I lowered the blade on mine yesterday from maybe the highest setting (7) to a five a bit as it is absolutely shooting up at the moment and could cut it twice a week at least if I had the time. If I had done “No Mow May” I would be bringing in a lad with McHale baler to do the job for me on the first of June.
@mikehunt I just tried the Iron Sulphate in a section and it made no discernable difference. There seems to be yellow grass matted in underneath the green which is a bit worrying as the lawn is down just about a year now. I put out this “Supersoil” natural fertiliser then about a month ago which has it growing like mad but hasn’t made any real difference to the colour of the grass.
It didn’t kill it anyway. It was given to me by the auld lad who I’m pretty sure was just pawning it off as he couldn’t have been arsed with it. I hear it’s being pushed by Teagasc now?
Depending on how much there is of it he’d nearly tear it out of it with a decent raking. A good deep sinking of the graipe (fork for you guys) will aerate it and give it a chance to thrive. Fertiliser and whatnot aren’t going to kick in until he rids it of the thatch. A solid half-hour of effort will rid him of the problem.
As ever, a little effort pays dividends.
