Most lawn problems trace back to a handful of habits — and the fix is usually simpler than the products in the garden centre suggest. Here are the five we see most often.
1. Cutting too short. Scalping a lawn stresses the grass, exposes soil, and invites weeds. Set the mower to 75–90mm and never remove more than a third of the blade in a single pass.
2. Watering at the wrong time. Watering mid-afternoon evaporates 30–50% of the volume before it reaches roots. Water at dawn for the deepest soak.
3. Ignoring the soil. Compacted soil suffocates roots. A simple core aeration once a year does more for your lawn than any fertiliser.
4. Bagging every clipping. Mulching mowers return nitrogen-rich material to the soil and can replace 25% of your fertiliser needs.
5. Treating symptoms, not causes. Brown patches and weeds are signals — not problems to mask with chemicals. Test the soil first.
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