Newbie here! Please help with dead patch

[sully110]

Hi All

Newbie here - just joined so apologies in advance if i say or ask something silly.

I just have a dead patch of garden that refuses to grow any grass.

Would love some freebie advice as to how to go about it.

Just paid someone £500 to come and throw some seeds and said wait - it will grow in 5-6 day - well its been 11 and it doesnt look any better than before to me.

Im watering the lawn twice a day - once in the morning and once late afternoon.

What else can i do to make this dead patch grow?

I have attached before and after pics but nothing to exciting going on or is there?

Totally out of my depth here... Gardener now says we will come back for another £500.00 - im not doing that.

 

[cpp gardener]

Find out what kind of seed he used.
Get some and enough ‘topper’ (they’ll know what and how much at the garden center) and starter fertilizer to cover the area.
Spread it, tamp it down and water. Your schedule sounds about right. How long do you water when you water?
It will cost you a lot less if you do it yourself.

 

[Oliver Buckle]

That's a lot of money for not much, but I guess you know that. Couple of queries, how long have you been there? Could it have a history of being polluted by something? Also, have you ever stuck a fork in it? Could it have become severely compacted?
PS, Welcome to the forum.

 

[sully110]

Find out what kind of seed he used.
Get some and enough ‘topper’ (they’ll know what and how much at the garden center) and starter fertilizer to cover the area.
Spread it, tamp it down and water. Your schedule sounds about right. How long do you water when you water?
It will cost you a lot less if you do it yourself.

Thank you for your reply and advice.
Shall I add seeds again to the topper/fertilizer?
i water for aournd 30-40 mins.
My sprinkler covers only a 3rd of the effected area so 15 mins for each area.

 

[sully110]

That's a lot of money for not much, but I guess you know that. Couple of queries, how long have you been there? Could it have a history of being polluted by something? Also, have you ever stuck a fork in it? Could it have become severely compacted?
PS, Welcome to the forum.

Thank you Oliver.
You are right - we've only been here for 2 years but you may be able to make our that we have huge desirous trees surrounding that area where it just doesn't grow.
The "gardner" said soil is bad.., area is bad... he thinks its a heavy chalk and clay area... i don't know if any of this is true but I wouldn't know how to check.

Happy to try things.

 

[cpp gardener]

Yes get more seed. Put it down first, then fertilizer, then topper. The watering sounds good unless it gets hot.

 

[sully110]

Can i just confirm by topper you mean Top Soil

Topsoil

High quality, general purpose topsoil. Ideal for turfing, borders, beds, vegetables & raising levels. Bulk bag size approximately 1 cubic metre.

www.onlineturf.co.uk

Something like this.

Fertilizer would be https://thegrasspeople.com/revive-o...bBdBNVmIFp4tqMPjCmvg1vbnBoCJxIQAvD_BwE#185=41

Sorry - just want to confirm.

 

[cpp gardener]

For the topper you want fine organic matter, not actual soil.