Our lawn was really patchy but it grew lush and green in just 2 weeks thanks to a £1 Poundland buy we chucked all over
A WOMAN who wanted to give her garden a makeover for summer has revealed the one buy that saved her lawn.
Jade Staff took to social media to show the before and after results and it left people stunned.
Most of us are looking for gardening tips as the warmer weather draws closer and Jade found a £1 buy that really worked to grow her lawn with minimal effort.
She said: “Brought some of that £1 grass seeds from Poundland just to see how it works.”
Jade added that it was a nightmare trying to work the dirt as it had become solid.
Instead, she cleared as many stones as she could and just sprinkled the seeds on top.
“Figured it’s £1, lets go for it,” she added.
Jade then documented the progress of her lawn – which took just two weeks to transform.
She sprinkled the seeds on May 3 and let them get to work.
By May 11, she started to see sprouting of new life.
By the time May 22 rolled around, her lawn was looking luscious and green again.
She continued: “We’ve got a few patches to do now we know how well it worked, but highly recommend it to anyone looking.”
And the images of the transformation speak for themselves when shared on the Facebook group Gardening UK – Hints, tips & advice
The Speedy Seed Fast Acting Grass Seed 150g are just £1 a box and can be bought online or in store.
The post has since become a hit with other avid gardeners and they took to the comments to share their thoughts.
One person wrote: “Finally something that works from Poundland.”
Another commented: “In only a couple of weeks? Wow.”
May gardening jobs
The Sun's Gardening Editor, Veronica Lorraine, has shared the tasks you need to crack on with in May.
GARDEN growth can go from nought to ninety in May, depending on the weather. The last UK frosts are generally seen at the beginning of the month, so all of a sudden there’s so much more to do and grow.
Plant out dahlia tubers
It’s a joy to finally plant out your dahlia tubers. Remember how big they can get – and space accordingly – anything up to half a metre apart.
It’s a good idea to put your support stakes in now instead of trying to work around them.
And make sure you include lots of well rotted manure or decent compost to feed it and then mulch to keep it moist and suppress weeds. They generally start blooming in July.
Final feed to Spring flowers
You can give a cheeky feed to all your remaining tulips and daffodils.
Although the majority of bulbs aren’t guaranteed to come back year after year any more, as long as you’ve left them to die back naturally there’s a good chance they’ll have stored enough energy to come back again. Tomato feed is fine.
Tie up climbers
Your clematis, honeysuckle and rambling roses should be well on their way by now – try to use plastic free string to tie them back into their support, or tuck them round each other to make sure they don’t sprout off in crazy directions.
Feed the lawn
It’s not too late to give your lawn a good feed.
Whether you use granular or liquid, it can give it a good boost to see it through the harsher summer months.
While mowing, don’t go too low with your cut length yet and never take more than a third off the grass height.
Get creative
It’s also time to get creative with hanging baskets and pots.
Trailing pelargoniums, which a lot of people call geraniums, and Begonias are a good, low cost way of getting lovely returning blooms throughout the summer in your baskets.
And pots can be planted with spring bulbs.
Don’t forget the greenhouse!
Give your greenhouse a good tidy and clean the glass inside and out.
The improved light will help plants grow quicker inside and tidying is good for the soul.
You can just use a household white wine vinegar and water solution – or even neat if you’re feeling spendy – which gives a really good shine.
“Looks great,” penned a third.
Meanwhile a fourth said: “I got some, worked wonders, then went for a more expensive seed this year, and it’s literally taken ages to grow.”
“OMG looks really good,” claimed a fifth.
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