"Seaweed has been used here in Guernsey got years, mabe not so much now. Mainly on fields, collected from the bracket and spread then left for a while. The salt gets washed off and it starts to break down, then plowed in. There is also a chap drying…"

"Thanks Robbie. I came across your blog when I was looking into seaweed for lawn use earlier in the year  Very informative. "

"Badgers ripped up the turf on the general play area of the playing field behind my house earlier this year, it looked like ploughed field, the council sent a couple of guys with rakes to try and straighten it up. They couldn't really do much, but it…"

"Thankyou David & Edward for your advice .
I was thinking along those lines of trial and error . 
Its such a small amount i went with what seems to be the quickest fix of mixing the mortar tone with mortar . 
It is a sandy yellow tone which i am tryi…"

"The timing of nematodes depends on the grub - so you need to make sure. Eg for some chafers, its Aug to Oct, Leatherjackets could be April or Aug/Sep. Best to have a poke around and see what can be found.
Either way, the grub control will not be any…"

"Thanks Andrew - It sounds like the solution is going to involve a bit more work than I thought. Could we skip the aeration/moss control and go straight to a grub treatment at the right time? Would that be spring?"

"It's most likely chafer grubs that they are going for - you'll need to confirm. Aeration and seaweed conditioners will strengthen root zone. You'll need to address the grubs with the correct nematode at the right time of year.
This time of year, it'…"

"As Dave says it's trial and error.
You're not clear if a dye has been added to the original mortar.
In my experience its not often that a dye is used so then it comes down to the sand used. Local builders merchants will have a range on offer such as…"

"its trile and error you will have to do test samples making notes of the mix then let it dry then compair the results with the exsisting "