Patchy Grass in back garden

joejoem

I cut the grass over the weekend as it was quite long and I couldnt see the dog sh*t. Anyway the grass has bald patches through the lawn that would seem to be developing. The lawn gets a good bit of sunshine but also alot of rain, the ground is constantly muddy and sticky.

My question is, is there anyway to treat this or prevent it from happening further? What would be my best course of action considering its winter?

johnnyrotten

Sounds like you have a drainage problem. Too much rainwater

johnnyrotten

Spike the ground with a pitchfork to try to improve the drainage

joejoem

Thanks! Is this my best/only course of action? I suppose there is no point putting seeds down till February or so is there?

johnnyrotten

I'am no expert but Grass seed is best sown in Spring/Summer. Sort out the drainage problem first

Beruthiel

johnnyrotten wrote:

Spike the ground with a pitchfork to try to improve the drainage

I had much the same problem when I moved into my new house last june.
do the above first, in march, use weedkiller (if you have a lot of weeds)
be sure to buy a weedkiller that doesn't kill your grass.
rake up the weeds after they die.
Next fertilise the lawn (weeds don't like fertiliser btw) and then spread the grass seed (water it after a day if there has been no rain)
you'll have a lovely lawn after that.

joejoem

Thanks guys.

Kernel

Dog piss can result in dead or bare patches in your lawn too.