Poor Drainage

A well-trodden lawn, or grass on heavy clay soil can quickly become compacted. In hot weather the surface bakes hard and can crack. Water does not drain freely and puddles form on the surface. This is called compaction and leads to water logging which is bad news for the health of the lawn. In most circumstances it is easy to rectify but does require some effort. The most effective solution is to use a hollow tined aerator to remove soil cores from the lawn or you could use a garden fork. Brush Lawn & Turf Dressing into the resulting holes and repeat annually until the problem improves. The best time to do this is when the ground is moist in early summer or autumn. Westland Lawn & Turf Dressing contains a mixture of 50% sand, 25% peat, and 25% soil and fertiliser mix, which together add the right ingredients to the soil and grass roots.