lost all my grass!

[Mad Murdoch]

Good morning all.

i have a problem with my garden. all my grass has disappered. it has happened over the space of a couple of days and now there is nothing there all except mud.

when it rains a load of black worms come out of the grass.

if anyones knows what has happened or could give me some advice then that would be great.

cheers guys

kelly

[Osbourne One-Nil]

Photo would help.

[Gray-Wolf]

Good morning all.

i have a problem with my garden. all my grass has disappered. it has happened over the space of a couple of days and now there is nothing there all except mud.

when it rains a load of black worms come out of the grass.

if anyones knows what has happened or could give me some advice then that would be great.

cheers guys

kelly

Has puppy been peeing out there? did it turn yellow and then go?

[Somerset Squall]

Is the ground entirely saturated?

[Mad Murdoch]

this happened before we got the puppy.

it didnt turn yellow, it just all disapppered..

i wouldnt say its entirely saturated, but quite wet

i will try and get a picture up in a bit

[shuggee]

Have you checked down the back of the sofa?

[Ross B]

LOL

[Mad Murdoch]

Have you checked down the back of the sofa?

i really do belive someone has robbed all my grass :unsure:

my husband just laughs at me

[Osbourne One-Nil]

Your husband has a point.

[Gray-Wolf]

Seeing as you are sooo close to the sea and this year has been quite 'stormy' could salt laden spray be the reason??? If it collected on your ground then that'd do for the grass (unless it was 'dune grass'!!!) Look at what the Romans did to the productive land around Carthage with salt!!!

Edited February 26, 2007 by Gray-Wolf

[Mad Murdoch]

that could be a good point.

but if that was the reason would everyones else grass be the same..

our house is the only one it has happened to ...

i will post a picture of it in a bit

[tufty]

Is any grass there, yellow, brown or withered or has it just disappeared....any marks

where a turf cutter has been? grass just does not disappear !

Just read on another site about bermuda grass not being shade tolerant, and i do know that you have to get

a certain type of grass for shaded areas as some will survive where others do not.

How long have you had it and is it in the shade, even if it is shaded by fence panels, some grasses do not like it.

Edited February 26, 2007 by tufty

[Mad Murdoch]

it just has dissapered and it happened in the space of 2 days....

[Osbourne One-Nil]

Oh god! I have absolutely no idea and I'm paid to go out and troubleshoot these sort of problems sometimes.

[TheGardener]

The pictures are not that clear but to me it seems that this has been ongoing for a while Grass does not disapear overnight unless you have lots of Rabbits. Waterloged grass will always recover as the roots will be at least 2-3 inches in the ground. wait 3-4 weeks to see if this recovers else turf it

[kaz]

hi Kelly i had the same dort of prob .. but mine took weeks to go like that.. Are you sure there is no blocked pipe underground that could have caused it to die off like that..we had are grass re-turfed but it didnt like the clay soil i have now decking and gravel.. have the kids been running around on it while its been so wet? cos it looks like a footie pitch and the end of season

but seriously it looks like its dead deceased gone xxxx

lol kaz x

[Mad Murdoch]

the kids havent been out there that much....

i think this is going to be a mistery, never solved..

so the next question is : whens the best time to re seed the garden

[skyeblue]

could the drug barrons have stole it

[Osbourne One-Nil]

so the next question is : whens the best time to re seed the garden

I like to sow my seed all year round, but find the best results happen either in the autumn and right about now.

[Mad Murdoch]

no dont think i have annoyed any neignbours.....

i will look into buying some seed then...

[Supercell]

This happened to us. Only a small patch of grass though. My dad was not very impressed with the wine he purchased from the local happy shopper, so he poured it over the lawn. The next morning, the grass had gone and all flora and fauna within a 2 metre radius had withered and died. Thankfully, I avoided the liebfraumilch.

[Mad Murdoch]

we if that case i would of needed a whole vine yard to kill my grass

[Ross B]

Used any dodgey weedkiller recently?

Other than that all i can suggest is that someone smoked it.

[Mad Murdoch]

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QUOTE(Ross B @ 26 Feb 2007, 04:15 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Used any dodgey weedkiller recently?

Other than that all i can suggest is that someone smoked it.

no, no weedkillers used..

[flagpole]

would it be better to let the ground dry out a little before sowing the seed? How wet is it? You don't want it to just rot.

Beginning of April it might have a bit more warmth to it too.

Just a thought

It really does look like someone has just skimmed the grass off!