Fix Bald Patches in Your Grass

Todays blog is about fixing bald patches in your grass.  I have an eight month old Cocker Spaniel who is causing yellow and bald spots in my lawn.  There are a few easy steps to fix this and is fairly inexpensive.   You could by some turf and cut out the affected area, however you need to replace a larger area and the grass may be a different colour.  Another reason I wouldn't use  turf for this is that it tends to dry out quickly and die off.

This is what the affected areas looked like...

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Here is my preferred method

1. Stuff Required (all available from B&Q)

1. Aerator (or anything for making holes in the affected area such as a gardening fork) £15
2. Small lawn rake or small fork £3
3. Small box of grass seed £6.50
4. Pre turf & lawn seed fertiliser £6.11 
5. Dirt from the garden (preferred) of a small bag of compost

2. Preparation

1. Using the small lawn rake or the small fork, rake out all the dead grass, thatch, moss etc.  you will need to be a bit aggressive with this to get down to bare soil.  You need to do this to allow the grass seed to germinate. 
2. Aerate the affected area. This just means make some holes in and around the affected area. This should be to a minimum depth of around 3 inches (75cm approx).  This will allow air and water into the roots of the surrounding grass as well as allowing soil/compost to fall down to allow new root to grow.
3. Scatter a handful of seed fertiliser over the area, ensuring that some fall into the holes you have made.
4. Make sure the soil in the area is loose (not compacted) and apply a handful of grass seed spreading evenly.  Do not over-seed the area. Again make sure that some of the seed falls into the holes.
   
   
   
5. Take some soil/compost and place over the grass seed and using your hand spread the soil over the area until it is level with the surrounding area and you start to see some grass seeds appearing. Yet again make sure that you push the soil/compost into the holes

   

   
   
6. Water the area well.  Do not let the area get dry.  The seed will grow quicker of there is heat, sun and moisture.  There is a lot of debate around when you should water grass.  My preference would be in the morning as any overwatering should evaporate during the day. Try not to walk on the treated area with the new seed is growing

Here is the end result after around a month

Hope this helps.  Please leave a comment to let me know how you get on.

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