On 2009-09-10 15:48:50 +0100, "Nitromax®" said:

Sacha wrote:
On 2009-09-10 11:27:20 +0100, "Nitromax®" said:

Is it too late to be seeding a small area of grass?

No but it will help you to get started if you look at the group's FAQ
on germinating grass seed before sowing it. It's called repairing
lawns because there's another FAQ on sowing lawns but the repair
method works just as well for a whole lawn!
http://www.u-r-g.co.uk/faqlawnrep.htm
Also the other FAQ is very helpful on both preparing and sowing a lawn
using a different method.
http://www.u-r-g.co.uk/faqlawn.htm

Thanks for the faq, but as it happens that is very close to
how I have been doing it.

Then I'm sorry but I don't understand why you're asking if it's too
late to be seeding a small area of grass, if you've done that already?

I have been soaking the seed for 24hrs then mixing it with
a decent fine compost, leaving it again for another 24hrs.

It has then been sown on prepared soil but as yet I have
found no need for any kind of netting, the birds are well
fed elsewhere in the garden and leave the seed well alone.

So, if you've done that, why are you asking now if it's too late to sow
a lawn? I'm puzzled. You seem to have done something and *then* to be
asking if it's too late to have done it? Is that correct?

The only trouble I am having is with worms, the little mound
they leave behind can ruin small areas of new grass if not
cleared.

You didn't mention worms before but the one thing you do NOT want to be
without in your garden is worms. For your own garden's sake, don't try
to get rid of those. No worms = dead soil = unhappy plants and grass
is a plant. When the grass is fully grown and can safely be walked
on, mown etc. you can gently rake the worm casts back into the grass.
But worms are an indication of really, good, fertile, healthy soil.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon