On Apr 24, 11:37*am, octatonic
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octatonic;918810 Wrote:





Hi there,

I have a badly maintained lawn that needs some assistance to get back to
health.

I put the lawn in 2 years ago and then injured myself badly enough that
I was unable to do any gardening until now.
I've spent the last two weeks cleaning it up and it looks like this:

[image:http://www.jamesrichmond.com/pic/lawn_0411.jpg]

The issues we are having a

Ground is a bit uneven in places.
Grass grows in clumps (thanks to a female dog that wees on it0 we are
discouraging her from doing it)
Generally poor condition of the grass.

How do I fix this?

Should I be mowing it- or using a strimmer to cut for now?
Should I be fertilising it and putting down some new seed and top soil?
Or just water it and mow it every 2 week?

Thanks people.

FWIW, I am in London.

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Big unknown here is what the soil is like. If it's decent soil and
the existing
grass is OK, not some undesirable crap, then I would:

1 - test PH, adjust if necessary

2 - Rough up the bare spots with a rake or similar

3 - Apply a high quality grass seed suitable for the location

4 - Top dress lightly with peat moss, humus, topsoil,
no more than 1/4"

5 - Apply starter fertilizer

6 - Keep it constantly damp, which could require watering for
5 mins few times a day. I'd do the last watering at about 8pm
so it stays wet at night. Only do that when establishing new
grass, not on an existing lawn during summer, which would
promote disease.