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Nematodes

leesimon17leesimon17 Posts: 43
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Hi I’m wondering if anyone can help.
i have seen daddy long legs flying around my newly seeded lawn . I want to apply nematodes but I want to be sure that this won’t harm my grass or scorch it if I apply it or over apply it , any advice would be great and when us the latest it can be applied . Thanks 
I want to prevent leatherjackets and deal with them before they do any damage . 

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  • leesimon17leesimon17 Posts: 43
    When is the latest it can be applied*
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Nematodes for cranefly larvae need to be applied about now. It’s just a powder of tiny creatures that you mix into a solution with water. Over application will not damage your lawn but would be wasteful. You will need a watering can with a rose (sprinkler) with coarse holes ... if the holes are too small they get clogged up
    and blocked. 


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • leesimon17leesimon17 Posts: 43
    So it won’t damage my lawn at all? That’s my only concern ,thanks 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    No it’s not a ‘chemical’. 

    How long is it since the lawn was sown?   Not a good idea to walk on a newly down lawn tho ...



    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • leesimon17leesimon17 Posts: 43
    I got stepping stones and won’t need to walk on it , i sowed it back in august , if it’s new grass will the nematodes be ok on it? 
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