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Old 04-12-2002, 06:59 PM
Tumbleweed
 
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Default To late to sow grass seed?


"Martin Freeman" wrote in message
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Could one of you knowledgeable people tell me if it would be possible
to sow grass seed in December and have any hope of success?

We have had builders working at our property and as a result of a
garage being built they have distributed soil all over to level out
the garden area.

Our garden now looks like a lunar landscape and my wife is in tears,
if I was to buy some grass seed and spread it over the soil would it
take.

Any advice gratefully accepted, I'm totally ignorant of anything that
grows in the garden.

Thanks
Martin


No. Not jusat because its too cold (its mild at the moment but I uhnderstand
its just about to get colder) but because its so wet.
To sow lawn properly you need to rake over the ground, level it, remove
stones, compress it by walking over it or rolling it lightly, then raking it
again to get a fine tilth in which you sow. Try walking over your earth now
and see what happens.... Doing that in this weather will lead to a
horrendous mudbath. Wait until spring when you can do it properly, anything
you do now wont take properly and will have to be done again (when it will
be more difficult as because you'll have clumps of grass growing and
depressions where the mud was churned up form walking on it.

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