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Saving my muddy lawn
cotty1000
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Can anybody with lawn expertise give me some advice please.
I have two dogs who have ruined my grass by constantly running around and playing. How can I save the lawn so my children can use it and so I can have an aesthetically pleasing view from the kitchen.
I have clay soil and it has been really wet this winter resulting in lots of muddy paws
The green bit at the bottom is artificial lawn left over from my parents garden. This is not an option,neither is turf.
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Hi Cotty, we also have clay soil and go through the same thing every winter with a exuberant dalmatian. The grass does seem to recover for summer and ditto Verdun on the mowing high. It also means that any patches you do have are not as visible until you are in a position re seed etc.
Good luck
You'll have to make a choice - either no dogs on it, or allot them a space to run on. If you can't do that or don't want to do that, it's the usual process of improving drainage and re seeding as Verdun says, coupled with the correct cutting advice he mentions.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
We've had a really wet Winter. I've got two chickens on the lawn that I move around, and I'm also on clay. Mine is a quagmire too. Every year I scarify, aerate and level with sharp sand, but I'm still in the same position as you. So, I suppose what I'm saying is, you can do all you like, but if we have a really wet Winter like we have, you will still probably end up with a mess.
Agree with all above comments but aerate the lawn , if properly done, will improve the overall drainage and air to the grass roots, this will stimulate new growth. Reseed after this process and remove excess traffic to the lawn surface. Hopefully, this will give you a fighting chance
What we are thinking of doing is forking the lawn and spreading sand and possibly lawn fertiliser into it,then re-seed with the dogs off the grass.
Does this sound right?
We have chickens . Gave up on the lawn . And now have .. dare I say it . Plastic grass and it looks a treat