"sheridan whiteside" wrote in message
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Newbie time again.

Now I've Evergreen Completed my lawn, and electric raked it to hell,
it's looking a bit mangy. Some parts were 95% moss. What I need to
know is how much grass needs to remain in a patch of lawn in order to
avoid needing reseeding? Most of my (now) brown patches have lots of
single tufts of grass about 3-5cm apart. Will this fill in? If so,
over what timescale? Or should I just get on and overseed all the bare
patches now?

I almost wish I'd left it mossy and called it 'ornamental'.

SW

I wouldn't over seed it just yet. Evergreen complete can stay in the soil
for up to 8 weeks.

Now would be a good time to put down sand- to give drainage. Having a lot
of moss often means there is a problem e.g. poor drainage or shaded patches.

Lawn sand is the best to use.

Ordinary sand contains clay (will hold too much moisture and will create
moss again) and will not have been washed or sterilised. I was thinking
about using some builders sand but this is very poor quality.

Sharp sand is good to use but is often directed at builders so it probably
contains clay and is poor quality.

Horticultural Sand is good to use. It has usually been washed no clay and
is of better quality.

.... This will help to to prevent moss in the future and give your lawn a
better chance.

The lawn will hopefully restore its self but will will take a long time. It
will probably be a good idea to over seed. If it gets used alot then use a
ryegrass lawn seed, usually labelled as "multi purpose" or "family lawn".