Pests

Worms
Worm casts may appear in your lawn during autumn and spring. This is because mild, damp

Bitch Patches
If you allow your bitch (female dog) to 'spend a penny' on the lawn it will cause dead patches in the lawn surrounded by a ring of deep green grass which can become an unsightly feature and which will not grow out for many years. Train the bitch to use an unobtrusive corner of the garden and if you catch her 'spending a penny' on the lawn, water the affected area copiously.

Builders' Rubble
With new houses you often find that the builder has dug out a hole in the middle of the garden in which he buries all his rubble and rubbish. Buried debris near the surface will also cause brown patches due to drying out and compaction of the topsoil above it.

Always make sure, therefore, when preparing the seedbed that there is no rubbish or rubble near the surface.