What do the NPK values on lawn fertilisers mean?
Whenever you purchase fertiliser or soil improver for your garden, you will see that they are marked with an NPK value. But what does this mean? N, P and K are the chemical symbols for the three main...
View ArticleThe role of nitrogen in lawn fertilisers
Nitrogen is the most abundant chemical in the earth’s atmosphere, making up 78% of the air that we breathe. However the vast majority of this is in a gaseous form, which cannot be utilised by plants....
View ArticleThe problems of sustained over-fertilisation of your lawn
I have recently taken on a number of lawns that have previously been maintained by “lawn care professionals”, and I have been absolutely aghast at how bad these customers’ lawns have become as a result...
View ArticleBattling the lawn moss epidemic
This year, moss has reached almost epidemic levels on lawns all across the UK, with very few avoiding being swamped by the troublesome and invasive Bryophytes! Last year I published a post about how...
View ArticleRagwort (jacobaea vulgaris)
Ragwort is a reasonably common weed seen on many lawns across the North West of England. The latin name for ragwort is jacobaea vulgaris (syn. senecio jacobaea). Jacobaea is the family of plants to...
View ArticleCreeping buttercup (ranunculus repens)
Creeping buttercup is a very common herbaceous perennial weed found on all types of lawns across the North West of England and which can quickly become on a problem on even well maintained lawns. The...
View ArticleLawn care myth: Vinegar is an effective weedkiller
I have recently been contributing to a discussion on the great Gardeners Corner Forums on the merits of using vinegar as a weedkiller. This is something that I have heard about before and a quick...
View ArticleWinter, where did you go?
Up here in the North West of England the spring is just gradually trying to through through. It is the middle of March (2014) and the North West of England is currently in the midst of a winderful...
View ArticleHairy bittercress (cardamine hirsuta)
The hairy bittercress (cardamine hirsuta) is an extremely common garden weed which can quickly appear on any bare soil on vegetable patches, flower borders and in any thinner areas of your lawn. It is...
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