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Lawns info for gardening muppet!
I'm not particularly green fingered, however I have a pretty large garden,
most of which is on a hill, and most of which is converted in grass. Our main "lawn" (a bit which isn't on a steep hill) is really getting me down. It will grow around 3 inches per week, and if left uncut will grown to a height of, probably, around 4 or 5 feet tall. Cutting it is a pain because I either leave it too long, and have to use a strimmer, or, if I cut it weekly, it's so full of ant mounds, that it's difficult to cut (not to mention that it's on a slope). Also, I only get time to cut it on the weekend, so if we have a wet weekend, all I can do it look out of the window and watch it grow :-) My problem is that I don't know enough about grass to know if it usually grows like this, or whether we've just got some type of wild grass. In my dreams I have a lawn which doesn't need cutting every week, and even if I don't cut it, won't grow more than a few inches. If I'm being lazy, and all lawns grow like this, then fair enough, but if I'm not, I'd really like to dig it all up, and re-seed it with "normal" grass (whatever that is!). Can anyone give me any advice? Am I just being lazy, or could I re-seed it with "slow growing" grass?! - Will grass normally grow to several feet if left alone, or do some types of grass only grow to a maximum of a few inches? Sorry about this being such a basic question! - But I'd really like to be able to enjoy my garden without feeling that I should spend my time mowing lawns whenever it's nice enough to sit out in it! Thanks, A. |
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