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I have recently moved in to my house and the lawn is in a bit of a mess. Am I too late to cut it now?


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Jean177
9th Feb 2018 20:47:54
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Please could the gardening expert reply to my post of 19 th January ?
Jean177
19th Jan 2018 16:02:33
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Please could you suggest something that will get rid of wild violets from my small back lawn . They first appeared last spring and I carefully rooted them all out but I notice now there are dozens of tiny plants appearing all over the lawn . The lawn is generally quite good apart from a bit of moss at the moment . Would a lawn weed killer deal with these.? Any suggestions would be welcome please.
MA Bury
23rd Jun 2017 18:20:40
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Can anyone help with my problem. The lawn in general is good but there are a few very dark patches that have appeared and the grass is not growing well
Silversurfers Editor
18th Dec 2015 14:24:29 (Last activity: 17th May 2017 10:59:26)
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Hello megs ... feel free to ask our Gardening Editor your question too ... here is the link to his latest blog: https://www.silversurfers.com/lifestyle/garden/peters-gardening-tips-december/ If you post him a question he should answer you directly 😉
Response from danielknight made on 17th May 2017 10:59:26
No, I don't think so. But if the lawn is totally messed up you can hire some people to clean it.
mumknowsbest
5th Jan 2017 14:48:14 (Last activity: 5th Jan 2017 17:26:54)
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Any suggestions for stopping moles, we have loads and they just ruin the grass
Mumknowsbest
Response from Farm boy made on 5th Jan 2017 16:55:09
Best way use a mole easy to set and you can leave it there till jobs done , you can see wen it sprung without lifting it out . They aren't xpensive
Response from Farm boy made on 5th Jan 2017 17:26:54
Forgot to say trap
Farm boy
1st Dec 2016 09:45:16
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Not really wait till a period of frost free weather and just tidy it up don't cut it to low
jen12
5th Apr 2016 05:52:53 (Last activity: 4th May 2016 09:09:37)
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My lawn looks a mess after its first cut, lots of moss. i have quite a lot of grass and wonder if putting slate down in place of the grass. I have cut out a circle and planted it with special roses and few plants, i want to edge it and keep some lawn. what do u think?
Response from Gandtea made on 4th May 2016 09:09:37
Hi Jen12. I had this problem last year. I bought a hollow tine tool and went over the whole lawn, took me about a week in short sessions. I then top dressed the whole lawn with an very gritty mix of loam and sharp sand, plus a slow release fertilizer, brushing it into all the holes. I gave it about a week for the existing grass to grow through the top dressing. I then over seeded with Suttons Rapid Green 2 Self-Repairing Lawn Seed (I could not find this locally and ordered from Suttons)

The lawn looked much better after about 6 weeks, and a year on looks great again.

It was a lot of work, but less than taking it up and replacing with stones etc.

I chose this seed mix after reading an article about repairing worn out lawns which recommended it.
Moyra
21st Jan 2016 11:21:02
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If my lawn was not so saturated and it was warmer, we have frost at the moment, then I would give it a quick going over with the blades higher but otherwise no it can wait until later. I have been known to cut the lawn in February, but a little early yet.
Wilf
14th Jan 2016 18:38:10
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No I dont think so its been so mild up to now that I have been cutting the grass every other week!
Rileysgran
18th Dec 2015 18:03:01
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Depends on where you live, I am in Scotland we had hard frost last week but temp is fine now and predicted to stay fine for the next week at least. So in my opinion, sorry I hate scruffy grass, I would put the blades as high as they go and give it a quick trim. Grass is very durable no matter what it will come good no matter what. If you are in England cut, cut, cut away.
Mimosa
18th Dec 2015 14:52:54
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Leave it now in case we have frost, anyway think of all the wildlife that like a garden
that is not too manicured. Relax and enjoy the quiet time, there will be plenty to do
in the spring.

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