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Help to rejuvenate my poorly lawn
My lawn has gradually deteriorated over the years then last month I had
a tree removed. As a result there are 2 sets of tyre marks about 6mm deep and three holes up to 8mm in depth. Can I simply fill these holes/hollows with top soil then reseed? Also the grass itself is in fairly poor state quite weedy and very mossy. when is the best time to treat the lawn and scarify it? Also are there any good quality fertilisers/weed/moss killers that readers recommend? |
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Help to rejuvenate my poorly lawn
Broadback wrote:
My lawn has gradually deteriorated over the years then last month I had a tree removed. As a result there are 2 sets of tyre marks about 6mm deep and three holes up to 8mm in depth. Are you sure those aren't cm measurements? If not, you must have a real bowling green of a lawn there to be even able to measure the dips. Chris -- Chris J Dixon Nottingham UK Plant amazing Acers. |
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Help to rejuvenate my poorly lawn
On 25/01/2014 09:01, Broadback wrote:
My lawn has gradually deteriorated over the years then last month I had a tree removed. As a result there are 2 sets of tyre marks about 6mm deep and three holes up to 8mm in depth. Can I simply fill these holes/hollows with top soil then reseed? Also the grass itself is in fairly poor state quite weedy and very mossy. when is the best time to treat the lawn and scarify it? Also are there any good quality fertilisers/weed/moss killers that readers recommend? I asked roughly the same thing a couple of weeks ago. Sounds like dips up to 25mm can be filled and leveled now and be green again by the Spring. I made a start on the job last week and, although messy, I won't have to worry about the re-laid turf drying out. |
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Help to rejuvenate my poorly lawn
On 25/01/2014 10:44, stuart noble wrote:
On 25/01/2014 09:01, Broadback wrote: My lawn has gradually deteriorated over the years then last month I had a tree removed. As a result there are 2 sets of tyre marks about 6mm deep and three holes up to 8mm in depth. Can I simply fill these holes/hollows with top soil then reseed? Also the grass itself is in fairly poor state quite weedy and very mossy. when is the best time to treat the lawn and scarify it? Also are there any good quality fertilisers/weed/moss killers that readers recommend? I asked roughly the same thing a couple of weeks ago. Sounds like dips up to 25mm can be filled and leveled now and be green again by the Spring. I made a start on the job last week and, although messy, I won't have to worry about the re-laid turf drying out. You are correct Chris, it should have been cm |
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Help to rejuvenate my poorly lawn
On 25/01/2014 09:53, Chris J Dixon wrote:
Broadback wrote: My lawn has gradually deteriorated over the years then last month I had a tree removed. As a result there are 2 sets of tyre marks about 6mm deep and three holes up to 8mm in depth. Are you sure those aren't cm measurements? If not, you must have a real bowling green of a lawn there to be even able to measure the dips. If it is mm then top dressing will get it in no time. If it is cm then probably filling them with topsoil and sharp sand 1:1 and reseeding in spring will be as good and cheap as anything. Autumn weed and feed is a waste of money. You might gain something by scarifying the existing thatch and/or punching holes in it with a hollow forked for drainage. A picture is worth a thousand words here. Grass is quite difficult to kill although it can get overrun with weeds like dandelions quickly. You mustn't walk on or apply weed & feed to the newly seeded bits. -- Regards, Martin Brown |
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