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Old 28-08-2010, 04:48 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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On 28 Aug, 14:44, Ed ex@directory wrote:
On 28/08/10 11:41, harry wrote:

Anybody out there tried this? *Is it a waste of time? *I bought some
seed but it seems expensive, there's gotta be a cheaper alternative.
I wondered about some cheap lawn grass seed.
I suppose you want a fast growing annual thay gets dug in before it
has chance to drop any seed.


What type did you buy?


The only stuff I could find locally wasT&M, hence expensive. Mostly
Italian ryegrass plus a few other odds and ends.