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  • Bloody grass
  • iolo
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    The grass in Snowdonia is growing bloody fast.
    I’m cutting it every 3 days to keep it looking good and it’s amazing how much grass I get.
    I’m going away for 6 weeks and don’t want it looking awful when I get back.
    Is there some kind of growth retarder I could spray on it to keep it looking kind of ok?

    nedrapier
    Full Member

    some sort of bright green, toxic paint?

    sandwicheater
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    Sheep.

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    purpleyeti
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    just put a sheep on it?

    iolo
    Free Member

    I would like to keep the nice expensive flowers and shrubs though.

    IHN
    Full Member

    Pay a local yoof to cut it while you’re away?

    dannybgoode
    Full Member

    Grass growing to fast is a problem now? What lighting set up are you using and any tips of ferts?

    ernie_lynch
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    Bloody grass indeed. Life’s a bitch.

    bearnecessities
    Full Member

    Tarpaulin

    wwaswas
    Full Member

    shiboleth has just been given some unexpected spare time?

    Jamie
    Free Member

    Someone need their lawn mowed?

    cbmotorsport
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    A pal of mine runs three golf courses, they use growth retardant on the course which stops upward growth and promotes outward growth, so you get a thicker, lusher lawn that you don’t ned to cut very often. I think it’s called Primo – I plan to do our lawn in the next couple of weeks.

    bikebouy
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    Get a Football or Rugby team to practice on it, that’ll keep it down a bit.. 😉

    PiknMix
    Free Member

    Grass growing to fast is a problem now? What lighting set up are you using and any tips of ferts?

    Every three days is a hell of a SOG setup!

    iolo, do you have a local scout group? A small donation may get you a temporary gardener.

    lilchris
    Free Member

    Pay a local yoof to cut it while you’re away?

    Find one you can pay in instalments! 😉

    iolo
    Free Member

    Pik n Mix, I like that idea. Thanks.

    jam-bo
    Full Member

    set up a strava segment.

    glasgowdan
    Free Member

    I doubt you’d find Primo Maxx to be cost-effective. The problem with it is you still need to control weeds and clear debris that gathers on lawns. I’d only use it on big commercial bankings that are a real hassle to work.

    Look up somewhere like landscapeengine and find a business locally that will do a fortnightly cut, then catch up on the twice weekly regime when you get home. You don’#t have to tell them you’re going away for 6 weeks; just do it all by email and bank xfer.

    rickt
    Free Member

    Tarmac it.

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