On 2009-07-12 10:35:05 +0100, Dave Hill said:

On 11 July, 23:04, bobharvey wrote:
On 11 July, 17:43, Dave Hill wrote:

Remember, in nature grass seed just drops to the grownd and doesn't
get planted, except some by worms.

It's true. *But Nature is not setting out to achieve a perfect
monovarietal sward, and as long as one seed in a million succeeds is
quite happy. *We are hoping to get at least 50% of grass seeds to
succeed, so a bit of TLC & the elimination of hazards will help this
un-natural desite.

We dont all go into the garden with "un-natural desires"

If just 1 in one million grass seeds grew in nature then we would have
no grass.
David Hill

Am I allowed at this stage to butt in, yet again, with Ray's lawn
seeding method? ;-) Well, I will anyway (perhaps NB to FAQ
makers?!): thoroughly mix up lawn seed and compost in a wheelbarrow to
the quantity required. Tip all back into an empty compost sack. Roll
over loosely at the top and leave for a few days. When the seed has
germinated, scatter it where needed. This helps you to see where
you've sown and it helps to keep birds off. Cover the scattered seed
with horticultural fleece and weigh the edges down with stones or
similar. This also helps to repel birds, gives the grass a bit of a
'greenhouse' and gets it off to a good start. When grass is a decent
height, remove fleece. Keep watered in dry spells before and after
fleece removal. Several NT gardeners learned this tip from Ray and
have put it to good use!
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Sacha
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