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Improving my lawn

simo28 · 2020-09-28 15:29:24

I laid a new lawn last summer using roll out grass but it has ended up being a little patchy. I knew this in spring but decided against trying to improve it as I knew the kids would need the back garden more than ever this year but now I'm thinking I should get some seed onto it before it gets too cold. So I'm looking for…

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28-09-2020 4:29pm

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simo28

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I laid a new lawn last summer using roll out grass but it has ended up being a little patchy. I knew this in spring but decided against trying to improve it as I knew the kids would need the back garden more than ever this year but now I'm thinking I should get some seed onto it before it gets too cold.
So I'm looking for any tips or information before I do this. I'm not much of a gardener. I have an aerator and seed, what else should I consider.
Thanks in advance.

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#2 28-09-2020 8:33pm
Funsterdelux

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You could give the bare patches a bit of a raking with a metal rake, loosen it up. Rake in some compost also and then rake in the seed. You could add in some fertilizer too.

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