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Grass not growing

BlueSchoolBoyBlueSchoolBoy Posts: 100
in Problem solving
Following the recent rain, my lawn has stared to regrow in patches as shown in the attached photos.
Any advice please on the action I should take with the bare patches?
Many thanks.

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  • Dave HumbyDave Humby Posts: 1,145
    It would benefit from a rake over with a spring-tine rake. That will lift the compacted grass, allow air and water into the soil and plant roots and help new growth.
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    See my post: "will grass recover..."
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • bcpathomebcpathome Posts: 1,313
    It will come ,give it time .
  • BlueSchoolBoyBlueSchoolBoy Posts: 100
    Many thanks for your responses.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I'd leave it for a bit. Mine looked like that last week but we've had some useful rain over a few days and the green blades are now poking through. I think it would be a shame if you uprooted the grass before it had time to recover but I'm no expert.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • BlueSchoolBoyBlueSchoolBoy Posts: 100
    Thanks B3 - I'll leave it for a bit then.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    If it's an established 'lawn', it should come back, as long as you get more rain and there's enough warmth for it to grow away.  Worst case scenario, you can over seed in spring, or even during this month if it's warm enough.
    I'm guessing with the condition, that this month might be fine for that  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • BlueSchoolBoyBlueSchoolBoy Posts: 100
    Thanks Fairygirl.
  • Slow-wormSlow-worm Posts: 1,630
    It will grow as long as the temperature is about 8⁰ or more, so it has plenty of time yet. 👍
  • BlueSchoolBoyBlueSchoolBoy Posts: 100
    Thank you all for your advice. 
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