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| Rob Barrett 2006-09-25, 9:25 am |
| I seeded some new perennial rye grass lawn areas (previously overgrown
flowerbeds) about a year ago and they've done quite well. But they turn
quite yellow in cool, wet weather like we're having now (I'm in Durham).
The old lawn areas seem to love this environment and go lush green,
while the new lawn slows its growth and yellows. I noticed this pattern
during some similar spells earlier in the year.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
BTW, it may be a red herring, but it's green and growing better around
the edges where it's up against paving. My soil is generally mildly
alkaline.
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| adder1969@yahoo.co.uk 2006-09-25, 1:25 pm |
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Rob Barrett wrote:
> I seeded some new perennial rye grass lawn areas (previously overgrown
> flowerbeds) about a year ago and they've done quite well. But they turn
> quite yellow in cool, wet weather like we're having now (I'm in Durham).
> The old lawn areas seem to love this environment and go lush green,
> while the new lawn slows its growth and yellows. I noticed this pattern
> during some similar spells earlier in the year.
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions?
>
> BTW, it may be a red herring, but it's green and growing better around
> the edges where it's up against paving. My soil is generally mildly
> alkaline.
I can't really help mut mine is greener next to the paving too.
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| pied piper 2006-09-25, 1:25 pm |
| give it a feed an autumn fertiliser and maybe a small dose of iron should
make a difference
"Rob Barrett" <fumanchu314159265@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I seeded some new perennial rye grass lawn areas (previously overgrown
>flowerbeds) about a year ago and they've done quite well. But they turn
>quite yellow in cool, wet weather like we're having now (I'm in Durham).
>The old lawn areas seem to love this environment and go lush green, while
>the new lawn slows its growth and yellows. I noticed this pattern during
>some similar spells earlier in the year.
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions?
>
> BTW, it may be a red herring, but it's green and growing better around the
> edges where it's up against paving. My soil is generally mildly alkaline.
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"Rob Barrett" <fumanchu314159265@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:ef8lr1$mqa$1@news.freedom2surf.net...
>I seeded some new perennial rye grass lawn areas (previously overgrown
>flowerbeds) about a year ago and they've done quite well. But they turn
>quite yellow in cool, wet weather like we're having now (I'm in Durham).
>The old lawn areas seem to love this environment and go lush green, while
>the new lawn slows its growth and yellows. I noticed this pattern during
>some similar spells earlier in the year.
>
> Any thoughts or suggestions?
>
> BTW, it may be a red herring, but it's green and growing better around the
> edges where it's up against paving. My soil is generally mildly alkaline.
Bring the pH up to slightly acidic and feed with some nitrate fertiliser
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| George.com 2006-09-26, 9:25 am |
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"RCW" <.@.> wrote in message news:4nqkptFbk5p0U1@individual.net...
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> "Rob Barrett" <fumanchu314159265@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:ef8lr1$mqa$1@news.freedom2surf.net...
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> Bring the pH up to slightly acidic and feed with some nitrate fertiliser
to my uneducated guess it sounds likely to be lack of nitrogen if you don't
fertilise spring n autumn. A feed of fertiliser is the prognosis for that.
Take you pick of fertilisers, a good organic fix of nitrogen is blood and
bone (which also adds phosphorous) or one of the synthetic fertilisers that
also has phosphorous and potassium.
also try giving it a regular mow if not done already and mulch the grass
back in to the lawn if your mower will allow. This will cycle nitrogen from
the grass back in to your lawn.
rob
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