Reviving dead lawn

[ali23]

We had a new lawn put down in out pretty small garden in March.
Last month we were having a lot of external paintwork carried out and the kids trampoline was moved onto the lawn for around three weeks. It had left a horrid, black patch and I fear we have murdered the grass. Is there any way to revive it? I've watered it and put down some grass seed but it is not looking any better. We are not gardening people and haven't much of a clue whether we are flogging a dead horse. Hope not.

I've just laid fake grass (astro turf) in our garden...cannot recommend it enough! Perfectly green, soft, and no morning dew so we can play out first thing! I just Hoover it to keep it clean and occasionally we will sprinkle it with sand (apparently) to keep it 'perky'! I've no idea about real grass, sorry!

I've tortured my grass and it always comes back on it's own but it does take a bit of time....maybe a month.

If it's totally dead you need to completely remove the old grass either using a rake or using a small trowel. If you have green / yellow grass underneath then it is saveable, you can get some patch magic (in most garden shops), water everyday and it will grow soon.

If there is just bare earth under the dead grass then dig it over so the ground is soft enough for seed to take and put the patch magic on that.

I noticed the lawn was crappy under our trampoline and kept moving the damn thing round the lawn to let the affected patch recover.

I've give up this year and dismantled the trampoline.

Grass is quite quick to recover and you can get grass seed for 'play areas'

If i were you I'd probably not sow any seed or re-turf until Sept as long as it's cooler.
It will be hard work in the heat.
If you anywhere south of say the midlands i'd wait.