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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?
some sort of bright green, toxic paint?
Sheep.
just put a sheep on it?
I would like to keep the nice expensive flowers and shrubs though.
Pay a local yoof to cut it while you're away?
Grass growing to fast is a problem now? What lighting set up are you using and any tips of ferts?
Bloody grass indeed. Life's a bitch.
Tarpaulin
shiboleth has just been given some unexpected spare time?
Someone need their lawn mowed?
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.
Get a Football or Rugby team to practice on it, that'll keep it down a bit.. 😉
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.
Find one you can pay in instalments! 😉Pay a local yoof to cut it while you're away?
Pik n Mix, I like that idea. Thanks.
set up a strava segment.
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.
Tarmac it.