Is Your Lawn Spongy And Difficult to Mow? Here's The Fix!

Is Your Lawn Spongy And Difficult to Mow? Here's The Fix!
Having a spongy lawn is something a lot of people have on their lawn, yet do not know how to fix it.
In this video, I will show you what causes a lawn to be spongy and more importantly how to fix it.
I explain what makes a lawn spongy to walk on and show how to fix it with a before and after.
Any lawn that is spongy usually has a deep layer of thatch, to fix it. This is needed to be stripped away through scarification and aeration.
Then the lawn is seeded and topdressed, for this video we used a bagged screened topsoil and then levelled the lawn afterwards. This also ensures good seed-to-soil contact. I show some different ways this can be done with some basic tools
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[@LawnRight]

Great "finished result!" and great tips as ever ;-)

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks 🙏👍

[@fairwaybermudalawn]

Great job Robbie 👍🏾that was alot the lawn looks Awesome now thanks for sharing

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks 👍🙏

[@grahammacklam4736]

Great timing for all of us doing the autumn renovations. Top tips on the top dressing too👌.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Enjoy your cup of tea ☕ 😋

[@grahammacklam4736]

@@Premier_lawns_official 😅I'm more of a coffee man 😁

[@clivebrowne9888]

most of the lawn care KZbin videos only show lawns that are already fixed. To see the before and after results, lets the average gardener know that following your tips produce great results. Thank you

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Hey Clive, thanks for the feedback 🙂 lots of before and after videos on my channel

[@mousetrap335]

hi Robbie. I cut my lawn at the lowest level and gave it a 4 in 1 feed . to scarifier it I took off the lawnmower blade and replaced it with a scarifier attachment... it took out 100% of thach.. then over seeded ... results are amazing 👏

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Sounds great! Do it again in the spring too

[@mousetrap335]

Just to say not everyone can afford a scarifier machine but the attachment to the lawnmower blades is less than €20 and you also collect the thach on the bag .. thanks from westmeath @@Premier_lawns_official

[@cornwallkid100]

Brilliant service great vieos mate keep them coming 👏 👍 👌

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks 👍 Will do!

[@joegardener4296]

Lovely job.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@davel831]

Robbie great video as ever with the knowledge. Our local church was like this and it felt you was walking on the moon!!!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

This lawn was terrible, we cut the grass at it and I wouldn't have taken it on if they hadn't of let me fix it

[@davel831]

@@Premier_lawns_official but that’s what I like about you Robbie, a true tradesman to get the best results

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@davel831 what do you think of my William Wallace impression on the thumbnail

[@davel831]

@@Premier_lawns_official Robbie all I could think of was you running half naked screaming ‘FREEDOM’

[@asegarra5279]

Nice work 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@Premier_lawns_official]

👍👍👍👍

[@neilfarmer6609]

Great job Robbie! 👍

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Thanks Neil 🙂

[@declanoneill8337]

I plan on doing this with my lawn in the next week or two. Only thing I didn’t see here is fertiliser. Is it best to put down before seeding? I plan on top dressing too.

[@radharcanna]

That’s a beautiful result. A nice new lawn. What’s the lovely hedge surrounding it? Privet?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Yep 👍 that's a privet 🙂

[@outfoxthefox]

I remember on the TV years ago, Cyril Fletcher using a galvanised boot scraper, the ones by the door that had strips of metal. It seemed to work well, not sure if they are available now.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Before my time!

[@outfoxthefox]

@@Premier_lawns_official it was around 1980.

[@RakeshSharma-je8bk]

Love your videos good sir. It's because of you I have a great looking lawn. Next year I will do top dressing. Is there a good time of a year to do that? And with top dressing do I over seed it too?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Spring and early autumn are the best times topdress and seed 👍

[@ppn7432]

Great video. Have an old lawn, destroyed with spongy moss. Is it any use to treat with a lawn feed/weed and moss killer product first, then scarify and overseed? Thanks

[@Premier_lawns_official]

You can't use a weed control product and seed at the same time, best to follow the instructions on the fertilizer packet for the best advice on that

[@trentschneider-johnson8899]

Hey Robbie, another great video. What brand is that rake? We have similar in Australia but without the teeth on the back.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

jost 48

[@lewo1]

Looking good, Robbie! Any reason you didn't aerate the lawn on this one?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

We did aerate

[@thefridge1000]

Is it too late in the year to tackle this? And what's your thoughts on buying an electric scarifier for a 500m2 garden? Keep up the good work

[@Premier_lawns_official]

No it's 100 percent not to late, in fact I'm filming one today. Scarify a 500m lawn with an electric scarifer. No thanks, go hire a pro one, it will be worth it all day long. Yes it will cost more, but it will be much easier to do and do a better job

[@AndrewDixonMusic]

Robbie, do you think it's worth overseeding this autumn if we're not able to use hosepipes?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

I'm assuming you are in south England? If so wait until the end of this month then renovate and it will be damp enough for the seed

[@AndrewDixonMusic]

@@Premier_lawns_official Thanks. I'm in Yorkshire about level with you, assume same principle applies.

[@christalball93_]

If i have new grass planted among old grass (I overseeded), how long do i have to wait to mow, and to scarify since it is spongy too. I removed most moss by hand previously and reseeded whole area. Most moss is gone but lawn is thin so ive overseeded again. Now i have to let the new grass grow in a bit before i mow. Id like to scarify later in the fall but i dont want to rip out all the grass i just planted?

[@scottellwoodgardening287]

It’s amazing how quickly moss and thatch can accumulate on a lawn. Customers are always shocked at the amount that comes out even doing them yearly.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Where are you staying for saltex?

[@scottellwoodgardening287]

@@Premier_lawns_official a few of us are booked into best western about 5 minutes drive away. We stayed there last year also. Are you booked up yet ?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@scottellwoodgardening287 I'm chatting with gregg on FB at the mo... The place is booked up ffs. Are you going 2 - 3?

[@scottellwoodgardening287]

@@Premier_lawns_official 2 nights for me. Sometimes if you ring up they have rooms that don’t show on the internet. May be worth a shot.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

@@scottellwoodgardening287 Good thinking 99

[@stephenk4834]

Great video. Can you use a lute to work the soil in. Thanks Robbie

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Yes you can! 100 percent

[@770thedoctor]

Hi Robbie. Another great video. Tell me this, where do get your bags of topdressing? I'm in Northern Ireland too.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Local garden center

[@roberthamilton2334]

B&q do westland weed free top soil in N Ireland expensive but great soil. Know a lady who got her lawn top dressed in compost, her lawn is now full of weed grasses.

[@770thedoctor]

@@roberthamilton2334 Thanks Robbie and Robert.

[@roberthamilton2334]

Robbie I've been trying to root out two patches of Yarrow in my garden all summer, still coming up but not as bad, do I continue prising up the root or is their a weed killer will sort this out? Thanks

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Yarrow can be hard to get on top of, I would go with the weed control and a smidge of washing up liquid to help it stick

[@roberthamilton2334]

Thanks!! 👍

[@stevebuchanan4829]

Just a question for the expert: Wouldn’t it make more sense to aerate after scarifying?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Why's that?

[@MustangmvpHD]

Hello, what is the reference of your red shovel? It seems to do the job superbly well, I would like to find the same or one of the same kind. Thanks

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Here you go amzn.to/3TDoAXr

[@stevenbuckley1416]

👍👌❤️🤝

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@wayneessar7489]

The rake link mentions it is not currently available maybe Pitchcare sells one?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

It's working ok for me - premierlawns.link/Rake

[@TerryJamesCole]

Hi Robbie, why did you not split the seed 50/50 on this one, i.e. before and after topdressing?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

No reason I guess

[@TerryJamesCole]

@@Premier_lawns_official good enough for me

[@cliff9136]

Any reason you didn’t cut lawn prior to renovation? When I was trained many moons ago it was drilled into us how important it was to cut it short prior. Cheers Cliff.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

In a perfect world yes it should be cut before hand. The professional tools let us do it regardless. We wouldn't have the time to cut a lawn beforehand. Not sure people would want to pay the extra either. The client here had a huge lawn out back that we also did, we didn't film it.

[@cliff9136]

@@Premier_lawns_official fair enough. I price my renovation to include a cut, then offer the client a discount if they cut it themselves prior. Seems to work out 50/50. Keep up the struggle! Cheers

[@juliesullivan153]

How often should you power rake your lawn? & how deep do you need to go

[@Premier_lawns_official]

That will depend on your lawn. If you have the tools to do. Spring and autumn 👍

[@juliesullivan153]

@@Premier_lawns_official how deep should you go?

[@mickeyhughes7244]

Can I brush in with a Lute? Thanks

[@Premier_lawns_official]

Yes a lute will work well 👍

[@mickeyhughes7244]

@@Premier_lawns_official magic, thanks

[@opticyclic]

Mine was spongy because a tree had been removed and the stump was decaying under the grass making a big hole!

[@Premier_lawns_official]

That will do it, no doubt

[@LorcanAdrain]

What is the best petrol lawnmower for giving strips and effective grass cutting?

[@Premier_lawns_official]

That's too broad a question, size of lawn, cutting heights, budget, location, type of lawn/grass, is there undulations.

[@LorcanAdrain]

@@Premier_lawns_official UK, the lawn is 8 meters wide and 20 meters long. Budget is not an issue and I'm looking to cut it at 15mm every week. I was looking at the Hayter 48 Pro, but I have seen lots of negative feedback on it.

[@Premier_lawns_official]

If you are planning on cutting at 15mm you would be much better off with a cylinder mower. Depends on your budget, either new or 2nd hand allett or swardman This time of year you could definitely pick something up if you keep an eye out on Gumtree, ebay or even Facebook marketplace for something local.

[@LorcanAdrain]

@@Premier_lawns_official Thanks I will check out the Allett.

[@thesugarlipslove]

@@LorcanAdrain ive got an allett for sale if you are interested :)

[@BrettSucks]

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