duncs500 wrote: Fri Oct 04, 2019 6:15 pm
Got a newly laid turf lawn which is mostly lovely and bouncy and soft, there are a couple of small damaged patches however (and oddly a load of mushrooms have sprung up over the last couple of days with the rain, but don't know if that means anything).
I'd like to keep it looking healthy, so was wondering if there's any recommendations out there in terms of which products are good to put on it to keep it in good shape. Also, to repair the small patches how do I know which type of seed I need as presumably it should be the same as the rest? I could ask the developer what kind of grass it is I suppose.
Anyway, any general lawn maintenance tips welcome, our last lawn really went to shit.
I probably can't do anything until the spring now, which will no doubt upset Rich... and the dullness of the topic will probably upset JL... and Rev will probably just be upset generally.
Good morning.
Very difficult to evaluate a lawn without looking at it. Easiest way to fix recent turf is just to cut the damaged sections out and fill with new turf. Biggest factor is whether it's got ryegrass in it or not. Ornamental 'frontlawn' usually doesn't. Anything else, designed to put up with human traffic/dogs/etc, will have rye to make it more hardwearing. If in doubt, take a bit to your local turf supplier and compare with their stock.
If it's been laid properly (fnarr fnarr) then I'd look at aeration. Best thing you can do for any lawn ime. Hire a machine once or twice a year for about £40 a day. Too late really at this time of year. Only thing I'd do now is get some iron sulphate on there. Strengthens the grass and burns off any moss that's forming. Quite a few off the shelf products available at the garden centre although far better and cheaper products at somewhere like
https://www.pitchcare.com/. You may have to tick a box saying that you have a licence depending on what you buy, but there are no proper checks as yet AFAIK.
Biggest mistake people make with lawns is mowing too closely. Some grass species cope well with it (chewings fescue/browntop bent kinda shit you see on golf greens) but it just stresses the fescues and dwarf ryes used in typical lawn mixes. Mulch mowing is very beneficial but you have to do it at least once a week in the growing season or else it looks shit.
Otherwise, a bit of lawn feed in the spring, selective weed treatment when appropriate.. job's a goodun.
I barely drink these days but last night I had about eight pints of strong ale then I fell over, hit my head on the deck. Feel like a total cunt this morning
There's a fair chance that I've just rambled a load of nonsense at you so just in case here's a link with some good advice
https://www.lawnsmith.co.uk/topics
