September
Love Your Lawn
Create a new lawn from turf or seed, autumn weather is favourable for good lawn establishment.
Raise the height of your mower lades as grass growth slows down.
Now is a good time to carry out essential lawn maintenance to avoid water logging and compaction.
Try aerating your lawn with a garden fork, removing thatch from the surface with a rake and repairing dead patches. Use a specialist lawn scarifier if you have a large area to cover.
Apply a special lawn top-dressing after carrying out maintenance work.
Top Tip:
Use Aftercut All-In-One Autumn to improve the colour and vigour of your lawn. It will strengthen grass roots, thicken the lawn and control moss.
This Month's Key Tips
- Plant spring flowering bulbs.
- Pick autumn raspberries.
- Plant trees and shrubs in autumn - will give them the best start to let the roots settle in before new spring growth.
- Keep up with watering of new plants.
- Net ponds before leaf fall gets underway.
