lawn feed ?

[Starscream]

Water it for long periods as you want to encourage the roots to grow deep. If it's on clay/poorly drained soil, try aeration so the water isn't sitting on the surface, which may be why roots are surfacing. Hollow tine probably and then make sure the cores are cleared from surface. If it's really yellowing there's gonna be a build up of surface thatch which you may want to lightly rake out. Prob don't use a scarifier but a lawn rake of some type. Once done, a low dose of lawn sand will help green up the lawn and keep any moss at bay.

[Starscream]

I need to type quicker!!!

[miker]

yes ive been doing that, just taking the top off

cheers

[miker]

it is 1600 sq m of turf so not a 2 minute job, the thing that worries me is it was only laid in april and looks awful already, ive cut it 5 times so far

[dumper]

Ferrous sulphate will green it up without making it grow or try tomato fertiliser to feed the roots

[miker]

seaweed, now theres a thought, was thinking maybe it lacked iron ,its right next to the beach so i was thinking maybe its the salt air causing stress

[headgroundsman]

Water as said. Cut high and mulch helps but will take time to build up. you can get a liquid feed that you apply with a watering can. It is quite a large area but you should get about 60 square metres per can full. If you are confident with your application rates you can apply with a knapsack sprayer at lower water volumes on a dull day whilst the dew is still on the grass but make sure you only apply the right amount of feed for the area and apply evenly. Soluble ferrous sulphate can be added at half rate as a quick green up. Even though I was very confident with application rates I would apply half rate and repeat every 3-4 weeks to prevent any over dosing. Maybe applying a little more to the yellow areas than the greener ones.

[miker]

Thanks for all the help gents, much appreciated

[Mortimer Firewood]

Don't collect the grass but mulch it and don't cut it to short ,mulching regularly will help put a bit of bottom and nutrients back in .

 

Ste

 

Mulching creates thatch which is never a good thing if you want a fine lawn anybody mulching should aerate/ scarify regular to get oxygen down to the root system.

[scraggs]

Personally I wouldn't use ferous sulphate or lawn sand on a lawn that has not established well and is still very young, a well watered in granular fertiliser would be my choice.