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At what point do you give up on weeds and completely returf?

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  • coffee_king
    coffee_king Posts: 186 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hi
    I've done all the weedkiller type stuff before and am constantly re-seeding. My problem is with constant weeds appearing though, so thats why I am thinking of re-turfing as opposed to going through the same routine every week/fortnight/month (pull out weeds, mow, reseed - pull out weeds, mow, reseed - pull out weeds, mow, reseed - etc etc etc). Time is money after all :)
  • gardenroute
    gardenroute Posts: 232 Forumite
    (Awful meadow grass laid on rubble in a new-ish build
    Thanks

    This could be the problem. Meadow grasses won't like being cut too short as it weakens them. If there is a lot of rubble then it will prevent the grass roots from growing properly so the lawn will be nutrient poor and will dry out quickly in summer. These both mean that the tougher weeds will out-compete the grass and weed seeds will germinate in the gaps in the grass.

    A different grass may grow better in the conditions, you could try a drought tolerant brand of seed which might do better. But if the soil is too full of rubble it might be worth rethinking and digging it up and trying something else instead of always struggling with grass.
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