This improves drainage and relieves compaction, allows water, air and nutrients to more easily reach the grass roots which are then encouraged to penetrate more deeply. This improves the ability of the lawn to access deeper reserves of moisture in the soil thus increasing drought resistance and promoting lawn health. We recommend aeration at the beginning of the program and from then on in the spring and autumn. Aeration is arguably the most important treatment you can give your lawn. It significantly assists the re-establishment of tired lawns.
Scarifying
Scarification is the best way to remove moss and thatch from your lawn. Our commercial scarifier will lift most of the moss and thatch out of your lawn, which creates much more space for healthy grass to establish. The recovery process normally takes 4-6 weeks, depending on the weather. You will then have a beautiful, lush green lawn. All green waste is removed from site by us.
We scarify lawns in the Spring and Autumn, the conditions are perfect for a healthy post scarification recovery. If you have any questions about the scarification process or whether your lawn would benefit from scarification, please feel free to contact us now. We look forward to hearing from you!
Aeration
Fertiliser & Herbicide
We apply season specific granular fertilizer that does not need to be watered in and a selective herbicide to kill the particular weeds that are growing at this time of year. The herbicide is absorbed into the body of the weeds and makes them grow rapidly, outgrowing their natural strength and killing them. In order to gain best results from this treatment and for it to be most effective, do not mow the grass for three days prior to and following treatment. Please keep all livestock that may eat the grass off the lawn for two weeks after application. It is completely safe to walk and play on once dry.
In September or October we apply a granular moss treatment to the lawn to prevent moss spore germination and to kill any minor moss colonisation that may be present.
In November / December / January we shall apply our Winter treatment that helps to prevent disease. It also contains soluble iron that gives a a lovely dark green colour.