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New Lawn Query

KEEPGREENKEEPGREEN Posts: 108
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Hello everybody,

This is second cut on my new lawn and the gardener cut it a bit short this time, some places i can see a bit of the earth, should i be concerned or just keep watering when i think the weather is dry with sunny spells ?  Any advise would be much appreciated . Thank you . 

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  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    What does your gardener say?
  • Kitty 2Kitty 2 Posts: 5,150
    If it's bare earth where it's been scalped you need to try and level out any bumps or hollows in the lawn.

    If it's simply a bare patch with no grass growing you can scratch up the soil and overseed it.
  • KEEPGREENKEEPGREEN Posts: 108
    Papi Jo said:
    What does your gardener say?
    He said Forgive me as i'm on weed :-) , I realised he is a cowboy ....like we have many around the country, i have learnt my lesson .
  • KEEPGREENKEEPGREEN Posts: 108
    Kitty 2 said:
    If it's bare earth where it's been scalped you need to try and level out any bumps or hollows in the lawn.

    If it's simply a bare patch with no grass growing you can scratch up the soil and overseed it.
    Thank you for your prompt reply, its neither bare earth or bare patch, i see a lot of grass, but compared to rest of the turn i see some earth . Apologies, i should have taken a pic to make things easy . Thank you again 
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    If there's grass there it will thicken up if it gets the chance. Cut it little and often, and not too short.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It should recover after a spell of rain, but as JennyJ says - cut little and often, and don't scalp it short. That also helps to encourage sideways growth [tillering] and it should improve after that. 
    If you still have some thin looking areas after a couple of weeks, you can seed them. Bit of compost or sieved soil, seed scattered, and firmed in. Some seed broadcast over the rest of the lawn will help those patches blend in. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • KEEPGREENKEEPGREEN Posts: 108
    JennyJ said:
    If there's grass there it will thicken up if it gets the chance. Cut it little and often, and not too short.
    Thank you very much - will do 
  • KEEPGREENKEEPGREEN Posts: 108
    Fairygirl said:
    It should recover after a spell of rain, but as JennyJ says - cut little and often, and don't scalp it short. That also helps to encourage sideways growth [tillering] and it should improve after that. 
    If you still have some thin looking areas after a couple of weeks, you can seed them. Bit of compost or sieved soil, seed scattered, and firmed in. Some seed broadcast over the rest of the lawn will help those patches blend in. 
    Thank you very much 
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