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Earliest time of the year to start overseeding patching lawn (UK)?
After dethatching the lawn in the autumn, its looking pretty bare in places rigth now. So i want to seed these areas as early as possible to try and get the lawn back up and running. Do we have to wait for the frosts to go?
Any help or advice would be very much appreciated Cheers. |
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Earliest time of the year to start overseeding patching lawn (UK)?
Zarch wrote: After dethatching the lawn in the autumn, its looking pretty bare in places rigth now. So i want to seed these areas as early as possible to try and get the lawn back up and running. Do we have to wait for the frosts to go? Any help or advice would be very much appreciated Cheers. -- Zarch You don't have to wait for all danger of frost to pass. You're planting lawn grass, not tomatoes. On the other hand, grass seed won't germinate until soil temps are in the 50s. And getting it down earlier can have some advantages. The frost cycles will slightly expand and contract the soil, creating some cracks, into which the seed can drop. On the downside, if the area is sloped and you seed earlier, then the seed has more time to wash away. I'd do it when you start to have days with temps in the high 50s low 60s. I'd also use a slice seeder to get good soil/seed contact. Anytime between now and then would be a good time to get the PH checked and adjusted if necessary. Why didn't you seed it in the fall? Early fall is by far the best time. |
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