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New Lawn 7 days old
kittykatmarykay
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Hello, we recently bought a house. Moved in 7days ago. We have started to get white edges around the grass. We have watered the grass every night. It's been very hot all week. What do u think is the problem?
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The turf hasn't been laid evenly (or properly FTM) and the edges are dying because they aren't in full contact with the soil, therefore the roots are unable to establish.
The stripes suggest it has been mown with a rear roller mower and uneven turf will be scalped and die off with any mower if there are undulations in the lawn.
How long ago was the turf laid? You need to raise the height of the cut for new grass but the damage may already be done before mown as it was not laid or maintained/watered sufficiently in the first place. Worth a call to the builder or turf laying comany.
Thank you
It was laid the day before we moved in so 8 days. We have not cut the grass at all just watered daily?
That's an appallingly badly done job. Absolutely not good enough. TAke dated photos send them to your solicitor and tell him that the developers must pay to have the work redone, to your satisfaction.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Mike,
what would you do in the meantime?
Thank you for all your commemts. I have my snagging appointment today so I will be bringing this up with the site manager
Kat
Good luck Kat .... let us know how you get on.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It looks like it all needs taking up, prepare the subsoil properly and then either seed in Autumn or lay new turf. My brother had a new build and the turves curled up like old sandwiches. He took the lot up, removed all the rubble, added my mums compost heap and rotavated it. Then he seeded. He has the best lawn in the road.
If the builder isn't prepared to do anything (and I hope they do) the easiest, and cheapest, solution is to add some topsoil over the whole area, rake level and sow a bit of grass seed, tamping it down to make sure it gets contact with the soil. Keep really well watered, and cross your fingers.
Grass is tough, and if you get a reasonable level there, it will be fine once established. The alternative is taking it all out and redoing it. Hopefully, you will get it sorted without having to do the job yourself.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...