I'd like to seed some white clover into my existing lawn this year. I
will give frost seeding a try in late Feb. early March. The problem is
that clover seeds are so fine they would be hard to spread evenly by
hand. I heard about a clever way some people use to sow fine seeds and
think I'll give this a try. They simply put the seeds into a salt
shaker and shake as you go! Sounds like it should work. Has anyone
ever tried this method before and if so, what were your results?

Rich from PA zone 5-6

On Mon, 27 Dec 2010 23:53:33 -0500, (EVP MAN)
wrote:


I'd like to seed some white clover into my existing lawn this year. I
will give frost seeding a try in late Feb. early March. The problem is
that clover seeds are so fine they would be hard to spread evenly by
hand. I heard about a clever way some people use to sow fine seeds and
think I'll give this a try. They simply put the seeds into a salt
shaker and shake as you go! Sounds like it should work. Has anyone
ever tried this method before and if so, what were your results?

Better to hand blend the seeds with a big bag of top soil and strew
that.

I will give your method a shot. Sounds better than walking around the
yard with a salt shaker! I have 1/4 pound of seed. How much soil
should I mix it into? A 10 pound bag of cheap potting soil?

Rich

EVP MAN wrote:
I will give your method a shot. Sounds better than walking around the
yard with a salt shaker! I have 1/4 pound of seed. How much soil
should I mix it into? A 10 pound bag of cheap potting soil?

Rich

It works better with a medium (eg sand or sandy loam) whose grains are close
to the size of the seed and not too adhesive, that way you don't get sorting
and clumping so much.

David

EVP MAN wrote:

I'd like to seed some white clover into my existing lawn this year. I
will give frost seeding a try in late Feb. early March. The problem is
that clover seeds are so fine they would be hard to spread evenly by
hand. I heard about a clever way some people use to sow fine seeds and
think I'll give this a try. They simply put the seeds into a salt
shaker and shake as you go! Sounds like it should work. Has anyone
ever tried this method before and if so, what were your results?

Rich from PA zone 5-6

mix with sawdust and then use a spreader?


songbird