In article , Sacha
writes
On 2/4/05 15:07, in article ,
"ken cohen" wrote:

I read somewhere that it's best to soak and rinse grass seed over a
period of days (I forget how long for), the idea being that you get
the seed to sprout a bit before you sow, and this apparently keeps the
birds off it, and promotes rapid rooting and growth.

My husband's method is to sow grass seed in a bag of compost and loosely
roll over the edge of the bag. Naturally, you will choose the quantity of
compost/seed according to your needs.
Once the seed has germinated, scatter it where needed. That's it. He was
taught this many years ago by ye olde gardner and has taught it to many
others. It seems never to fail.


You can also do it with vermiculite Sacha.
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Dalmatian Telegraph
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