Garden help

mrperty

hi,
any suggestions to help with garden. seems to be in need of love and care. I mow lawn regularly enough, try to cut not too short and have starting watering in the evening but i can't seem to get any joy with it. It looks like its dying. Have used Evergreen Lawn Feed & Weed Liquid last week on it to kill a load of weeds and give some life however it doesn't look any better. Am i resigned to keeping as is or look to rotivate again. In house 4 years and its always been roughly the same. Just didn't want to unnecessary work. pic attached.
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JackieO

My garden was like this for a long time - in my house 3 years and this is first year I can really see an improvement after 3 years of tlc.

There are a few things I would suggest:

After first few cuts of the year - I would lower the level on the lawnmover and cut it as short as you can. Do it as regularly as possible. Sometimes I do mine 2 or 3 times a week. Put on two lots of feed and weed per summer .

You could also try some soil improver and some fine lawn seed.

As you can see I've tried everything. Not sure which bits worked but something finally has! Good luck with it

muggyog

mrperty wrote: »

It looks like its dying.

Thats normal after you put weedkiller down! You probably had a lot of weed which is now dying. I wouldent cut your grass any lower as suggested unless you want to play cricket on it. To promote grass growth you must feed it ( High Nitrogen will green it up ) and cut regularly. If you cut too low you will only have grass root, which is not the effect you are aiming for. Also dont overwater ( I NEVER water mine ) as it will wash the nutrients away. More of the feeding and less of the weedkiller, regular cutting will sort weeds.

superficies

Does all of this excellent advice still stand if you have pets? We have a very weed-filled lawn and a litle cat who likes to nibble on it--are these products mostly pet friendly, or should we follow a different strategy with the cat?

mrperty

thanks for all your replies.

its already looking a bit better after the weed and feed.

muggyog can you recommend product just for feeding thats high nitrogen.
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muggyog

Any general purpose fertiliser will improve your lawn. The numbers on fertiliser represent the percentage of N (Nitrogen), P (Phosphorus) and K (Potassium). Role of NPK explained here along with trace elements. Fertiliser use in lawns explained Here ( last section probably very relevant).

You dont want to hear my strategy regarding cats

cosmos viewer

Have you considered aeration?. It is essential for air to circulate around the grass roots so that the cells get supplied with oxygen which they require for growth and development. If ground is compacted the air cannot find its way down and moisture finds it difficult to drain away. Aeration consists of spiking the ground to a depth of approx 4 inches over the entire area. This can be done by using a garden fork or by hiring an aerator from a hire center. Hope this helps.