The First Cut is the Deepest.

[Boatman]

First cut this afternoon and looks good. Unfortunately wife wants me to feed it, last did it two years ago and it grew like it was on steriods.

 

[snorri]

I came home to find some daffodils had been enticed to bloom in the spring sunshine this afternoon, but I think the mower can remain in hibernation for a bit yet.

 

[brokenbetty]

Did mine a couple of weeks ago, and raked a layer of compost over it this weekend. Once the compost beds in a bit I'll rake out all the ghost teabags - joys of home made compost

 

[TVC]

I haven't cut mine, that's Mrs VC's job, and she has.

 

[phil_hg_uk]

Yes last week

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Right then, forget helmets. Does anyone think there's any point in scarifying?

My dad maintained a crown green bowling lawn for more than twenty years and his opinion on scarifying couldn't be printed yet under current obscenity laws!

Bloody hell Mort - I can hardly be arsed to mow it let alone get involved in all that!!!

On another note, I bought 30m of 'trimmer line' today to restring my strimmer, cost me over £5 - I bought the strimmer in a garage sale and it cost me £2.50 and now I've had to spend more than twice that..gasp...I can feel a Victor Meldrew moment coming on...nurse, the screens!

 

[Paulus]

Yep, i cut mine two weeks ago, just to take the top off, it needs another trim now to make it look a bit neat.

 

[wobbler]

I think Scarifying is more for the Autumn. May be just a light tickling with a spring lawn rake to get the thatch out. A bit of aeration with a fork if it gets a lot of foot traffic.
If it goes brown and dies I did n't say anything

 

[subaqua]

if you live in the North west, then Green thumb from deeside are a company worth speaking to if you have a lawn you want to look spot on.

My dad has been using them for 2 years now as the lawns at his house were in a terrible condition, they came out and did all sort of tests and strange stuff then a few weks later gave a report on what was needed. he employed them and fair do's the sceptic in me has been silenced. the lawns are top notch now.

they are not dear either.


I have no ceonnection with gereen thumb other than my dad is very happy with the results

 

[Baggy]

...we have the gardner coming in week after to treat the lawn.

Is he going to take it a cup of tea and a choccy bar?

 

[Fnaar]

Right then, forget helmets. Does anyone think there's any point in scarifying?

Well, I occasionally put a "scream" mask on, run out onto the lawn and go "raaaaaaaaaarrrrrr!"
It hasn't made any difference to the lawn, but the neighbours' kids are a bit wary...

 

[Deleted member 1258]

No, I'm waiting for the snowdrops to die back, once they have died back then the strimmer will be brought out.

 

[Alan Frame]

Liberally sprinkling industrial strength alcohol on your lawn is a great labour saving device as the grass will come up half cut.

 

[asterix]

Ah well that's done, 1st mow of the season..

Amazingly the mower started quite easily! And on last years petrol. I can't afford this years, soon we will have to buy a sheep.

 

[Fnaar]

My lawnmower (a hover wotsit) was bought by my mother in 1986... the blades are as blunt as James Blunt living in Blunt House in Bluntland... not sure if I can get another summer out of it