Lawn Care Tips
Lawn Care Tips for September
Sunday, 5 September, 2021
Posted in September Lawn Care Tips
September and October are the main period for carrying out tasks on your lawn including scarifying, aeration and topdressing.
Lawn Care Tips for August
Sunday, 1 August, 2021
Posted in August Lawn Care Tips
Crane Flies will be laying eggs on the lawn in August; specialist spraying can reduce the number of eggs laid, therefore reducing the volume of leatherjackets in the rootzone.
Leatherjacket Lawn Treatment
Wednesday, 28 July, 2021
Posted in Lawn Pest Control
The only leatherjacket lawn treatment available is to apply nematodes in the Autumn and Spring.
Leatherjackets in Grass
Wednesday, 28 July, 2021
Posted in Lawn Pest Control
Leatherjackets in grass eat the roots of the grass plant throughout the Winter months.
Nematodes for Leatherjackets
Wednesday, 28 July, 2021
Posted in Lawn Pest Control
Nematodes for leatherjackets can be applied in the Spring and Autumn to prevent leatherjackets in lawns from reappearing.
Leatherjackets in Lawns
Tuesday, 27 July, 2021
Posted in Lawn Pest Control
Leatherjackets are the larvae of the crane fly (daddy-long-legs) and are the main pest in lawns.
Leatherjacket Lawn Damage
Tuesday, 20 July, 2021
Posted in Lawn Pest Control
The first signs of leatherjacket lawn damage are small straw/yellow-coloured patches of dead grass.
Lawn Care Tips for July
Saturday, 26 June, 2021
Posted in July Lawn Care Tips
Red-Thread and Pink Patch are rife on many lawns at the moment, fortunately both can be controlled relatively easily.
Lawn Care Tips for June
Wednesday, 2 June, 2021
Posted in June Lawn Care Tips
As we head into Summer, it's worth thinking about how to assist the lawn from turning brown in dry periods.
Lawn Care Tips for May
Monday, 10 May, 2021
Posted in May Lawn Care Tips
The lawn should be cut on a weekly basis in May and the height of cut lowered gradually. No more than one third of the grass should be removed, any more than this will cause stress and stunting.
Lawn Care Tips for April
Thursday, 8 April, 2021
Posted in April Lawn Care Tips
The lawn is growing rapidly in April but it may have sparse growth and weak colour, there's probably very limited nutrition contained within the soil due to heavy Winter rain.
Lawn Care Tips for March
Monday, 15 March, 2021
Posted in March Lawn Care Tips
Although the lawn should be cut every month of the year, this is the month that most people get the mower out of the shed and venture out onto the lawn.
