OH ruined the grass--any ideas?

gilly41 · 13 June 2006 at 9:40AM

Hi
I am not sure if I am on the right board---anyhow here goes!! My OH never cuts the grass but last week I was busy and I asked him if he could do it for a change. He managed to do it and when i came back I said it looks very short! He had put the spacer thing right down to "save having to cut it again in a hurry!!".Well he has completely ruined the grass---it is covered in what looks like burnt dead patches----any ideas as to what I can do.When I ask him what he thinks of the mess he says he hasnt noticed and he says I know he hates gardening so not to ask him again!!!!
I am going in to town today and was wondering whether a lawn feed would help?
Thanks

littlereddevil · 13 June 2006 at 9:42AM

My oh does that. I b uy weed and feed it is really good

jitsuguy · 13 June 2006 at 9:43AM

Might be worth a try, how about adding a load of new grass seed down as well.

Jitsuguy

HKP_2 · 13 June 2006 at 9:47AM

Grass is pretty hardy. It will grow back eventually on its own. But you can speed things up with weed/feed and some grass seed. Keep watering it (if your allowed) and it should recover in a couple of months.

margaretclare · 13 June 2006 at 9:51AM

What has happened is that he cut the grass too short. In hot dry weather it shouldn't be cut too short. Did you have a downpour in the night/early this morning? That will have helped.

Margaret Clare

gilly41 · 13 June 2006 at 9:54AM

Thanks everyone---I thought he had ruined it for good!!I have never seen it look such a mess----I definately wont ask him again in a hurry!!
xx

GreyPilgrim · 13 June 2006 at 9:57AM

I did the same after a wet spell - thought I would do it on the lowest setting "to save myself having to do it again the next week".

All I ended up doing was churning it all up and in the end it looked like something from the battle of the Somme.

But it quite hardy stuff, and does recover a bit eventually.

Murtle · 13 June 2006 at 10:13AM

Great advice offered, tell him he needs practise and he has to do it until he can do it properly

rubytuesday · 13 June 2006 at 10:19AM

Very cheap grass seed in tescos at the moment.

amosworks · 13 June 2006 at 6:00PM

It's strange how weed and feed works on everything except grass - being the most virile of all weeds :rolleyes:

OH ruined the grass--any ideas?

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