atom · garden / care
Fix the lawn in autumn
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Scarify out the thatch.
A scarifier or spring rake pulls the dead felt layer out so water and air reach the roots again.
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Aerate the compacted runs.
Fork or hollow-tine the paths and play zones. Compaction, not drought, kills most lawn patches.
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Overseed the gaps now.
Autumn soil is warm and wet: seed germinates in days and roots before winter, with no summer weed competition.
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Feed low-nitrogen, high-potassium.
Autumn fertiliser hardens the grass for frost. Spring fertiliser now would force soft growth that winter kills.
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Keep mowing until growth stops.
Last cut slightly higher, around 5 cm, and never into wet mush. Long grass mats; scalped grass freezes.
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