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| Lawn revival - 25 June 2017 |
Regular mowing (once or twice a week) makes the grass dense as, when you cut it often, it stimulates the formation of new shoots. When the workmen had finished stomping around on my once beautiful lawn (see images below), I threw down a packet of lawn seed among what grass was left.
When the grass started to grow and revive, I also tried a little experiment. I feed my lawn every spring but this year I didn't want to put down weedkiller. There were only two tiny weeds which I dug out with a thin-bladed knife. So, I sprinkled the contents of a small packet of all purpose Miracle-Gro evenly on the lawn, then immediately put the hose on it, spraying on the grass enough water, gallons of it, to take the blue powder deep down to the roots.
The lawn now, as you can see in the top photograph, is once again lush and green.
It's pouring down today and we have more rain forecast all week. While persistent rain can be a bit of a nuisance, it brings plenty of nitrogen with it which noticeably perks plants up. They love it.
Below are photos taken of the state of the lawn resulting from work in the garden. I was almost heart broken. I never though I could bring the lawn back, but grass is more resilient than you and I might think.
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| Lawn disaster, March 2017, after the fencing was replaced. |
Below, lawn damage from some chemical or other. The point is that it is amazing how lawn can come back so quickly from damage with just a bit of tender love and care. That circle has now almost disappeared, in no time at all, and you can hardly spot it in the top photo.
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| Chemical lawn damage, June 2017 |
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| Chemical lawn damage, June 2017 |