• With temperatures fluctuating from mild to frosty, we seem to
have your typical late autumn temperatures. Though it has been quite a dry
October (in the South at least), I imagine that will change this month coming
and hopefully that will refill the aquifers in the ground.
• Your autumn renovations should now have been completed and the lawn can be left to regenerate at its own pace.
• If you need to fertilise the lawn, please use an autumn/winter fertiliser; these are usually low in Nitrogen but have a higher amount of Phosphate and Potash than summer feeds. These two last nutrients help with root development and strengthen the plants cell walls therefore allowing the turf to go into winter with stronger and healthier plants. N.B a slow release fertiliser would be better, as this will trickle nutrients into the ground over the 3 months or so of its life rather than a sudden flush of nutrients and growth could encourage lawn diseases such as Fusarium.
• Also, fertilisers with high iron content can also be used to harden the grass and help prevent moss. N.B Please ensure when using these types of fertilisers that any granules which come into contact with stone or light paving should be brushed off as soon as possible, as the iron can stain, leaving it covered with pink/orange dots.
• Please raise your mower’s height of cut so it is between 30-40mm; any lower and you encourage the build-up of moss within the lawn. The less light that can get to base of the sward the less moss spores that are able to germinate.
• Continue to trim lawn edges if you already haven’t done so, with edging shears to keep them looking neat and tidy.
• Also prune back any herbaceous plants that are overhanging the lawn, or may do so once the growing season starts again in the New Year. These obscure the light to the lawn creating unsightly bald patches and can encourage moss or weeds.
• Please don’t stop collecting the leaf drop; not only is it unsightly, but if this is left then it will smother the grass leaving dead patches in the lawns that moss will colonise
• Your autumn renovations should now have been completed and the lawn can be left to regenerate at its own pace.
• If you need to fertilise the lawn, please use an autumn/winter fertiliser; these are usually low in Nitrogen but have a higher amount of Phosphate and Potash than summer feeds. These two last nutrients help with root development and strengthen the plants cell walls therefore allowing the turf to go into winter with stronger and healthier plants. N.B a slow release fertiliser would be better, as this will trickle nutrients into the ground over the 3 months or so of its life rather than a sudden flush of nutrients and growth could encourage lawn diseases such as Fusarium.
• Also, fertilisers with high iron content can also be used to harden the grass and help prevent moss. N.B Please ensure when using these types of fertilisers that any granules which come into contact with stone or light paving should be brushed off as soon as possible, as the iron can stain, leaving it covered with pink/orange dots.
• Please raise your mower’s height of cut so it is between 30-40mm; any lower and you encourage the build-up of moss within the lawn. The less light that can get to base of the sward the less moss spores that are able to germinate.
• Continue to trim lawn edges if you already haven’t done so, with edging shears to keep them looking neat and tidy.
• Also prune back any herbaceous plants that are overhanging the lawn, or may do so once the growing season starts again in the New Year. These obscure the light to the lawn creating unsightly bald patches and can encourage moss or weeds.
• Please don’t stop collecting the leaf drop; not only is it unsightly, but if this is left then it will smother the grass leaving dead patches in the lawns that moss will colonise
Please
Note: Heavy rains in winter can cause localised flooding in certain areas; the
receding waters can leave sediment; this can be potentially hazardous waste
from flooded sewers or industry. Wear protective gloves, eye protection and a
dust mask as a minimum level of protective clothing when you come into contact
with the sediment. Seek advice from your local authority or the Environment
Agency for further guidance.
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