I read most of this thread . thinking if its grubs, I would have thought they would be all over the lawn. I agree with leadfarmer, a dog or other animal padding around the wet perimeter turning it to mud.
Thanks for all the responses. I do in fact have two dogs. The Boxer in the photo who is old now and generally nips out then pack in, but also a Pug that has open access via a cat flap! Perhaps she is compounding things. I'm still convinced it's grubs because when I lay new turf over patches where the dog has weed, the patches never seem to "take" well. If I rake over the patch a year later it will almost pull the patch off because although nice and green on top the roots don't seem to have extended far. Maybe they are being eaten. Is there any sort of test I can do with a sample of turf by counting the grubs present? I guess if there are more than a few in a square foot I have a problem. It's never been as bad as this winter so perhaps the wet warm winter has meant more larvae.
I'll also take a look at adding some sand and getting some tougher seed. No point in doing anything now though. My friends laugh at how I obsess over my lawn so they are finding this highly amusing!
Not sure about the type of soil but there is never any standing water so I think drainage is fine. Neither neighbour has this problem and they never do anything apart from mow theirs.
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No not now because we are in january ( like I said only use nematodes between August through to October .
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narrr your safe . (For now )
Do you have a pet dog? Often they walk around the perimeter of a lawn and in winter turn it into a boggy mess.
I read most of this thread . thinking if its grubs, I would have thought they would be all over the lawn. I agree with leadfarmer, a dog or other animal padding around the wet perimeter turning it to mud.
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Thanks for all the responses. I do in fact have two dogs. The Boxer in the photo who is old now and generally nips out then pack in, but also a Pug that has open access via a cat flap! Perhaps she is compounding things. I'm still convinced it's grubs because when I lay new turf over patches where the dog has weed, the patches never seem to "take" well. If I rake over the patch a year later it will almost pull the patch off because although nice and green on top the roots don't seem to have extended far. Maybe they are being eaten. Is there any sort of test I can do with a sample of turf by counting the grubs present? I guess if there are more than a few in a square foot I have a problem. It's never been as bad as this winter so perhaps the wet warm winter has meant more larvae.
I'll also take a look at adding some sand and getting some tougher seed. No point in doing anything now though. My friends laugh at how I obsess over my lawn so they are finding this highly amusing!
How is the overall drainage of the soil? And what type of soil do you have? Do you ever have standing water during the winter?
don't worry ducky3 we are all a little obsessed about our lawns after all it shows the borders off nicely . stripes are my favourite
Not sure about the type of soil but there is never any standing water so I think drainage is fine. Neither neighbour has this problem and they never do anything apart from mow theirs.