| Procedure |
Steps |
| Aerating & Scarifying |
- Scarify and aerate lawn, or hollow tine to remove thatch.
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| Fertilizing |
- Apply high potash autumn lawn feed a few days after scarifying.
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| Mowing |
- Reduce height of cut as growth rate slows.
- Set mower to winter
cut height by the end of autumn.
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| Sowing & Laying |
- Sow grass seed or lay turf in early autumn.
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| Watering |
- Occasionally water if dry.
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| Weed & Moss Control |
- Apply weedkiller.
- Treat moss with lawn sand.
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| Other Tasks |
- Carry out any repair work.
- Sweep off wormcasts.
- Top-dress after autumn renovation.
- Rake up and remove fallen leaves.
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