"weed" wrote in message
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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


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weed


Burlap is the solution. Garden stores sell it. It serves four purposes:

1) Keeps birds from eating the seed.
2) Holes in burlap allow grass to grow through, then you lift off the burlap
without yanking the sprouts with it.
3) Helps retain moisture, which is important since seed suppliers always say
"keep constantly moist", as if we all have a large staff of gardeners who
are home all day, waiting with the hose.
4) Provides a mechanical barrier which protects the seed from the force of
watering. Even if you use the mist setting, you still run the risk of
sloshing some seed around after you've made an effort to distribute it
evenly. Burlap lowers the risk.

In short, burlap is the right up there with the printing press, in terms of
great inventions.