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If I leave the grass uncut...
Jim [email protected] wrote in message ... On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 15:27:52 +0100, "Spider" wrote: Jim [email protected] wrote in message .. . ...for a couple of months (say) what are the long-term implications. Of course it will be unsightly and could present the mower with an initial problem when finally getting round to being cut but what about the long-term implications for the grass itself? Will it recover if subsequently given its due attention. thanks for any thoughts Hello Jim, I agree with the others, but would add that you will need to feed it after cutting it. If you just cut off all the *green* summer growth which has been feeding your lawn, the remaining *yellow* grass will struggle to photosynthesize. You will have starved your lawn on a grand scale, in other words. As it will be late summer/autumn by then, you will need to apply an autumn feed, which will feed and strengthen the grass ready for the onslaught of winter. If you try to use up a spring feed, for example, it will contain more nitrogen. This will produce lots of sappy growth which will be damaged by the first frosts. Spider appreciated, good point. I'm in france where the brand names will probably differ so other than keeping a look-out for "nourriture d'automne pour une pelouse" what would be the favoured chemical balance? Hello Jim, I assume that in France, as here, packaging will be marked N-P-K. The N is for nitrogen, which you don't need in Autumn. You should be looking for high P-K levels. Phosphate (P) will help the roots, and Potassium/Potash (K) will ripen/harden off the grass to enable it to withstand the frost and ice of winter. Unfortunately, I don't have any autumn feed in stock, so I can't quote typical N-P-K numbers. However, here in England the shops are full of Autumn Lawn Feed from the end of summer, and I would imagine you will find the same scenario in France. Hope that's the case. Good luck with the lawn, and enjoy your trip. Spider |
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If I leave the grass uncut...
On Tue, 6 Jul 2004 12:29:46 +0100, "Spider" wrote:
appreciated, good point. I'm in france where the brand names will probably differ so other than keeping a look-out for "nourriture d'automne pour une pelouse" what would be the favoured chemical balance? Hello Jim, I assume that in France, as here, packaging will be marked N-P-K. The N is for nitrogen, which you don't need in Autumn. You should be looking for high P-K levels. Phosphate (P) will help the roots, and Potassium/Potash (K) will ripen/harden off the grass to enable it to withstand the frost and ice of winter. Unfortunately, I don't have any autumn feed in stock, so I can't quote typical N-P-K numbers. However, here in England the shops are full of Autumn Lawn Feed from the end of summer, and I would imagine you will find the same scenario in France. Hope that's the case. Good luck with the lawn, and enjoy your trip. Spider yes the chemical symbols will be the same, thanks for the info! |
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