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I've just had turf laid, and in preperation I bought Miracle grow lawn food to try and help with the growth, but after the men had finished I told them what I intended to do and one of them said it was a waste of time and should leave it untill the spring. So I decided to post to this group to see wether or not this is the right thing to do as it says on the box to apply soon after the turf is laid. By the way the turf doesn't look very good I think it's what you'd call meadow grass? I can't complain either as it is a rented property. TIA -- Please type in p.mc in personal replies or leave signature otherwise posts will not be recieved Regards p.mc |
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Thanks Hazel
-- Please type in p.mc in personal replies or leave signature otherwise posts will not be recieved Regards p.mc "Hazell B" wrote in message s.com... p.mc wrote: *Hi I've just had turf laid, and in preperation I bought Miracle grow lawn food to try and help with the growth, but after the men had finished I told them what I intended to do and one of them said it was a waste of time and should leave it untill the spring. So I decided to post to this group to see wether or not this is the right thing to do as it says on the box to apply soon after the turf is laid. By the way the turf doesn't look very good I think it's what you'd call meadow grass? I can't complain either as it is a rented property. TIA -- Please type in p.mc in personal replies or leave signature otherwise posts will not be recieved Regards p.mc * It is indeed a waste of time and effort doing anything to the lawn now as far as feeding is concerned. If you wait until about mid March (ish) and use half the recomended dose it should get things going, but I'd be tempted to just water in dry weather after growth starts and not feed at all to be honest. Encourage the roots to go out looking for their own food, as this will make the whole lawn stronger in the long run. -- Hazell B I'm thinking of starting a lawn laying business and calling it Sodding Perfection ------------------------------------------------------------------------ posted via www.GardenBanter.co.uk |
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p.mc wrote:
Hi I've just had turf laid, and in preperation I bought Miracle grow lawn food to try and help with the growth, but after the men had finished I told them what I intended to do and one of them said it was a waste of time and should leave it untill the spring. Save your effort and your feed 'til spring. Don't worry too much about the quality of the turf. If it's mostly annual meadow grass (Poa annua) you could have a problem that is difficult but not impossible to solve but if as I suspect it's 'Meadow turf' then that will be a mix of desirable and undesirable species. Good aftercare will tip the scales in favour of the dwarfer finer species surprisingly quickly - you could see a big difference in a couple of growing seasons. BTW 'Meadow turf' is much less common nowadays most turf is cultivated and while very variable in quality it is nowhere near as variable as the so called 'Meadow turf' taken from old agricultural grassland. -- Rod http://website.lineone.net/%7Erodcraddock/index.html My email address needs weeding. |
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"martin" wrote in message ... snip Please type in p.mc in personal replies or leave signature otherwise posts will not be recieved snip Martins correction i before e except after c and a sig needs a space after the -- -- Martin Thanks for that Martin I'll give you some of your own advice. You replied in the subject field "tufted lawn", the spelling is turfed. -- p.mc please type in p.mc in personal replies or leave signature, otherwise posts will not be received |
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