Help with lawn Needed

stueey99 · May 2020

Hi

Looking for some advice please, I seeded my lawn 3 years ago in a new build property. I was happy with the outcome but since then gradually it became quite bare and moss took over. I've recently spread lawn feed/moss killer all in one leaving large areas dead, which I dug out yesterday.

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The area dug out is the area thereof the garden where there is thick clay below, this is the sort of stuff I was digging out.

I'm wondering if when sowing originally I needed deeper or different topsoil on the clay areas?

Or maybe that area needed more care and attention than it got?

Current plan is just to topsoil the dug area and sow the whole lawn but wondering if better to turf it now?

Any advice on how to get the best results greatly appreciated.

Thanks

JennyJ · May 2020

The area that you've dug over is a strip parallel to the fence, so I'm wondering if the reason that the grass didn't do well there is that it was in shade for too much of the day. Grass really prefers sun and good drainage. If that's the case, it might be better to widen the border and grow plants that will take the shade and heavy soil.

Fairygirl · May 2020

I'd agree with @JennyJ. Heavy clay and shade aren't good news for grass, even if you use a seed suitable for them. If you make the border a wee bit deeper, it'll make the grass look better instantly

It depends how much time and effort you want to put in too. Unless you address the drainage and general structure of that area of soil, it won't really get better. Spiking/aerating is the best way, but it takes a bit of effort.

There also doesn't seem to be a proper edge between the planting and the grass. That's the first thing I would do. Makes the care of both much easier.

Help with lawn Needed

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