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Lisareid · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 12 Location: Edinburgh

I've just laid new lawn (10 days ago so it has started to root). Problem is, some of the turf is growing wispy plants, not grass. It's only happened in a few areas and the areas are small, but I want to know if there is anything that I can do to nip this problem 'in the bud'!?

Also, we've had 2 mushrooms grow (not in the same area) is this due to something that we've done? It never happened on the old lawn!

Please help, I would hate to think that I done my back in for nothing!!! (Not sure if these problems will rectify once we cut the grass, as it's been so wet not had an opportunity to do this yet!)

Lisareid · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 12 Location: Edinburgh

Few days on... mushrooms are worse than rabbits!! - they are everywhere! I've now started to 'pick' them and crush them to stop the reproducing!!

If anyone can help, I'd really appreciate any advice!

P.S Mowing did not help... think it helped them spread!

AlanE · Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 9:22 am Post subject:

Was this seed or turf? Either way the underlying problem is probably poor drainage allowing the fungus to grow.

Lisareid · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 12 Location: Edinburgh

Turf, we done the whole rotovating thing before laying, removing large stones and weeds... everything we were told basically - which I why I'm even more gutted that this is happening!!

Is there anything I can do to improve the drainage?

AlanE · Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2007 5:18 pm Post subject:

I would first go back to the turf supplier then and see what complaining about their turf achives.

thescruff · Moderator Joined: 03 May 2003 Posts: 4249 Location: Bath

The turf is grown in a field and the mushrooms weeds etc have been imported.

The weeds you can get rid of, eventually, by hooking them out with a small round trowel, the mushrooms however are more or less there to stay.

The only possible chance to get rid off them is to bag the mushroom as they grow, to avoid the spores blowing around, then dig each one out by the roots.

You need to get on to the supplier.

The alternative is to have more eggs and bacon for breakfast Rolling Eyes

Lisareid · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 12 Location: Edinburgh

I've been out every morning and night picking the mushrooms as they grow... thying to stop them spreading! so far, I'm on top of it, seems to be mainly 'baby' ones I'm getting now! Written letter to Rolawn (who I thought to be recognised as a reliable supplier...) last night.

Will let you know their response! In the meantime, seems like I'm stuck with my fungi field!!!

Thanks for your advice/thoughts much appreciated, as least I know that I'm doing all I can!!!! :cry:

Lisareid · Joined: 22 Mar 2007 Posts: 12 Location: Edinburgh

Received a rather poor response from lawn supplier...

Basically, this is something that I should expect with a new lawn and I was also the their manager laid new turf a few years ago and he gets mushrooms every year, so nothing to worry about!

I pointed out that this wasn't stated on the website prior to me purchasing the turf, but was offered no sort of solution or compensation! Crying or Very sad

On a positive note however, I have had NO mushrooms for a couple of weeks now... all I done was pick them out as they appeared... perhaps we'll meet again when the autumn comes, but for the moment problem's solved!! Very Happy

Thanks to all for advice