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Kill off moss pet frendly way and to feed

Hi all

I got a lawn with a lot of moss in it! The client has pets so what is the best way to get rid of the moss, do I just scarfie it or is there something to put onto it that will help with killing it off, please?

Also what is the best way of feeding

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Bounce lawn

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I when to a new client's house the other day and he showed me around when I came to look at the back lawn it seemed very soft and bounced when you sound on it! (hopeful on sinkholes!) This is a newly laid lawn!

So I am guessing the guys who lad

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Second weed and feed?

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I have just done a weed and feed for a clinet, using the weed and feed they have brought, (4 in one weed and feed) this is just under 2 weeks ago! Now she saying its grass is green but the weed is still there!

Now I guess that there not the best

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Baggers

Hi All

I have a client with a bagger problem with them digging up her lawn! Any good way to stop them from visiting the lawn at all, please?

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Advice on using a spreader when fertilization

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I like a bit of advice on using a spreader when fertilization, please! I had an old drop spreader that I got on with OK! This was falling apart so I when for a new rotary spreader!

I worked out the amount of fertilizer required (say 5KG) for my

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Yellowing turf

i laid some turf about 3 weeks ago onto a fresh top soil/rotorvated old lawn combination. The turf has started to show yellowing on the tips of the leaves in the last few days. Since turfing we’ve had ample rain to stop it shrinking and it has never

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Killing weeds

Hi. I have been reading up on lawn care and in one of the books I was reading it  said it is better to kill larger weeds because it is harder to get the whole weed out. Is anyone doing this, if so what weedkiller are you using. 

Jes

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Lawn treatments

Hi guys.Can anyone give me any advice please on pricing for lawn treatments? Something like 4 treatments a year for every season . Do you price per square/meter? Or is it more of a guessing game when you see the lawn.ThanksNathan

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Artificial Lawn Problem

Hi everyone, this is my first post. I'm not a gardener or landscaper, but I have 3/4 acre, with about 1000m2 of newly laid artificial grass.

I'm very concerned about the finished job. There are 2 area of lawn. A flat area of around 350m2, and an area

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Thatchy/brown looking lawn

Hi,

I have a few customers with a similar problem.  Their lawns are looking quite thatchy in places and I don't know why?

They were scarified in Autumn,  Hollow Tine aerated in Spring and had fertiliser and selective herbicide treatments.

I initially th

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Lawn weed and feed

Hello everyone. Hope your all coping with all this rain.Just need some recommendations please for a decent weed and feed for lawns. Got a lot of customers that need scarification on their lawns and I need a good treatment to apply to kill the moss/we

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Yellowing of lawn

One of my customer's lawn is starting to go yellow in certain areas (see pic).  It has been fertilised and had weed control and otherwise looks quite healthy apart from the yellowing.

I suggested they put on their sprinkler to get some more moisture i

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Agrigem's new fertiliser range - Nutrigrow

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Lawn Irrigation

Good Morning,

My client is about to have us finish a new lawn for them. They have expressed an interest in having some sort of irrigation for the borders and possibly the lawn. Now obviously I want to do this before we finish.

The borders I looked at u

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Fuel consumption averages

Hi Guys and gals, 

Hello hello hello, I'm fed up of working behind a desk (Currently an IT specialist), so I'm jumping in the deep end here with garden maintenance (No experience but that's in the pipe line with the council :P)  

I was just wondering w

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Free Lawn Care Guide: Something to show your customers?

Hello everyone!

We have just released a free lawn care guide that gives advice on caring for your lawn. We know a lot of you are professional landscapers and as such will be pretty experienced with most of this, however I thought I would share it as y

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Best weedkiller to kill off old lawn prior to returfing

I am looking to try out a new method of returfing for an upcoming job and was looking for some advice before I start.

Up until now I have generally skimmed off the old lawn, either by hand or using a turf cutter, before rotavating and laying new turf.

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The best mulched and bagger lawn mower

Hi Everyone,

after picking up some larger contracts, I'm looking to reduce my cutting time and get a new mower. i currently run a Viking 655G. The sites have large areas of grass and smaller areas. A ride on isn't viable as part of the site is on a sl

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