On Mar 2, 10:19*am, DazerUK
wrote:
I moved into a new flat in October last year which has a small attached
garden.

The previous owners had been absent for a while so the garden was
overgrown and full of weeds. I treated the garden with weedkiller which
has killed everything back. I can now see the garden is fairly uneven
and needs levelling out.

Once levelled I'd like to grow a new lawn.

Due to the orientation of the flat, the garden unfortunately doesn't get
much sunlight.

Does anyone have any device on what type of grass would be suitable for
an area that doesn't get much sunlight and when should I actually sow?

It'd be nice to have something ready for when the warm weather arrives.

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DazerUK

Look in the garden center or online for grass mixes
that are labled for "dense shade". They use varieties
that have tolerance for shade. Typical grass types
used are chewing fescue, red fescue, etc. But if it's
extremely shady, eg the north side of a house, it
can be impossible to grow grass and other ground cover
is better suited.

You can seed as early as you like. Some folks actually
seed around the last snow fall on the theory that the
freezing and thawing of the soil creates cracks and the
seed winds up in those cracks. But I would highly
recommend that you rend an overseeder which is
a machine that cuts grooves in the soil and drops the
seed. That will give you a much higher germination
over just spreading the seed around. If the ground is
compacted, rent a core aerator first.

Early Fall would have been the best time to renovate.
In Spring you have more competition from weeds,
higher water reqts, and less time for the grass to
establish before summer stress.