Fertiliser for large lawn

scania144.420 · September 2019

Hi

we have a very large lawned garden which I have outlined in red on the photo and wondered if anyone has any recommendations on a good quality feeder, fertiliser and moss controller that comes in large quantity to make it easier to treat the whole garden.

Thanks for any advice for a novice looking to get better at looking after my garden :-)

Fairygirl · September 2019

Hi @scania144.420. Are you absolutely hell bent on keeping all that bit on the left as lawn?
The reason I'm asking is, that section along the left could lend itself very nicely to being a bit of a wildlife area, with that squarer section at the entrance having a nice specimen shrub or tree. That always makes a welcoming entrance to a property. It could be underplanted with a selection of bulbs for spring followed by hardy geraniums or similar, and would be low maintenance. The narrow bit from there to the triangular section could have wildflowers, and then a wildlife pond [in the triangle] or some basic planting with a path through it [ bark/gravel etc] leading to the back/main section of garden.
Apologies if I'm offering a totally different idea of what you might want, but it's something to consider, and would actually save a lot of work, and awkward areas to mow. You could then concentrate your lawn care on the section to the rear of your house, where I'm guessing you may spend a fair bit of time eating/entertaining etc

ColinA · September 2019

Evergreen 4 in 1 applied sparingly in spring is excellent, also Aldi sell a very good autumn feed

JennyJ · September 2019

I think any of the autumn lawn feed products would do the job, but be very careful not to overdose particularly if you choose one that has weedkiller/moss killer in it as well. If you don't have moss or weeds then a straight feed is probably best - something with low nitrogen and high phosphorous. I had a DIY chain own-brand one last autumn but they don't seem to have it this year (maybe it's too early).

scania144.420 · September 2019

Thanks for the comments everyone, it's just when we moved in we got one of these nationwide companies to come in and give us a quote for helping to keep the lawn looking lovely and green. But due to the size of the front and rear garden I needed a second mortgage if I took out the maintenance plan lol.

glasgowdan · September 2019

Is it around 200-250m2?

You'll get 3 treatments from a 20kg bag which will probably cost £30-ish. That's good for a very basic year plan. BUT, you wouldn't want to apply the same fertiliser all year round.

Beware, if you use a fertiliser that kills moss (contains iron) it will leave stubborn stains on stonework so you need to blow/brush it all off after you apply.

Get a hand spreader to apply the stuff. Weigh out how much you need, set the spreader halfway, and go over the lawn twice or more if needed to use up all the fertiliser evenly.

Evergreen Complete is strong and will create work for you in terms of mowing, so use that at 20-25g/m2 max. Spring is best for this.

Fairygirl · September 2019

If the bit on the left isn't too 'precious', you could concentrate your efforts on the main section, and just mow that other bit regularly without doing anything much to it in the way of feeding.
We did that at a previous house, because one section was a bit rougher, and we always got stuff coming in from the adjacent fields. We kept the main section more 'managed', and just kept the other bit cut. You really wouldn't have known much difference, especially froma distance, except that the rougher bit wasn't as green.

If you're in a drier area [the grass does look quite parched] you can leave the grass that section a bit longer, which will help it look greener too.

Fertiliser for large lawn

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