What to do, once we get rain, to get lawn back.

ericmark · 8 Aug 2026

Two apple trees, and a large hedge, have taken all the water there was, and I had treated for moss, just before the drought so left with nearly no grass, not quite bare earth, but not far from it.

Clearly can't do anything yet, but once rain returns, what should I do?

mikehammer69 · 8 Aug 2026

Do you use a weed and feed on the lawn or a fertilizer

jj4091 · 9 Aug 2026

According to Monty Don on gardeners world last week "do nothing" grass is tough as old boots and will come back once we get some rain.
Personally I think it seems a bit of a waste of time having a nice green lawn through the Autumn and Winter when you can't really make use of it.
So I think a lot of people might be looking for drought tolerant grass before long

ericmark · 10 Aug 2026

mikehammer69 said:
Do you use a weed and feed on the lawn or a fertilizer

Weed and feed.

jj4091 said:
So I think a lot of people might be looking for drought tolerant grass before long

I think the main problem is the trees, which starve the lawn of water, but at least only had to use the lawn mover once this year.

How weeds still manage to push their way through the tarmac I don't know, it seems to be a regular thing going out with the weed killer spray gun.

My daughter tells me, they are not wind falls, the apples on the ground should be called drought falls?

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What to do, once we get rain, to get lawn back.

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