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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 |
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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 Reply to address is valid |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |
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