Reply to: When should I stop mowing the lawn?

[vetran]

You do know that "mowing the lawn" is a euphemism for having sex with your wife

I always use it when talking about servicing yours.

It was about time we took the thread to the gutter.

[Troll]

You do know that "mowing the lawn" is a euphemism for having sex with your wife

[Scruff]

It's important that any sand you get is washed sand and it must be lime free and pH neutral. Builders sand is another no no.

[vetran]

I think it should be "sharp sand" whatever the feck that is.

Presumably not blunt sand.

it has small sharp stones 2-3 mm mixed in rather than being totally granular. Means it sets more like concrete than mortar. I assume they want the small stones to prevent it being washed away.

[TykeMerc]

The sand you can get from a DIY store and doesn't cost a lot.

How can you tell if it's been suitably sharpened though? What if you pick up a bag that's been mishandled and has gone blunt as a consequence?

[SueEllen]

I think it should be "sharp sand" whatever the feck that is.

Presumably not blunt sand.

The sand you can get from a DIY store and doesn't cost a lot.

[d000hg]

"Shady lawn seed" - sounds dodgy to me

I hadn't thought of filling the holes with sand, maybe that's why it hasn't worked so well.

[Scruff]

grass is just weeds really. Rip it up and go with Astro.

Innit...

[Underscore Pt2]

grass is just weeds really. Rip it up and go with Astro.

[OwlHoot]

Astroturf?

I know someone in Essex with a large lawn the bone idle sod has replaced entirely with astroturf.

It's heartbeaking watching the blackbirds trying to catch worms and finding their beaks just bounce off the "grass"

[Tasslehoff]

Before asking a bunch of un-informed people on a internet forum, what did your horticulturist say? You do have a horticulturist dont you?

Are you sure you are cut out to be a Gardner?

[BolshieBastard]

Maybe this belongs in Technical, but anyway ..

I'm new to this gardening caper, and have been mowing my lawns once a week. But I understand that grass stops growing about this time of year, as the daylight hours decline, and that soon the lawns can be left unmown until spring.

But even in the last week the grass has grown an inch or so, and I wondered whether to fight it to the last ditch and mow it yet again, or whether it would actually be healthier for it to be left slightly too long over the winter.

Maybe I should mow it once more this year. What do you think?

Depends whether you like a bit of muff showing outside the bikini line or prefer a brazilian

[SueEllen]

Ooh, I'm going to look at this. I know I should be treating/feeding the gardens through winter, but I can't be arsed.

Thanks!

No you shouldn't be treating/feeding the garden lawn during winter. You should be removing leaves and not walking on the grass it if it's frosty.

However where I am it doesn't turn into Winter until mid-December.

Lawn care should ideally happen in Spring and Autumn. However now is unfortunately too late to do anything even though if you were in the Southern part of the country you could have done stuff last week i.e. mid-October.

[d000hg]

For a bigger lawn I might get someone in, but ours is really more of a toy lawn. The problem spot is not ever walked on so it's purely about looking good. Having got the lawn perfectly square, it's one place I allow myself to be a bit OCD

[MaryPoppins]

Get a company in that will treat your lawn. I have someone come in every 10 weeks and they apply the correct treatment depending on the season.

Ooh, I'm going to look at this. I know I should be treating/feeding the gardens through winter, but I can't be arsed.

Thanks!