Billy Fish
Striker
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PTR
Striker
Ordered Spring Fert and grass seed yesterday.
www.lawnsmith.co.uk
Apparently good for overseeding - even though I've got heavy clay soil.
www.lawnsmith.co.uk
Hopefully a little easier to maintain this year
Monthly applications of this soluble feed through the summer (Bought this last year). I'll use in conjunction with the liquid seaweed I have.
www.lawnsmith.co.uk
And then also bought this for the last feed of the year
www.lawnsmith.co.uk
And of course I'll spray iron before winter kicks in this year.
Bought a cheap hand-held spreader too for a tenner of amazon to help spread it out more easily.
Checked the front lawn, and I can still see the hollow tines are still actually there. Mostly closed up, but not quite - which tells me it really did do a job of de-compacting the lawn. I can't see them out the back, so its probably more compacted than the front, but I have some confidence the problem isn't as bad as I thought. So I'm not going to repeat the job this year & will just go with the proper feeding and cutting regime for the rest of the year.
If it doesn't work, I'll aerate again, top dress with sand, and try again next year.
Lawnsmith Spring & Summer Fertiliser for Sandy Soil
Slow release lawn fertiliser for 3 month feeding Contains dried seaweed Use in Spring and again in Summer if required
Lawnsmith EASYGREEN Grass Seed
Low maintenance lawn for games, kids and dogs Quick to establish and easy to repair lawn seed Super green grass seed ideal for clay soils
Monthly applications of this soluble feed through the summer (Bought this last year). I'll use in conjunction with the liquid seaweed I have.
Lawnsmith Solugreen Soluble Lawn Fertiliser
SOLUBLE lawn fertiliser for LIQUID feeding Ideal as part of an advanced lawn care program Suitable for ALL soil and grass types
And then also bought this for the last feed of the year
Lawnsmith Autumn Lawn Fertiliser
Slow release lawn fertiliser for health and colour 2-3 month gentle grass feeding over one season Use in Autumn on established lawns or when over-seeding
Bought a cheap hand-held spreader too for a tenner of amazon to help spread it out more easily.
Checked the front lawn, and I can still see the hollow tines are still actually there. Mostly closed up, but not quite - which tells me it really did do a job of de-compacting the lawn. I can't see them out the back, so its probably more compacted than the front, but I have some confidence the problem isn't as bad as I thought. So I'm not going to repeat the job this year & will just go with the proper feeding and cutting regime for the rest of the year.
If it doesn't work, I'll aerate again, top dress with sand, and try again next year.
Bob Fleming
Striker
When you seed the lawn do you have a roller to try to push them down? I've never used one in the past but then my seeding has never grown that well. Makes sense that it would work better.Ordered Spring Fert and grass seed yesterday.
Apparently good for overseeding - even though I've got heavy clay soil.Lawnsmith Spring & Summer Fertiliser for Sandy Soil
Slow release lawn fertiliser for 3 month feeding Contains dried seaweed Use in Spring and again in Summer if required
Hopefully a little easier to maintain this yearLawnsmith EASYGREEN Grass Seed
Low maintenance lawn for games, kids and dogs Quick to establish and easy to repair lawn seed Super green grass seed ideal for clay soils
Monthly applications of this soluble feed through the summer (Bought this last year). I'll use in conjunction with the liquid seaweed I have.
Lawnsmith Solugreen Soluble Lawn Fertiliser
SOLUBLE lawn fertiliser for LIQUID feeding Ideal as part of an advanced lawn care program Suitable for ALL soil and grass types
And then also bought this for the last feed of the year
And of course I'll spray iron before winter kicks in this year.Lawnsmith Autumn Lawn Fertiliser
Slow release lawn fertiliser for health and colour 2-3 month gentle grass feeding over one season Use in Autumn on established lawns or when over-seeding
Bought a cheap hand-held spreader too for a tenner of amazon to help spread it out more easily.
Checked the front lawn, and I can still see the hollow tines are still actually there. Mostly closed up, but not quite - which tells me it really did do a job of de-compacting the lawn. I can't see them out the back, so its probably more compacted than the front, but I have some confidence the problem isn't as bad as I thought. So I'm not going to repeat the job this year & will just go with the proper feeding and cutting regime for the rest of the year.
If it doesn't work, I'll aerate again, top dress with sand, and try again next year.
PTR
Striker
Scarify or rake first. Then scatter seed and then use the back of a rake to persuade the seeds to fall to the ground. For bare patches you can walk on it if you like.
The seed needs to be in contact with soil to germinate.
How to Over Seed a Lawn after Raking or Scarifying | LawnsmithTV
After you've got rid of the moss from the lawn with your rake or scarifier it is important to sow seed all over to speed recovery and thicken the grass
www.lawnsmith.co.uk
Unless its on somewhere other than your lawn, in which case the fucker will grow on a solid bastard rock.
Bob Fleming
Striker
Aye I'll give it a good rake 1st. It's a fairly big lawn hence wondering about the roller. Someone was giving away an old almost antique one locally last week but I missed out. And there are quite a few bare patches plus holes I need to fill too.Scarify or rake first. Then scatter seed and then use the back of a rake to persuade the seeds to fall to the ground. For bare patches you can walk on it if you like.
The seed needs to be in contact with soil to germinate.
How to Over Seed a Lawn after Raking or Scarifying | LawnsmithTV
After you've got rid of the moss from the lawn with your rake or scarifier it is important to sow seed all over to speed recovery and thicken the grass
Unless its on somewhere other than your lawn, in which case the fucker will grow on a solid bastard rock.
PTR
Striker
Aye, turn the rake over and just walk it across the lawn. That'll do.
Shandy drinker
Striker
PTR
Striker
Moved your comment over here.
Just because its a better place. Yes, I remember your posts now - happy days, no more standing water and hollow tines filled will really help too.
You really going to bin the grass off for fake stuff though after you did all that? I'm sure you can get some shady grass seed
This isnt my knowledge, but this fella seems to know his onions
Repairing thinned lawns after winter or dry summers
In spring it is very common to have to repair some areas of grass after winter. If you have lawns or parts of lawns that recede over winter then re-seeding will be required.
www.lawnsmith.co.uk
If its REALLY bare, then maybe even go with starter fertisiler. I used this to make "patch magic" stuff last year. Compost, with starter ferts and seed mixed together. It worked amazingly well.
Lawnsmith Starter Lawn Fertiliser
Fertiliser for seeding or turfing a new lawn Brings new lawn into use sooner Improves grass rooting and lawn establishment
And some seed that'll be a good fit for your north facing garden
Lawnsmith SHADYGREEN Grass Seed
A shade grass seed for damp and shady conditions A quality lawn seed for both looks and use Use for shade from structures or any watered shady place
I've got some bare patches, because I stupidly left leaves on the garden for too long. I'm going to overseed too, but I'm going to use this fert as it a mix of general and starter
Lawnsmith Spring & Summer Fertiliser for Sandy Soil
Slow release lawn fertiliser for 3 month feeding Contains dried seaweed Use in Spring and again in Summer if required
Sorry if I'm teaching granny to suck eggs here by the way.
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anth
Winger
Moved your comment over here.
Just because its a better place. Yes, I remember your posts now - happy days, no more standing water and hollow tines filled will really help too.
You really going to bin the grass off for fake stuff though after you did all that? I'm sure you can get some shady grass seed
This isnt my knowledge, but this fella seems to know his onions
Repairing thinned lawns after winter or dry summers
In spring it is very common to have to repair some areas of grass after winter. If you have lawns or parts of lawns that recede over winter then re-seeding will be required.
If its REALLY bare, then maybe even go with starter fertisiler. I used this to make "patch magic" stuff last year. Compost, with starter ferts and seed mixed together. It worked amazingly well.
Lawnsmith Starter Lawn Fertiliser
Fertiliser for seeding or turfing a new lawn Brings new lawn into use sooner Improves grass rooting and lawn establishment
And some seed that'll be a good fit for your north facing garden
Lawnsmith SHADYGREEN Grass Seed
A shade grass seed for damp and shady conditions A quality lawn seed for both looks and use Use for shade from structures or any watered shady place
I've got some bare patches, because I stupidly left leaves on the garden for too long. I'm going to overseed too, but I'm going to use this fert as it a mix of general and starter
.Lawnsmith Spring & Summer Fertiliser for Sandy Soil
Slow release lawn fertiliser for 3 month feeding Contains dried seaweed Use in Spring and again in Summer if required
Sorry if I'm teaching granny to suck eggs here by the way.
thanks, I'll take a look, I need to learn about getting the best out of the grass because that will absorb a lot It's not like it's more mud than grass, you only really see patches if I put it on a short cut so I don't. It's just really thick clay and gets heavy wear with having 3 dogs so it doesn't take much rain to get muddy paws. I have plenty of materials left to put more french drains in, so I'll do that at some point. I am hoping that with another round of aerating and getting the grass really thick will get me onto a winner.
Butcher's Coat
Striker
PTR
Striker
Nah, too wet.
I did spray wd40 on the nut holding the blade on the mower though, need to take that off and sharpen it before I do the first cut.
tbh, first cut will be move removing any rubbish off the lawn, rotted leaves, bits of twigs etc.
Ferts and seed arrived the other day, just waiting on my new hand-spreader though.
Any advice on mitigating dog piss damage? I know you can buy stones to reduce the ph, I might try them. Any particular grass type that’s more resistant?
PTR
Striker
Strong grass with deep roots - then the roots dont get filled with dog piss.
But the best one seems to be to encourage the dog to just piss in one place.
Football Dinosaur
Winger
Me, but likely I'll do it this week. may take a longer dinner and get it done later one afternoon this week.
sketchy
Winger
A fence. Nothing else works
If anyone’s interested in lawn stuff I highly recommend premier lawns channel on YouTube. Class bloke, some mint videos.
PTR
Striker
Good videos, those. Smash that like button
Charlestonian
Winger
Still had plenty of rain this week so not bothering yet, I’m going to do some weeding at the weekend though.
