It is best left alone to do its own thing-it is warm at the moment-for something to grow it need to bet wet and warm and if in any doubt do not mow-mowing at this stage is not crucial
I can only repeat-it will probably be fine -just do not look at for a week-imagine you are on holiday
Seems to me Mark you are over stressing the lawn by doing too much on a new one, scratch the surface with a springbok rake, sprinkle with some grass seed and water for about 10-15 minutes every evening about 9pm to allow the water to soak into the ground properly, don`t cut the grass until you get decent growth on the fresh seed. No need to scarify or aerate for a few years with a new lawn, don`t use a weed and feed for at least a year on fresh lawns. This years weather has been bad for growing grass seed as winter has been so long so don`t fret.
Mark I'd agree with fred. Until about a month ago everyone' s grass up here was yellow and lifeless- as was everything else that should have been green! There was no growth as the weather was cold, and if there's no growth there's no reason to cut it. Plants don't look at calendars and really we shouldn't either. Conditions vary enormously depending on where you live. I'm in the west of Scotland - notoriously wet especially in March and April. This year I had to water stuff in pots - unheard of- because of the cold drying wind. So just go by the conditions you have- not the calendar. Watering should be done when necessary- give it a decent drink- evening as fred says- then leave it until it needs it again. Constant light watering encourages roots near the surface which makes the grass weaker and less able to withstand long dry spells.
Also - people scalp their grass so they don't have to cut if so often- then wonder why it's rubbish. Little and often is the right way with grass- but only if it's actually grown!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
To repeat-you gardening friend seems pretty hopeless or just covering his/hers tracks -plants need to breath not kept sodden
Again forget about- it it will be fine stop stressing-it is only grass -take in the advice that has been given here and relax-what is the worse that can happen?
It's only a bit pale around the edges - I'm sure it'll be fine if you leave it alone - unless we have a heat wave water it well once a week and only then if it's not been rained on - and leave it alone for a month - go and plant something somewhere else - you could sow some dwarf french beans - your lawn will be fine. It's always going to be a bit iffy the first year until it settles down.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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It is best left alone to do its own thing-it is warm at the moment-for something to grow it need to bet wet and warm and if in any doubt do not mow-mowing at this stage is not crucial
I can only repeat-it will probably be fine -just do not look at for a week-imagine you are on holiday
my mower only seems to have one setting on and off
i was thinking of getting lawn feed but it said not to use on grass under 6 months old
Keep it on off
If you gardener did the job right he should have fertilized the soil-do not put any feed on new turf-not needed
Seems to me Mark you are over stressing the lawn by doing too much on a new one, scratch the surface with a springbok rake, sprinkle with some grass seed and water for about 10-15 minutes every evening about 9pm to allow the water to soak into the ground properly, don`t cut the grass until you get decent growth on the fresh seed. No need to scarify or aerate for a few years with a new lawn, don`t use a weed and feed for at least a year on fresh lawns. This years weather has been bad for growing grass seed as winter has been so long so don`t fret.
Mark I'd agree with fred. Until about a month ago everyone' s grass up here was yellow and lifeless- as was everything else that should have been green! There was no growth as the weather was cold, and if there's no growth there's no reason to cut it. Plants don't look at calendars and really we shouldn't either. Conditions vary enormously depending on where you live. I'm in the west of Scotland - notoriously wet especially in March and April. This year I had to water stuff in pots - unheard of- because of the cold drying wind. So just go by the conditions you have- not the calendar. Watering should be done when necessary- give it a decent drink- evening as fred says- then leave it until it needs it again. Constant light watering encourages roots near the surface which makes the grass weaker and less able to withstand long dry spells.
Also - people scalp their grass so they don't have to cut if so often- then wonder why it's rubbish. Little and often is the right way with grass- but only if it's actually grown!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
picture
watered it twice today still worried
pic.twitter.com/AqWR1DuCqQ
my friend who put the grass down is now advising me that i haven't watered it enough and i need to drown it like create a swimming pool
no rain forcast this week so its going to be sun beaten when i am out at work
yes the patchy area is in sun all day
grass growing really well in other places but cant stand on garden or mow till its all rooted which wont be for a while yet?
Claire
To repeat-you gardening friend seems pretty hopeless or just covering his/hers tracks -plants need to breath not kept sodden
Again forget about- it it will be fine stop stressing-it is only grass -take in the advice that has been given here and relax-what is the worse that can happen?
Cant see the pic by the way
It's only a bit pale around the edges - I'm sure it'll be fine if you leave it alone - unless we have a heat wave water it well once a week and only then if it's not been rained on - and leave it alone for a month - go and plant something somewhere else - you could sow some dwarf french beans - your lawn will be fine. It's always going to be a bit iffy the first year until it settles down.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.