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Thanks Doggit. I might give seeding another go. I'll try some compost/manure on top this time and different seed. Is it best to apply fertiliser prior to seeding? Would a standard garden fertiliser like this work...

Oh dear, doesn't sound good. :( lostinthlight, I put down pre-seed fertiliser when I first seeded but not on the recent overseeding. I did wonder whether I was over watering it. The problem is, although it puddles it seems to dry out very quickly too. If I gave it a thorough watering in the...

Thanks appreciate your help. Yeah where I dug it up is what it looked like when we first seeded so we were pretty happy with it. It didn't look too stoney and was quite crumbly. However after a while it became compacted on the surface when dry and many stones appeared. I'll try some...

OK thanks. I gave it a good watering today with the sprinkler and the attached photos show what it looks like 5-10 mins after. When walking on it, it is quite squidgy. I also turned over a section with a fork and underneath was it was dampish but not that moist (shown in the last photo) so...

The topsoil was from a local builders merchant. It had a few stones in it but not particularly big ones. It was 10mm screened. The existing soil had some stones in it. We tried to pick up as many as possible but it was never ending. When the soil was spread out there were not too many visible...

Thanks for the help everyone. The seed was new a bag, sowed within a couple of weeks of purchase. As this area is fairly shady as my house is on one side and fence and trees on the other I went for seed suitable for shady lawns. The varietys it contained were... SHADY LAWN 50% Maxima Festuca...

Hi, I reseeded my lawn September last year and the results were really disappointing and I am not sure what steps to take next. I have attached some photos of part of it and a close up. We spent absolutely ages digging up 100sqm of the old grass, removing stones and then spread 7 tonnes of...

Thanks everyone. This is a shame about the 450mm as it would look a bit odd offset that far from kerb. I could do a hedge I guess but I wanted to put post and chain along the edge of the pathway, like in the first photo below. Would make it very enclosed if I did hedge along here too. As shown...

Hi all, I am looking to install some 1.5m fence posts (to make a post and chain fence) roughly where the red blocks are in the photo below to stop people walking and driving across my lawn (supermarket lorry decided to attempt a 3 point turn on it). I was told by the guys who re-turfed the...

Hi everyone, Just wanted to report back that I got the stump out! I had bought some bits to burn it out but before doing so I thought it would be best to cut off some of the larger roots first with a saw and I suddenly found it started to move a bit. I continued to cut through all the main...

Ok thanks edecotp. Sorry should have put the measurements in. The diameter of the remaining trunk is 7 inches. The distance from the end of the left root to end of right root is about 2 1/2 foot.