Saki wrote:
When we moved into the property, the lawn couldn't be salvaged. There
was a lot of contrasting information as to how you should freshly
plant a lawn form seed but here's what I ended up doing.

Completely turned over existing grass. moss and weeds, removing all.
Flattened out the soil, fertilised with pre-lawn pellets and raked
these in. Dispersed grass seed and gently raked in. I was advised to
only bury around half of the seeds by raking, I now suspect they
should all be gently covered with soil. 6 weeks on, here's what we
have:

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Should I plant more seed in the spaces and lightly rake in and cover
with soil or is there a better way of filling these gaps out?


I would overseed and rake it in lightly, then water it a tiny bit 2-3 time a day
until it sprouts. Just barely dampen it, All you want to do is keep the seed
from EVER drying out. A sprinkler on a timer to run for 5 minutes at, say, 10AM,
1PM, and 4PM should do it. When you start mowing, mow it at the highest setting
your mower has, and water and fertilize as needed. Over time, the gras spreads
by sending roots underground and sending up new shoots, so it will fill in over
time if you keep it growing.