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New lawn laid

frankiejpmillerfrankiejpmiller Posts: 25
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Evening all

Proudly laid my own turf just over 3 weeks ago and was enthusiastically watering morning and night for the first week then just once a day since.

When the turf arrived, some had bald patches and some had green clover/hedge type stuff growing in it!

So I used the best ones I had

I cut it for the first time yesterday and I am left with yellow patches all over it

What could this be??

Is it simply not enough water??

I have a feeling i didnt compress the turf down into the top soil underneath very well initially, could that have caused it?

I have since pressed it down more

Any advice much appreciated because i am actually sad looking at it not perfect!!

Could it just be that its 3.5 weeks old??

(Black bits are compost mixed with seed to try and help grow!)
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Far too soon to cut it I'm afraid.
    Give it some time to recover. Don't cut it so short either.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • frankiejpmillerfrankiejpmiller Posts: 25
    Ah really!?

    3.5 weeks was too early???

    What's the best thing to do to help it recover..?

    Please don't tell me it's dead and I need to start from scratch...
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Just water it and let it establish. You have to let it root properly into the soil below.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • frankiejpmillerfrankiejpmiller Posts: 25
    Ok thank you

    Should I just go to town then with the watering???

    My problem is I read that it can go yellow with over watering but also yellow with under watering!!!

    Should I not worry so much about adding new seed and just make sure I water it thoroughly with my hose every morning??

    Maybe a daft question but will water alone bring that back or do I need feed and or seed too?

    Ps thank you for helping me!
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    No feed at this stage. Just water thoroughly - either morning or evening. Not in full sun. It depends on the soil condition as to how much is enough, but assuming the ground has been properly prepped, and the soil is reasonably well draining, it's hard to over water. I don't know how big an area it is, but that bit on the pic can stand about an hour each time. Thorough watering also helps to encourage roots to get down properly.
    Any weeds can be addressed later, not just now.
    You can sow more seed on the bare patches, but it's best not to walk on it too much if possible. The gaps are a bit big, but again, that can be addressed later if necessary. The watering will help to stop those edges from drying out.
    It's grass. It'll grow, so don't worry  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • frankiejpmillerfrankiejpmiller Posts: 25
    Ok thank you so much, honestly, I wouldn't go as far as to say I love my new lawn as much as my 2 year old, but its close!!!

    To clarify are you saying I could stand with a hose for an HOUR pointing only at that dry corner!?!?!?

    I used an oscillating sprinkler at first, for about an hour but the water coming out of that for an hour is wholly less than straight out a hose?
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    If you have a sprinkler - then yes, use that for about an hour. If you consider how an hour's rain would fall - that's the general idea. If you only have a hose, but you have a handle with different settings, you can rig that up through a fork handle or similar. 

    An hour on that area I can see in the pic, would be about right. Nothing compares with what falls out the sky though. I laid a lawn in June a few years ago and never watered it once  :D


    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • frankiejpmillerfrankiejpmiller Posts: 25
    Ok thank you so much!!

    I will give it about a week of proper watering starting tomorrow morning and keep everything crossed!

    I have feed coming tomorrow (no weed killer in it) should I not use that though??

    Ps this is last question for tonight then I'll stop annoying you with rapid replies haha!)
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    No. No feed  :)
    Wait for a couple of months for that. Let it get it's roots down.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • frankiejpmillerfrankiejpmiller Posts: 25
    Ok, so I thought that if I pull on a blade and it snaps as opposed to the whole thing lifting up, then it had rooted properly 

    Lot to learn!!!

    Thank you again :)
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