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Jul 2011
12:16pm, 18 Jul 2011
49,547 posts
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GregP
Ah. 'Ello, 'ello, this is Night 'Awk.
Etc.
Winter brassicas? What do we reckon, gang?
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Jul 2011
1:38pm, 18 Jul 2011
9,783 posts
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DeeGee
My house was built, many years ago, on farmland.
Consequently, my lawns are like meadows. That's not a good look for a suburban lawn.
The front lawn mainly consists of trefoil mixed with moss.
I'm a lazy sod. Is there any quick way I can relay a new lawn without having to dig up all the old turf?
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Jul 2011
1:59pm, 18 Jul 2011
3,172 posts
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bigleggy
Personally, I'd be more inclined to forget this year and plan for next year.
DG - you can do it but it won't be quick. You'd have to rake out all of the moss using a scarifier then reseed and feed the lawn. It'l look a whole lot worse before it looks better and you may find yourself doing this more than once to get a decent lawn.
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Jul 2011
3:18pm, 18 Jul 2011
2,677 posts
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Tav H
You can still plant spinach.
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Jul 2011
3:22pm, 18 Jul 2011
11,680 posts
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Night-owl
Cheers
I had forgotten i have planted some potatoes which had sprouted in an old bin (something i picked up somewhere) a plant has shot up but no flowers yet
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Jul 2011
9:33pm, 18 Jul 2011
4,406 posts
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Dvorak
Swiss chard, Night-owl. Should still come up and mine survived seven weeks of snow over the winter.
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Jul 2011
9:53pm, 18 Jul 2011
16,622 posts
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Lizzie W
Not too late to plant radishes etc
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Jul 2011
7:05am, 19 Jul 2011
3,173 posts
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bigleggy
Radishes ......... grrrrrrrrrrrr
My only failure this year so far !!! Dunno why, they just didn't fatten up, ended up looking like very stubby pink spring onions and tasted of nothing 
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Jul 2011
10:27am, 24 Jul 2011
3,745 posts
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The Terminator
Bought my house 13 years ago because of the extensive garden, however all I have managed to do in that time is just about maintain it at a level sufficient for the kids to play in. I am now (because I'm getting older?) committed to making it look good and have promised myself to spend 3 hours a day over next 6 weeks getting it sorted. So basically expect lots of questions. Here are 3 for starters:-) :
1. If you have a nice lush lawn but weeds are coming through in places is there a specific product I could be using to kill the weeds but spare the grass?
2. The OH wants the far bottom corner to be like a wild area with pretty bushes/flowers. Any ideas what she expects from me because I'm non the wiser...
3. Lawnmower etiquette. 10am on Sunday morning is fine right?
Thanks
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Jul 2011
12:27pm, 24 Jul 2011
4,125 posts
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D2
personally as you are going to spend a load of time on your garden i would just mow the lawn for the time being so you have a nice neat green place for the kids to play while you are 'making a mess' of the rest... if you spray the weeds you will inevitably get a piebald look for a while, i would do that next spring.
ask OH to show you some pictures of what she is looking for in her 'wild area' if you put in the gallery i'm sure there are lots of people here who could make 'helpful' suggestions
I have no neighbours so cant comment but what do others in your area do?
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