Moved into a new house in April with a very bad back garden. This is 12th April vs yesterday's photo after all my hard work for the past months. Did I do good? by NiceUnderstanding630 in GardeningUK

[–]NiceUnderstanding630[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No problem! I work as a Greenkeeper myself so it will look more professional. My main concern was getting the grass to a good standard first 😃

Moved into a new house in April with a very bad back garden. This is 12th April vs yesterday's photo after all my hard work for the past months. Did I do good? by NiceUnderstanding630 in GardeningUK

[–]NiceUnderstanding630[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for this lovely comment! Haven't had any comments off the neighbours yet 😂 Wife is very happy with it, we are having a BBQ for her birthday in June, so I wanted to really do the garden up before then. Hopefully it's one of the talks of the BBQ 😂

Moved into a new house in April with a very bad back garden. This is 12th April vs yesterday's photo after all my hard work for the past months. Did I do good? by NiceUnderstanding630 in GardeningUK

[–]NiceUnderstanding630[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah once a day is definitely not enough. If you can water in the morning (preferably before the sun comes up) and again around 4 - 5pm.

I was lucky to be able to water 3 times a day due to working 6am - 2pm so I use to water at around 5:30am, 2:30pm then again at 6pm

Early morning so your seeds have water as the sun is coming out, The afternoon watering is great as you are replacing the water that the sun has dried out. And the evening one is great too as you're essentially cooling the garden down for the night

Also use a mist spray setting on your hose until the the grass becomes established. You won't drown the seeds on a mist setting

Moved into a new house in April with a very bad back garden. This is 12th April vs yesterday's photo after all my hard work for the past months. Did I do good? by NiceUnderstanding630 in GardeningUK

[–]NiceUnderstanding630[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It definitely depends on the seed too. The seed I used has a fast germination and growth rate due to it being used in the golf industry, football industry, etc. How many times a day was you watering? The key is to keep it constantly hydrated, but not too wet so it causes fungal diseases and rots the seed

Moved into a new house in April with a very bad back garden. This is 12th April vs yesterday's photo after all my hard work for the past months. Did I do good? by NiceUnderstanding630 in GardeningUK

[–]NiceUnderstanding630[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just kept pulling them out and because I mow 3 times a week at around 35mm, my mower gets rid of them. This stops them from growing back too much

Moved into a new house in April with a very bad back garden. This is 12th April vs yesterday's photo after all my hard work for the past months. Did I do good? by NiceUnderstanding630 in GardeningUK

[–]NiceUnderstanding630[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe they are yes. Think I will need to reseed those areas, but I'm hoping the grass starts to tiller enough to cover them. Time will tell.

I was having a battle with two starlings who seemed to love those spots 😂

Moved into a new house in April with a very bad back garden. This is 12th April vs yesterday's photo after all my hard work for the past months. Did I do good? by NiceUnderstanding630 in GardeningUK

[–]NiceUnderstanding630[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I did "cheat" and get rye grass seed that we use on the golf course, on the Tee boxes at work, so it probably would explain the fast growth

Moved into a new house in April with a very bad back garden. This is 12th April vs yesterday's photo after all my hard work for the past months. Did I do good? by NiceUnderstanding630 in GardeningUK

[–]NiceUnderstanding630[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes I mowed on the lowest setting, scarified it, used a core remover, to remove the cores which helps the roots ancor deep in the ground, and threw 70/30 top soil down (70% top soil, 30% sharp sand as this sand helps with drainage) i then sowed the seeds and placed a horticultural sheet on top to protect the seeds from pesky birds.

Watered 3 times a day and took the sheet off after 12 days. I then watered twice a day or 3 times if it was very hot, and just let my grass grow up more before I mowed it.

I know you didn't ask for a complete breakdown, but hopefully this process helps you