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- Poor condition lawn - I need to remove weeds and get the grass growing back?
The lawn has been poorly treated for years (just bought new house). There are a lot of weeds and moss areas in grass. I am thinking of: 1. mowing short, then laying down weed/moss killer and 2. then after a week or so using an electric raker to really clear the weeds. 3. Not sure if I need to also use a aerator and spinkle down sharp sand to also give the ground less compaction 4. I was then planning to fertilise ground and then overseed and roll in seeds 5. then of course water grass every day for several weeks to get the new grass seeds growing Any thoughts? (I'm in UK so weather over next month is probably quite dry but grass seed can be planted anytime from May-Sept so it should be OK)

A had the same problem with my lawn in my new house 2 years ago. Step 1: Mowed Lawn Step 2: Used Weed and Feed then Watered in Step 3: Waited 7 days then manually raked out all weeds Step 4: Nearly cried as lawn looked a right mess. Step 5: Raked the soil Step 6: Mixed bags of new topsoil with grass seed Step 7: Spread new soil/seed across required patches of lawn (ie most of it) Step 8: Watered Daily Result: 95% of the lawn is now fantastic. There are one or two areas that require retreating - I am currently doing this and the rather inclement weather has not hindered the process. Note: I noticed the seed and topsoil method at a golf course and gave it a try - works really well. However - Do NOT re wee and feed for a minimum of 6 months after the new seed is taken. Mow about 3 weeks after grass begins to visibly grow.