• The present mix of sunshine and showers experienced by most of
the UK is helping both the grass and weeds to grow well.
• Continue to pull up isolated weeds or carry out spot treatment with a proprietary lawn weedkiller.
• Aerate the lawn by lightly pricking the surface with a garden fork; this will improve oxygen levels and help rain and irrigation to penetrate the surface and more easily reach the grass roots.
• Make a small application of fertiliser on lawns that are thinning and looking unhealthy. A good indicator of when fertiliser is required is when the amount of grass clippings collected is dramatically reduced. Always follow the manufacturer’s directions for application.
• You should be cutting at least once a week at this time of year, and twice per week on fine ornamental lawns.
• Maintain neat lawn and path edges by trimming back excess grass growth with edge trimmers on a regular basis.
• Irrgation should be applied to any recently seeded or turfed areas as the any hot dry spell could easily kill of the plant before it has had a chance to establish.
• The lawn mower should now be at its summer height of cut – ornamental lawns 10 to 15mm; recreational lawns 20 to 30mm. Do not be tempted to reduce the height of cut, as you may scalp the lawn, resulting in unsightly bare patches.
• Many people now have wildflower areas; now is the time to mow these and leave the clippings in situ to dry for at least a week. Rake up the clippings once they have dried and set seed.
• Continue to pull up isolated weeds or carry out spot treatment with a proprietary lawn weedkiller.
• Aerate the lawn by lightly pricking the surface with a garden fork; this will improve oxygen levels and help rain and irrigation to penetrate the surface and more easily reach the grass roots.
• Make a small application of fertiliser on lawns that are thinning and looking unhealthy. A good indicator of when fertiliser is required is when the amount of grass clippings collected is dramatically reduced. Always follow the manufacturer’s directions for application.
• You should be cutting at least once a week at this time of year, and twice per week on fine ornamental lawns.
• Maintain neat lawn and path edges by trimming back excess grass growth with edge trimmers on a regular basis.
• Irrgation should be applied to any recently seeded or turfed areas as the any hot dry spell could easily kill of the plant before it has had a chance to establish.
• The lawn mower should now be at its summer height of cut – ornamental lawns 10 to 15mm; recreational lawns 20 to 30mm. Do not be tempted to reduce the height of cut, as you may scalp the lawn, resulting in unsightly bare patches.
• Many people now have wildflower areas; now is the time to mow these and leave the clippings in situ to dry for at least a week. Rake up the clippings once they have dried and set seed.
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