weed wrote:
hi all seeded a lawn 15X17ft with seed given to me by a neighbour, but
the resulting lawn? is patchy ,proberbly due to birds taking a fair bit
of seed ,cats etc.

is there a remedy for this (i do not know the type of grass seed other
than its a johnsons varity ) without resorting to turfs.

thank you

You didn't say where you live, weed.

Seed it again, but this time buy some fresh seed and keep it damp until
you've cut it at least twice. Sow 10 lbs per 1000 sq ft. (do the math)