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Grass Will Be Greener If You Do Easy Task Now
This summer has been tough on gardens across the UK, with prolonged hot and dry spells. If you have grass in your garden, it has more than likely turned brown.
TL;DR
- UK gardens have suffered from prolonged hot and dry spells, causing grass to turn brown.
- Domestic lawns are robust and will recover once rain returns, even if the top growth appears dead.
- Resist watering parched lawns during drought; they will recover naturally.
- Autumn is the ideal time to renovate and repair lawns after a dry summer.
- To repair, re-sow sparsely grassed areas with drought-tolerant seed mix.
- Prepare the area by raking away dead grass and weeds before scattering seed.
- Water the new seeds well and keep them damp until they germinate.
- Avoid mowing the newly sown area for at least a month and refrain from walking on it.
- Cut the new lawn only when it is growing well and strong, initially with shears or left until spring.