2021 Lawn thread
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phope said:
Wow! That’s superb! I’m not surprised you’re pleased with that.
I think the result vindicates your decision to scarify early, which is probably the best strategy in your part of the U.K.
As it happens I also scarified early (in fact a week or so earlier than you) in southern England, which only worked because I was at home and able to keep it well watered throughout the day.
Sideways Tim said:
Wow! That's a hell of a transformation.
I could do with the same thing here
The mud used to be reasonable grass, but three dogs, one of whom likes to dance around on that whole area chasing flies, have turned it to dust over summer. Any ideas how I could get it back to grass?
Amputation would work, but it seems a bit harsh in the circumstances I could do with the same thing here
The mud used to be reasonable grass, but three dogs, one of whom likes to dance around on that whole area chasing flies, have turned it to dust over summer. Any ideas how I could get it back to grass?
Perhaps a Venus fly trap would be a more humane response.
panholio said:
Hi all, my front lawn seems to have sprouted a spectacular crop of moss. Am I too late now to put some moss killer on there - I use Iron Sulphate - or am I best waiting till spring?
My front and back are the same but I think it's probably too late given you'll need to wait for it to die off, then scarify, aerate and overseed (or at least that was my plan) so I'm going to wait until Spring now.panholio said:
Hi all, my front lawn seems to have sprouted a spectacular crop of moss. Am I too late now to put some moss killer on there - I use Iron Sulphate - or am I best waiting till spring?
Moss killer by itself isn't useful for bad infestations - you will need to kill it, rake it out, and reseed. This is the wrong time of year for that.My advice would be to put down some high-sulphate winter feed which will at least keep the moss in check whilst promoting root growth of what grass is there, and then go on a concerted moss-killing spree in the spring.
Of course the other key question is why you have lots of moss. There's a reason it has out-competed the grass so you need to take away the root cause (typically, poor drainage or lack of light) otherwise it will just come back again.
ewanjp said:
I've a large expense of grass i want to aerate (clay soil) - is it too late to be doing this this year? I've just got a plug aerator off ebay to tow behind my mower...
I cant see an issue with that.Like the moss treatment, its basically too late now for new seed to germinate, which rules out scarification/overseeding/etc but while I am far from an expert I think as we still have a few months growing left hollow tinning and light top-dressing would both be ok.
Daniel
spikeyhead said:
CharlieCrocodile said:
Am I too late to scarify and reseed or is there still time this year?
If you're in Cornwall, or the Scilly Isles you might, just might, get away with it.In mild climbs it might be worth trying an amount of patch repair and or a light pass with a powered spring tine rake to remove leaves etc, but I wouldn't be scarifying, trying to do any thatch removal, or putting down any more seed than I would be prepared to loose I don't think.
Daniel
spikeyhead said:
CharlieCrocodile said:
Am I too late to scarify and reseed or is there still time this year?
If you're in Cornwall, or the Scilly Isles you might, just might, get away with it.Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff