lawn care for rookie
 

just laid a small lawn (35 sq m) and would appreciate advice as to how to
keep it at its best ie feeding / what feeds / time of year jobs etc. Seem to
recall this may have been a FAQ topic on the site but can't find it now!!

Thanks in advance

lawn care for rookie
 

In message , willsniffer
writes
just laid a small lawn (35 sq m) and would appreciate advice as to how to
keep it at its best ie feeding / what feeds / time of year jobs etc. Seem to
recall this may have been a FAQ topic on the site but can't find it now!!

Thanks in advance


There's a good little book on the subject - The New Lawn expert by Dr.
D. G. Hessayon. Costs about 6bp usually available in Garden Centres etc.
Cover al the things you mentioned and more.
--
hugh
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lawn care for rookie
 

On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 10:45:45 +0100, hugh ] wrote:

In message , willsniffer
writes
just laid a small lawn (35 sq m) and would appreciate advice as to how to
keep it at its best ie feeding / what feeds / time of year jobs etc. Seem to
recall this may have been a FAQ topic on the site but can't find it now!!

Thanks in advance


There's a good little book on the subject - The New Lawn expert by Dr.
D. G. Hessayon. Costs about 6bp usually available in Garden Centres etc.
Cover al the things you mentioned and more.

how much is 6bp?
--
Martin

lawn care for rookie
 

On Fri, 01 Aug 2003 11:52:54 +0200, martin wrote:

On Fri, 1 Aug 2003 10:45:45 +0100, hugh ] wrote:

In message , willsniffer
writes
just laid a small lawn (35 sq m) and would appreciate advice as to how to
keep it at its best ie feeding / what feeds / time of year jobs etc. Seem to
recall this may have been a FAQ topic on the site but can't find it now!!

Thanks in advance


There's a good little book on the subject - The New Lawn expert by Dr.
D. G. Hessayon. Costs about 6bp usually available in Garden Centres etc.
Cover al the things you mentioned and more.

how much is 6bp?

Six British Pounds
--
M C C

lawn care for rookie
 

On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 19:15:47 +0100, "willsniffer"
wrote:

just laid a small lawn (35 sq m) and would appreciate advice as to how to
keep it at its best ie feeding / what feeds / time of year jobs etc. Seem to
recall this may have been a FAQ topic on the site but can't find it now!!

Thanks in advance

Get yourself a copy of 'The Lawn Expert', one of D.G.Hessayon's series
of garden books. Try a s/h bookshop first.


--
Chris

E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net

lawn care for rookie
 

"willsniffer" wrote in message
...
just laid a small lawn (35 sq m) and would appreciate advice as to how to
keep it at its best ie feeding / what feeds / time of year jobs etc. Seem
to
recall this may have been a FAQ topic on the site but can't find it now!!

Thanks in advance

All the stuff I've ever bought says feed once in the spring & once in the
autumn. Also, depending on how hard you want to work (!) its worth raking it
out at the same time &getting rid of the thatch/moss. Aeriating it is a good
idea once a year - best done with hollow tines rather than a fork which will
just compress the dirt around the holes you make. Cut it regularly but not
too short - especially when there is dry weather.

Lastly, depending on your soil you may want to dress it once a year (in the
spring I would think) with either some Potting compost or a mixture of this
and Sharpsand if you have lots of clay. Rake it out & then work it in with a
broom. This will also help to flatten the lawn over time as the extra
material fills in the low spots.

HTH

I.