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garden catalogue 2010

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Lawn care tips

Keep your lawn in tip top shape by following this monthly year planner.

JANUARY/FEBRUARY JULY

If weather is mild, occasionally cut the grass, maintaining about 25mm of growth. Keep off the grass if frozen or waterlogged.

MARCH AUGUST

Treat grass with second application of fertiliser. Water in as necessary. Don’t cut the grass too closely.

Rake the grass thoroughly. Spike the lawn all over and apply lawn sand if necessary. Keep mower blades high and just ‘top’ the grass.

APRIL SEPTEMBER

Keep on mowing regularly and watering as necessary. Fill in any cracks caused by drought with a mixture of sharp sand and soil.

Re-seed bare patches, apply fertilisers and mosskiller towards the end of the month. Mow regularly, lowering the blades gradually.

MAY OCTOBER

Raise mower blades to allow the grass to thicken and protect roots from winter frost and snow. Apply Autumn-Winter fertiliser, weedkiller and mosskiller.

Treat with selective weedkillers or combined weed/feed preparations if you haven’t fed the lawn in April.

JUNE NOVEMBER/DECEMBER

Rake out thatch from turf and spike lawn to assist drainage. Brush in soil and sharp sand. Continue cutting as necessary.

Mow lawns twice a week if possible working to a definite pattern. Water grass if necessary, remembering to soak thoroughly.

Use a stiff broom to remove wormcasts from the grass. Don’t mow if very wet as this will compact the soil and encourage waterlogging.

Year Planner courtesy of Hayter

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