"Sacha" wrote in message
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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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Now included as an FAQ...

http://www.u-r-g.co.uk/faqlawnrep.htm

RG