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Sinead90 · 20-01-2012, 10:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jake

On Fri, 13 Jan 2012 11:19:54 +0000, kay
wrote:

Sinead90;947117 Wrote:
Hi all,

Ok where to start..

You haven't actually told us what sort of seeds you want to sow ;-)

Are you after covering the whole garden with a lawn? Or do you want to
sow flowers or vegetables? Or is your main aim to get it looking tidy
and needing as little maintenance as possible?

And when responding to Kay's questions, could you also say:

1) Where you are in the UK (that makes a difference)
2) What type of soil do you have (have a look at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/htbg/...types1.shtml)?
3) Is the ground covered with weeds now or is it fairly clear?
4) Does the garden get a lot of sun or is it shaded for a lot of the
day?
5) If you want to sow a lawn, what sort of use will it get (kids
playing football all day is different from the occasional deck
chair!)?

Cheers, Jake
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Urgling happily from the dryer end of Swansea Bay.

Hey Jake,

1) I'm in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.
2) I'm not too sure what the soil is to be honest, I tried to access the link you sent me, but it appears the website is temporarily unavailable.
3) It's fairly clear at the minute though weeds are starting to grow back( we killed them back last summer as theyd grown quite tall and wild)
4) I'd say generally for most of the day its shaded.
5) Mostly it'll be for the kids playing football, activity centre but maybe the occasional adult gathering too if you know what i mean.

Is there a specific seed i should be sowing?

Thanks for the reply,

Sinead