My lawn is covered in little mounds and lots of holes. It seems to be full of worms and slugs. What can I do to get it back to the lush green lawn that it used to be. I think I might have a problem with drainage. Please help a novice gardener!
2007-07-19 10:09:33 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
Plough it and sow tatties!!!
2007-07-19 10:12:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have been having the same weather as I have, the little mounds may well be wormcasts, made by worms which have come up near to and on the surface, trying not to drown. Basically, and putting it delicately, they are the worm equivalent of horse manure. Worms are good for soil, including soil under lawns. Unless you want a billiard table finish for cricket or bowls, don't try to kill them off. Birds will reduce their numbers enough, without any help from you. Wait for the weather to dry up a bit, so they can take a deep breath and dive back down to work.
The slugs won't be causing the mounds and holes, and won't do much damage to grass, but they are a bit squelchy underfoot. Try a "slug pub" - a container sunk down with its rim at ground level, filled with beer. Slugs can't resist the smell of beer, so they fall in and drown. What a way to go!
2007-07-19 12:19:00 · answer #2 · answered by andrew f 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure these aren't Mole tunnels & mounds? They are after the worms & slugs.
If you have lots of slugs you definitely have a moisture problem.
Get rid of the slugs but try not to get rid of worms. Worms are good for the soil. Use a insecticide for the slugs. The moles may leave when they lose their food source.
2007-07-19 10:15:09 · answer #3 · answered by scotchdrnkr 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
drainage - stab holes in the ground with a fork - not too many though!
worms are good, slugs are bad. Eggshell around the edge of the garden will stop them coming in, and pellets / salt will kill the ones you have.
Buy some decent grass seed and cover your lawn with it. turn on sprinklers and then watch it bloom! keep ontop of the mowing as this will keep t tidy and level!
the summer is coming up, so growth should be fantastic!!!
2007-07-19 10:14:12 · answer #4 · answered by noggintrude 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mines the same, especially with all this rain we're having. All I do is give it a good raking and topfeed. Introduce fresh seed with a sprinkling of compost in patchy areas.
As for drainage, I'm about to tackle that by digging a trench and filling it with hardcore, but I'd really love to borrow one of those aerators they use on the golfing greens, that remove plugs of soil/clay so that you can fill the holes with sand to allow proper drainage....never seem to have the time though. When the summer comes (???) I may just give it a go.
2007-07-19 10:15:54 · answer #5 · answered by ~☆ Petit ♥ Chou ☆~ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you could spend lots of time and effort (and a lot of cash) on getting the perfect lawn,
But the easiest way is yellow pages, (landscape gardener or turf specialists). it worked for me.
2007-07-19 10:14:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
do what i did - dig it up and lay artifical grass lol
you can get it in various lengths and it looks very real- but with no mud and mess either - go for a 4mm pile, gone are the days of artificial grass looking like a veg stall,
http://www.asgoodasgrass.co.uk/
2007-07-19 10:42:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Flag it.
2007-07-19 10:27:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋