neglected garden, hoping for lawn/scarifying etc advice.

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me1000uk said:

Eldi_Dos said:

@me1000uk.
I am on east coast of Scotland and agree it has been unusually dry season so far.

I scarified front lawn yesterday and intend to give it second going over tomorrow and think it is too late and dry a season to put any  chemicals/ treatments on now if you intend to overseed.
What I intend to do is after second scarifying will be overseed lawn and water for the first couple of weeks and keep mower set high (60mm) for the rest of season.
In September  I would hope to get Autumn Lawn Care on if new grass is sufficiently grown by then.

If you are looking for a manual scarifier I can recommend a Magnusson Lawn Scarifier but it would be better to use machine for first treatment as it is hard work doing it manually.

Thank you all for your feedback
I'm on the west coast so bound to get wet soon
Just wondering if some of these selective weedkillers are compatible with overseeding sooner, say a couple of weeks or something. 

If not I guess does it make sense to use the scarifier for most debris removal and deal with weeds once things have recovered as I will have shifted the balance somewhat towards a better lawn?

EssexExile said:

Many years ago I was buying loads of treatments for the lawn and spending hours trying to make it look nice. Then I discovered lawn care experts. No hard work and cheaper than buying the treatments yourself.

Thanks. I presume 'lawn care experts' is essentially hiring a pro rather than the name of a product or company. Makes sense tbh but other than rakes and forks which will be re-used often, the only expense for me would be using a petrol scarifier rented for a day for a model 10-20 times the price of rental, and obviously the seeds and treatments which come in smaller packs as required. Most garden professionals near me charge quite a fair bit for simpler jobs. Maybe you have a good supplier.

Most like greenthumb for example cost £25 a month to treat the lawn, which is far more than i spend on my lawn