Help my grass has turned to mud

Kay_Peel

Lawns are incredibly tough and they shouldn't need too much cosseting. They suffer drought, compaction, heavy rains and heavy traffic but they are hardy and resilient. Lawns should be low maintenance - just a regular cut needed.

So, don't panic and don't do anything.

Keep off it. Put down a plank and walk on that if you need to cross it. Give nature a chance to work its magic on the lawn and don't mess about with it.

We might be in for a hot, dry summer and your sodden lawn might need all that moisture.

KP

Debt_Free_Chick

I can't imagine that anyone has a good lawn at the moment. Firstly, the grass isn't really growing at all. Also, it's been far too wet.

I suggest you all leave well alone for at least another month. Hopefully, we'll get less rain and warmer temperatures, which will make the grass grow. You should see many bare patches repair themselves. Wait until the end of April and if there are still bare patches, simply seed them.

Try to keep off the grass at the moment - it doesn't help to have what grass there is squashed by wellies into the mud

loulou2_2

Hi, I'm wondering if anyone can help. I am currently in the process of buying a semi detached house and whilst viewing the property a couple of days ago I discovered that the garden was very spongy and boggy in parts. Excess surface water was also visible at the bottom of the garden. I have since had someone in to look at the garden and they said that the garden sits below the drains and the soil type is clay. They suggested digging trenches and putting a drainage system and soakaway in place. However, theysaid that they can't garauntee that this will solve the problem+ it's quite pricey.
Does anyone have any suggestions? Unsure as whether to continue with the sale as don't want to be left with a very boggy garden.
Thanking you in advance for your responses

JWF

If the lawn is in the low spot of the garden and there are no drains then you will always have a water issue unless you improve drainage. One other option is to raise the level of the grassed area by importing topsoil, although depending on the size of the area this could be quite a task.

You could apply a liberal top dressing of sharp sand to improve natural drainage. This should be applied when the grass is growing strongly, so don't do it in the middle of winter

It might be worth going out when it is really raining and seeing if you have and surface water run off onto your lawn from elsewhere on your property, or possibly even from a neighbour. You might be able to minimise this by changing levels elsewhere.