Great thanks for all the advice. When I next get a moment I am going to rake out as much moss and stuff as I can and I will adopt Mel's practice of digging out the weeds (mainly dandelions) as and when the fancy takes me. At the moment, I'm a bit concerned about my apple tree - so maybe I'll start a new thread after doing a bit of initial research...
It's 24 hours since I discovered this website - so glad I did!
A bit of weed and feed and regular cutting can work wonders with even the most unpromising looking lawn WM. I know - mine looked just like that when I moved in here last year!
A good tip is to to use a feed only in the spring, then a weed and feed about a month or six weeks later. Although it means you feed the weeds, it also means the weed and feed will work better on them, and the boosted grass is more robust and can fight off any new weeds more easily. Cutting little and often makes grass stronger too. The mistake most people make is to leave grass to grow too long, and then they cut it too short which just weakens it. Mine isn't a bowling green by any means, but it's green and healthy, and that's all the treatment it's had
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Great thanks for all the advice. When I next get a moment I am going to rake out as much moss and stuff as I can and I will adopt Mel's practice of digging out the weeds (mainly dandelions) as and when the fancy takes me. At the moment, I'm a bit concerned about my apple tree - so maybe I'll start a new thread after doing a bit of initial research...
It's 24 hours since I discovered this website - so glad I did!
A bit of weed and feed and regular cutting can work wonders with even the most unpromising looking lawn WM. I know - mine looked just like that when I moved in here last year!
A good tip is to to use a feed only in the spring, then a weed and feed about a month or six weeks later. Although it means you feed the weeds, it also means the weed and feed will work better on them, and the boosted grass is more robust and can fight off any new weeds more easily. Cutting little and often makes grass stronger too. The mistake most people make is to leave grass to grow too long, and then they cut it too short which just weakens it. Mine isn't a bowling green by any means, but it's green and healthy, and that's all the treatment it's had
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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