Oozmiester wrote:
Hi all, I am new to the forum so I'll introduce myself - I'm Scott.

For the past couple of years I have been having problems with my grass
as it is bare and patchy in certain sections.

I have read loads about what to do and even been in touch with a
groundsman at a professional football club who has gave me advice on
what seed to buy and what to mix it with and I am still having no
success.

I was told to mix my grass seed with fine clean sand as he reckoned my
garden did not hold the water all that well.
This Spring, I raked the whole garden (only a small garden) I then put
loads of seed and sand down and raked over so most of the seeds were
mixed with the sand and soil.

That has been 2 weeks went by with me watering every day and still I
can still see no sign of any grass growing.

I have read it can take from 14 to 20 days before it may start to grow
but it is getting really frustrating.

I noticed the birds were eating some of the seeds so I have bought a
net to put down for when I put more down so they can't eat the seeds.

Some of the seeds you can still see sitting on top of the soil.

Can any of you experts tell me what I am doing wrong as I am spending
a lot of money on trying to get a decent lawn and getting absolute
nowhere.

I never used any new soil or anything this time, could this be the
problem ?
And when I say I water it once a day, should I do it in the morning
before I go to work and then when I get back as I have only been doing
it once a day.

Any help will be greatly appreciated.


I've had best luck watering new seed a few times a day very lightly. You just
want it moist, never letting it dry out completely, which can kill freshly
sprouted seed. I use a timer set to run a sprinkler for 5 minutes in the
morning, early/mid afternoon, and late afternoon.

You may just need to wait a few more days.