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Nightmare grass

HydrangeaKateHydrangeaKate Posts: 86
in Problem solving

I'm new into gardening, and would love a healthy lawn but it's currently covered in weeds and I'm not sure where to start with it, any tips? Is all hope lost, does a whole new lawn need to be laid?

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,888

    you think it's ugly, but I bet the bees love it.image

    Devon.
  • MrMahoniaMrMahonia Posts: 82

    natures carpet image i would leave it but watch out for thistles image

  • Kitty 2Kitty 2 Posts: 5,150

    Doesn't look too bad to me,  I'd go for a lawn renovation régime if I were you.

    Keep mowing it, and do a weed and feed treatment. You could use a weed killing gel stick on the broad leaved ones like dandelion if they really bother you.

    Starting again from scratch is a fairly big undertaking whether you seed or lay turf.

    I have clover and daisies, not a big issue unless you want a bowling green standard lawn.

  • HydrangeaKateHydrangeaKate Posts: 86

    Thanks Kitty :) I've just ordered some weed treatment and some grass seeds. Doesn't need to be bowling green standard, but I would like it to look neater :) Here's hoping this works

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,087

    I don't mind a few weeds as long as the overall effect is green.  I think it would help if you could raise the blades on your mower to let the grass grow a bit longer as the more leaf it has the better it can feed its roots and gain vigour to combat weeds.  

    You can remove some of the larger weeds by hand using a long thin bladed tool such as this attachment in the Wolf range - http://www.wolfgarten-tools.co.uk/multi-change-tools-main/weeding-tool-heads/multi-change-weeding-knife They do all sorts of useful tool heads and a range of handles in different lengths so you can build up your tools gradually as needs and finances allow.

    You can buy Weed and Feed products in garden centres.   They tend to be formulated for spring use and autumn use so the read the info and instructions before buying and using.   When the weeds are dead, rake them up and loosen the surface of the bare soil with teh rake head to prepare for seeding.  Re-seeding any existing or new bare patches is best done in spring or autumn when temperatures and moisture levels are better suited to seed germination.

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