Miracle-Gro Evergreen Complete 4-in-1 Lawn Food - 200 m2, 7 kg, Lawn Food, Weed & Moss Control,

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Finally, if your lawn is dead, you will need to re-turf or sow a new lawn with Gro-Sure Smart Lawn seed, a quality blend that will help prevent this happening if another dry spell occurs. Keep watering well to help seed germination. Watering-in: If no rain falls within 2 days, water the lawn thoroughly so that the lawn food starts to work. Staining: Do not walk on the lawn until the product has been watered in and has fully dried, since moss killer can cause stubborn brown stains on clothes, paving slabs, etc. Brush off immediately if accidentally spilt. What about children and pets? Grass feed should be appliedevenlywhen the soil is moist and rainfall is expected. During prolonged dry spells, you will need to water the lawn for several days after application.

The grass will try to fight by increasing the root system to reach for water. Because of this, it focuses resources to keep the roots alive and as a consequence will turn brown/yellow. So in most cases the grass is not dead, just dormant, and uses as little water as possible to survive this dry spell. To find out if your grass is dormant or dead: pull it! If the grass comes out easily, with no resistance it is dead. If this doesn’t happen it means the roots are still alive. Another test is watering a small section to see if it starts greening. What to do in the meantime It is best to do most of these preparation steps in the autumn months if possible when lawn growth has slowed down, it then has enough time to recover for the spring and summer months. Best time to scarify your lawn in the UKOur friends over at Westland Garden Health have provided some great tips for reviving your perfect lawn after a drought. What happens to the grass in drought conditions? If you are planning to lay turf, mid-March is the ideal time. Prepare the ground a couple of weeks before laying turf, using a product like Grow More Granular Fertiliser that has a balance of the major nutrients needed, allowing it time to work into the soil. The summer months are the ones where we hope to relax a little in the garden, spending time enjoying the fruits of our spring labours and perhaps walking barefoot on our beautifully prepared, perfect lawn. It is also the season when the lawn comes under the greatest amount of stress.Reduced rainfall, rapid lawn growth, which uses up the nutrients in the soil and the increased presence of people happily trampling over the grass can all take their toll. Mowing, feeding and careful watering can keep your lawn at its best in summer. To determinethesizeof yourlawnmultiplythelengthbythewidthinmeters and you can work out the application rate for what you’ll need.

Ifyou’vegotalotofmossonyourlawnyoumayneedtoscarifyorrakevigorously aftertwo weekstoremoveanydeadmoss,thegrasswillthenreestablish. It is also reallythelastchanceforusing aweedkillerwhiletheperennialweedsare still growingstrongsuchasdaisiesandbuttercups. If you’re after a striped finish then a rear roller mower is recommended and the lawn needs to be mown up and down to perfect your stripes. This is because the roller flattens the grass so that it lays flat in the direction in which you’ve mowed. Finish the effect with clean sharp lawn edges using a half-moon edger. A3: For best results and even greening we advise using one of our lawn spreaders, application can be done by hand but this does require measuring out each square metre and ensuring 35g is applied evenly over the area.

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As long as the weather conditions are not extremely hot and dry (see below for drought management), continue to mow regularly – weekly if possible. When applying the treatmentImaketwopassesonegoinglength waysandone goinglongways, thiswillensureanevencoverageofthetreatmentanditwill stopgreenstripe patchesformingandincaseyoudon’toverlapyourpasses properly.