In ideal conditions when the weather is fair and soil is moist, grass will start to appear from 5 days. Combined with a long-acting fertiliser nutrition and high quality grass seed, it creates an environmentally friendly, effective solutions for lawn repair. I didn’t think the guide coverage of up to 100 m2 was enough for my 85m2 lawn to be honest and I have had to top up the seed in areas a few times, hence why i still haven’t cut it yet.

If you have applied topdressing/topsoil beforehand then you can rake the seed in gently at this stage and compact gently by treading it in. It contains a mixture of perennial rye grasses and fescues and is free from any agricultural grass seeds. It's worth noting that these grasses blow into your lawn at random from nearby fields and neighbours gardens so it is possible that they will establish in your lawn in the future. My original lawn was a disaster due to previous house owners not taking care along with the introduction of my 2 dogs. Miracle-Gro EverGreen Lawn Repair Kit repairs and improves bare patches in your lawn, with results in 5 days.A course of 3 ant nematodes followed by a final application of Ant Stop applied deep into their nests should fix it.

Apply a small handful per square metre (20g) to over seed in thin areas, or a large handful (30g) for bare patches.If the situation doesn’t improve from the fertiliser (it usually does) then you can look at a fungicide such as Provanto. The success of our products depends on a range of factors – this is nature we’re dealing with, after all.

We do recommend keeping pets and children off the lawn for 3 hours post-application of the main pack to allow the products to absorb. Very disappointed indeed, it did kill all the moss and made the grass a lot greener but never killed a single weed - I just couldn't believe it - it didn't do what it claimed. If you are not bothered about removing the 'weed' grasses you can rake them up before mowing and it'll make them less obvious.

You can help prevent them establishing through keeping the lawn thick and healthy by following correct lawn care practices. There are no products in the UK which target only these plants so manual removal is the only option. To achieve the best results do as instructed on the pack, water regularly and protect the seeds from hungry birds.