unfortunately I cannot afford to do that either financially or otherwise, I suffer with wildlife so sowing a lawn is unlikely to be successful even if I could afford the machinery and all the topsoil required. It is uneven and clay so by removing the turf I would need a huge amount of topsoil to provide enough depth to support a lawn and to level it and fill the rabbit/fox holes.
i mowed this weekend which produced much less than my previous weeks raking, so will continue to rake to remove the thatch and clover and when dry will carry on spot weeding with glyphosate.
i will apply an autumn feed in due course.
I dont use the lawn, but have never had such a rubbish lawn in previous houses. It only looks green when very long but is an uneven colour even then, once mowing commences it looks more straw coloured than green other than the weeds which are vibrant.
it is not too short, the mower is set at three, and when you put your fingers in it comes well above the knuckles so a couple of inches. I don't over mow or mow during drought, I have watered this year but it doesn't change the appearance
It isn't that big but is surrounded by orchards and farmland, hence the wildlife issues, the 1st 18 months I was here I never had a compost heap, I put all the mowings down the holes! And even now I can lose a considerable amount of mowings that way, I often acquire topsoil and dump that down as well.
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unfortunately I cannot afford to do that either financially or otherwise, I suffer with wildlife so sowing a lawn is unlikely to be successful even if I could afford the machinery and all the topsoil required. It is uneven and clay so by removing the turf I would need a huge amount of topsoil to provide enough depth to support a lawn and to level it and fill the rabbit/fox holes.
i mowed this weekend which produced much less than my previous weeks raking, so will continue to rake to remove the thatch and clover and when dry will carry on spot weeding with glyphosate.
i will apply an autumn feed in due course.
I dont use the lawn, but have never had such a rubbish lawn in previous houses. It only looks green when very long but is an uneven colour even then, once mowing commences it looks more straw coloured than green other than the weeds which are vibrant.
it is not too short, the mower is set at three, and when you put your fingers in it comes well above the knuckles so a couple of inches. I don't over mow or mow during drought, I have watered this year but it doesn't change the appearance
Hi Anonimouse. How big is your 'lawn'. If it has rabbit holes and fox holes it sounds more like a field.
It isn't that big but is surrounded by orchards and farmland, hence the wildlife issues, the 1st 18 months I was here I never had a compost heap, I put all the mowings down the holes! And even now I can lose a considerable amount of mowings that way, I often acquire topsoil and dump that down as well.