Mow lower and more often , and make sure you use the feed appropriate for the time of year. Summer feeds are high in nitrogen which is good now, but not for use later in year when the lush growth could be prone to all sorts of problems in Autumn onwards. If you feed again in Autumn look for an Autumn feed which will encourage root development, but not top growth.
As this is a new lawn which is struggling to establish I would forgo scarifying this year as you might do more damage than good. However from next year on this will be important too. I would be interested to see if others agree.
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Sorry it was difficult to get a picture down at that level that would show what I was talking about.
The green that you can see in the picture are thick fiborous stems. There is the odd leaf but the majority of the grass is as I say just stems.
Mow lower and more often , and make sure you use the feed appropriate for the time of year. Summer feeds are high in nitrogen which is good now, but not for use later in year when the lush growth could be prone to all sorts of problems in Autumn onwards. If you feed again in Autumn look for an Autumn feed which will encourage root development, but not top growth.
As this is a new lawn which is struggling to establish I would forgo scarifying this year as you might do more damage than good. However from next year on this will be important too. I would be interested to see if others agree.
I'd give a liquid feed once a fortnight (or even weekly) with Miracle Gro lawn food. Would stick with liquid feed TBH.