the lawn. My original plan was to apply it when the soil temperature rises towards 10 degrees, but I seriously doubt it's even gone below 10 degrees this winter. So I might just apply it in mid January if the mild weather continues. Or use the oft-repeated rule of thumb to apply it when the forsythia begins to flower.
Dr Mike Oxgreen said:
I'm going to put a sprinkling of ferrous sulphate on mine in the next few days, and perhaps a light treatment of Autumn lawn feed as well.
So does anyone have any major plans for their lawn in 2016? Or any lawn-based resolutions?
Myself, 2016 will be a year of encouraging the lawn to thicken (I destroyed it and reseeded from scratch in September 2015). There are still some very thin patches that need further seeding. I also have lots of weeds because I haven't dared apply weedkiller on the new grass, so those need dealing with.
And I'm planning to use the pre-emergent weedkiller I bought from the US to try and stop coarse annual weed grasses from taking over the lawn. My original plan was to apply it when the soil temperature rises towards 10 degrees, but I seriously doubt it's even gone below 10 degrees this winter. So I might just apply it in mid January if the mild weather continues. Or use the oft-repeated rule of thumb to apply it when the forsythia begins to flower.
We've just moved and like everything at our new address the lawn needs serious work. Its moss and weed tastic.So does anyone have any major plans for their lawn in 2016? Or any lawn-based resolutions?
Myself, 2016 will be a year of encouraging the lawn to thicken (I destroyed it and reseeded from scratch in September 2015). There are still some very thin patches that need further seeding. I also have lots of weeds because I haven't dared apply weedkiller on the new grass, so those need dealing with.
And I'm planning to use the pre-emergent weedkiller I bought from the US to try and stop coarse annual weed grasses from taking over the lawn. My original plan was to apply it when the soil temperature rises towards 10 degrees, but I seriously doubt it's even gone below 10 degrees this winter. So I might just apply it in mid January if the mild weather continues. Or use the oft-repeated rule of thumb to apply it when the forsythia begins to flower.
I will be following and hopefully, contributing to this thread. We moved last year and I didn't really get time to do anything with it last year. Having read last years thread I'm planning on aerating it in the next few weeks, then scarifying and a bit of a trim. Think I mowed it too short last year and it never recovered.
MrBig said:
I will be following and hopefully, contributing to this thread. We moved last year and I didn't really get time to do anything with it last year. Having read last years thread I'm planning on aerating it in the next few weeks, then scarifying and a bit of a trim. Think I mowed it too short last year and it never recovered.
Leave the scarifying until later in the spring - you need decent strong growth for the grass to recover. Unless you mean a modest raking rather than a full-on scarification, in which case that'll be fine!steveo3002 said:
ive been thinking about re seeding my lawn , when would best to start this
will i have to rent a scarifier ? ive got an elec lawn raker , i was hoping a good roar with that then a low cut and throw some seed on?
I really would go with a proper hired scarifier to get rid of any thatch etc lurking under the surface. Whilst they're fine for getting rid of moss, electric lawn rakers just don't have the oomph to cut into the soil. will i have to rent a scarifier ? ive got an elec lawn raker , i was hoping a good roar with that then a low cut and throw some seed on?
I would aim to reseed once ground temperatures rise after winter, around April/May usually although March sowing can be done in warmer parts of the country. Anything over 8 degrees should be fine although some species need temps in the teens before they'll germinate but they're unlikely to be in normal lawn seed mixes.
If you want to get the new seed down asap, putting half the seed down a touch early in Spring and the other half a month later can work well.
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Tim, just a thought, is it worth putting a link back to the 2015 thread in your opening post?
Edited by jagnet on Saturday 2nd January 12:25
Our lawn is fked.
Our garden doesn't drain very well, so it's just been constantly wet and boggy for the past 2 months. So all the grass is going yellow and patchy, very patchy. Where it went really long but then too wet to mow it's all fallen over and blown horizontal.
Will be posting up in the next month or so asking how to fix it! CBA for now, it's too wet to do anything now!
Our garden doesn't drain very well, so it's just been constantly wet and boggy for the past 2 months. So all the grass is going yellow and patchy, very patchy. Where it went really long but then too wet to mow it's all fallen over and blown horizontal.
Will be posting up in the next month or so asking how to fix it! CBA for now, it's too wet to do anything now!
Moved house six months ago...we have a decent amount of grass some of which I have notice over winter has got a huge amount of moss in it.
Dare I ask ?
Need a fairly industrial solution as we're talking an area the size of a couple of tennis courts. This being pistonheads a solution which requires an internal combustion engine is always good!
Dare I ask ?
Need a fairly industrial solution as we're talking an area the size of a couple of tennis courts. This being pistonheads a solution which requires an internal combustion engine is always good!
beko1987 said:
Our lawn is fked.
Our garden doesn't drain very well, so it's just been constantly wet and boggy for the past 2 months. So all the grass is going yellow and patchy, very patchy. Where it went really long but then too wet to mow it's all fallen over and blown horizontal.
Will be posting up in the next month or so asking how to fix it! CBA for now, it's too wet to do anything now!
Without knowing the full picture of where you are and what the lay of the land is; getting a drainage system installed isn't too difficult. Can be as simple as digging a small pit and some run off routes then filling them with gravel before top soiling and returfing the affected area. Choice of grass type will be important too so select carefully based upon your conditions.Our garden doesn't drain very well, so it's just been constantly wet and boggy for the past 2 months. So all the grass is going yellow and patchy, very patchy. Where it went really long but then too wet to mow it's all fallen over and blown horizontal.
Will be posting up in the next month or so asking how to fix it! CBA for now, it's too wet to do anything now!
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