Gardening expert shares the 1 task gardeners should do now to ‘prevent patchy grass’ (Image: Tom Strowlger/Getty)
If the has persistent waterlogging, then we should set about improving the drainage and aerating the lawn and any specific wet patches.
The improvement of drainage in the lawn will help prevent patchy grass.
The technique for improving drainage and aerating the lawn is simple, we should take our fork and spike the lawn where water settles.
The spikes of each forking should be about six inches deep and be about 12 inches apart.
This depth of holes will drain the water below the roots of the existing grass.
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The existing grass will benefit from airflow to the roots which is called aeration, the holes also help to reduce compaction.
Once the ground has been forked and drainage improved you can sprinkle in some winter grass seed in to any thin and bare patches.
The winter grass seed is specially designed to germinate in lower temperatures, so it can be used to repair the lawn during the winter months.
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