Will wrote:
At great expense we have had our lawn returfed, it having been
destroyed by the builders last year. It's looking pretty good, but
there are two problems.

1. It has weird patches, mainly circular about a foot in diameter, of
much lusher, darker green grass. When it was laid all the turves, so
far as I could tell, were identical. The turf came from a very
reputable supplier. Has anyone got any explanations?


Cat pee or cat crap. Or horse pee, or something like that.
Cat crap is total riocket fuel for grass..when I seeded mine in similar
circs..the cats foudn teh sandy topsoil irrelsitble Bright green 4"
tufts sparng p everywhere.


2. Boys and football. I have sons aged 11 and 9 who regard the lawn
as a football pitch (can't really blame them) and they really want to
kick a ball about. Just the two of them (they can play at the park if
their friends want to get involved) and mainly just practising their
skills. Are they likely to do the lawn any harm?

Yep. They will wear it flat. Get used to it or reseed with ultra tough
grass, over well drained substrate and fence off for 5 years till it is
grown.


There won't be any
tackling, or a goal area, and they play in ordinary trainers. I'm
afraid I don't know the variety of the lawn - it was supplied by Teal
Turf (http://www.tealturf.co.uk/turf.htm) so it looks like dwarf
ryegrass.

Kids and lawns, pets and carpets. Just take it on the chin. HER pets
have destroyed about 4 grand of fitted carperts,. peeed on 3 grand of
oriental rugs and slapped muddy tails on all the walls, and the cats
have shredded all the rush seated chairs.

I would say the pets have cost about 10 grand off damage.

Kids are FAR worse.

When we were kids lawns wer bare earth with a few tufts till we grew up
enough to have biucycles..and be allowed on the roads.

best you can do is leave teh gras long - a couple of inches - and pray,.

Mind you,all that means is that the rotary will find the hidden dinky
toy and sling it through the patio windows..
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Get some good insurance.



Any thoughts?

Thanks

Will.