r/LawncareUK

Hi everyone! I recently moved into a new build, that had bark and twigs on the front lawn/driveway area. I decided to get a quote from the landscapers looking after the area and got some turf in last Monday (cash in hand).

Fast forward to 8 days in, I am seeing some brown spots despite of consistent watering. We even had some mushrooms growing, which I found odd. So lifted the turf to see what’s going on, and found bark and stone pieces right below.

See photo attached, is this likely contributing to this issue? I have checked few rolls, and all of them have somewhat been compromised… I have sent an email to the landscapers to fix it, but I’m unsure how responsive they’ll be, and I want to ensure we prevent it from drying further. FYI - they also did my back garden and that looks absolutely fine, with no bark under the turf, but it also gets less sun exposure.

We've had rain, losing hope for these patches

Looking quite good , too much poa in it 4 me though

Complete novice here who has only used a lawnmower in the past and not really cared for a lawn.

I had my "lawn" (majority brambles) dug up and levelled around a month ago and have been out of the country since so wanted to wait to see if any grew back before tackling.

The edges will be 30 or 50mm of gravel when the lawn is seeded so that's why there is DPM there at the moment and gabions/ patio at the front near the house.

It's due to rain next week so do you think it'd be easier to remove the brambles now, when the ground is a bit softer, or should I get them out now?

Also, will be seeding shortly and thinking I should rotovate after it's had a bit of moisture in the ground. Is this correct?

Thanks for your help all!

Hi everyone. I’m in the UK. My seeded lawn is 13 weeks old now. I’ve been cutting at number 6 with my lawn mower (goes up to 7). Tried a patch at number 4 today and the lower grass was brown. I’ve looked closer and as you can see from the pic the base of the lawn is all brown? Why is this please? Any suggestions? Thank you :)

I had new soil laid down a couple of months ago and most of the lawn is doing well, but some patches have basically stopped growing. (See yellowish areas)

The whole lawn gets the same watering schedule and the healthy areas are growing normally. I also haven’t scalped it or cut it unusually short.

What’s confusing me is that the affected areas were growing before, but now there is very little or no growth compared with the rest of the lawn.

Any ideas what could cause this? Soil compaction, drainage, nutrient deficiency, fungus or something else? What would you check first?

I posted this on the gardening UK sub and got absolutely flamed to hell lol...those guys do not like lawns 🤣

Hi all,

I had a new lawn laid last year which was an expensive investment but well worth it. However, with the addition of bird feeders this year I think I've made a massive mistake...

This is not my picture but it's exactly how my lawn looks at the minute. I've removed the feeders until I can figure this out, but how do I go about getting rid of a patch like this?

I have tried lowering my lawnmower to its lowest setting however the patches return. I am now in the process of letting the lawn grow out a bit in the hope that the grass dominates but tbh that doesn't seem to be working either.

Any suggestions?

I water it 15-20 times per day.

I know our reservoirs are getting low but my grass is important to me. I like the way it feels beneath my feet.

I have questioned whether I should be watering so much with drought, but I’m a turbo twat so I don’t care.

Also climate change isn’t real, and anyone that believes in climate change is a nut job. Go and look on Facebook and you’ll find out very quickly that climate change isn’t real, and the drought is completely made up!

*S*

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Hope your lawn is just as satisfying to look at when you’ve got no running tap water. I’ll be nominating some of you for a Darwin Award.

In the meantime, stop creaming over your lawn and try to form a single critical thought you smooth-brained cunts.

Few showers and a feed, and lawn is coming back to life - Scotland of course.

Ignore flower bed, didnt survive the heat too well and going to be ripping some out extend and rearrange.

I grew a tray of turf from seed to repair the worn areas of the lawn.. but it looks so good I can't bring myself to cut it up now it's ready..

I think I need some sort of therapy.

Evening Folks,

New to lawn care here, never had a lawn in my old house but since I've moved I've now got a little obsessed with trying to fix the grass.

From my very very limited knowledge, the grass is battling with a lot of different types of weeds. From what I can see theres, a bit of clover, a LOT of moss, lots of typical garden weeds and the biggest pain in the ass is the creeping lawn weeds which seem to be everywhere.

I've tried to use some 4 in 1 weed and feed but unfortunately it hasn't killed much, killed a small amount of moss but that's about it. The rest is going strong.

I've raked out as much of the moss as I can but there's so much of it it's basically impossible to get out.

What exactly can I do to bring some life back to the grass and kill the nasties without digging it all up and starting again?

Unfortunately it was a new build (approx 2 years old now) and there's a lot of clay under patches of the grass which I need to sort.

Any advice would be welcomed :)

Hi all

Long time lurker, would have thought I might have learned by now.

My lawn is north facing and approx 85sq m. Had some minor damage from a water slide and kids swimming pool weeks back so thought I'd take the opportunity to level it out with a small amount of sharp sand and then some top soil. This was mainly due to some large dips on the left hand side, although before this, the grass was pretty decent, to the eye it wasn't too bad.. At the same time I added possibly too much 3 in 1 lawn weed and feed... Then... You guess it... The heatwave struck the day or so after, and it's not gone away for weeks 🤦🏻 also we are in a hosepipe ban area, I have no way to realistically use grey waste.

Tl;Dr - I've faffed around with it and made a good lawn awful.

My thinking is that, I simply leave it till the weather turns, overseed and it sorts itself out. Is there any way I can expedite the process or help? Kids are in a dust ball currently!

Looking for any advice to put me on the right track. Thanks in advance.

Wasn’t paying attention and cut my lawn on the lowest setting on my Ryobi, scalped is probably dramatic, but I’ve definitely taking too much off, exposing the browner stuff closer to the roots. I’ve been keeping it long to help it during the heat.

I’ve put some seaweed and MolTurf down, planning to give it a heavy watering later.

Any other action I should take to minimise the stress and damage?