hi all seeded a lawn 15X17ft with seed given to me by a neighbour, but the resulting lawn? is patchy ,proberbly due to birds taking a fair bit of seed ,cats etc.

is there a remedy for this (i do not know the type of grass seed other than its a johnsons varity ) without resorting to turfs.

thank you

weed wrote:
hi all seeded a lawn 15X17ft with seed given to me by a neighbour, but
the resulting lawn? is patchy ,proberbly due to birds taking a fair bit
of seed ,cats etc.

is there a remedy for this (i do not know the type of grass seed other
than its a johnsons varity ) without resorting to turfs.

It takes a few years for new grass to cover an area.

In alt.home.lawn.garden on Fri, 27 May 2005 10:24:37 +0000 weed
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hi all seeded a lawn 15X17ft with seed given to me by a neighbour, but
the resulting lawn? is patchy ,proberbly due to birds taking a fair bit
of seed ,cats etc.

I"ve seen a yard seeded and then covered with bed sheets or some other
bigger cloth sheets, staked at the corners. Is this to keep the birds
from eating the seed?

is there a remedy for this (i do not know the type of grass seed other
than its a johnsons varity ) without resorting to turfs.

thank you


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weed wrote:
hi all seeded a lawn 15X17ft with seed given to me by a neighbour, but
the resulting lawn? is patchy ,proberbly due to birds taking a fair bit
of seed ,cats etc.

is there a remedy for this (i do not know the type of grass seed other
than its a johnsons varity ) without resorting to turfs.

thank you

You didn't say where you live, weed.

Seed it again, but this time buy some fresh seed and keep it damp until
you've cut it at least twice. Sow 10 lbs per 1000 sq ft. (do the math)

"William W. Plummer" wrote:
weed wrote:
hi all seeded a lawn 15X17ft with seed given to me by a neighbour, but
the resulting lawn? is patchy ,proberbly due to birds taking a fair bit
of seed ,cats etc.

is there a remedy for this (i do not know the type of grass seed other
than its a johnsons varity ) without resorting to turfs.

It takes a few years for new grass to cover an area.

Especially if you don't re-seed it initially.

thanks all have sieved out some topsoil and reseeded where there are bare patches and covered with pond netting, the lawn is on a steep slope though and subsoil is clay in the (watford area)

when watering with hose its possible some seed has washed down the slope, have kept watered with mist/spray nozzle.

ps not sure how i can upload a picture of lawn to this forum so its easier for members to see what i am trying to remedy.

thank you

weeds lawn picture

"weed" wrote in message
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hi all seeded a lawn 15X17ft with seed given to me by a neighbour, but
the resulting lawn? is patchy ,proberbly due to birds taking a fair bit
of seed ,cats etc.

is there a remedy for this (i do not know the type of grass seed other
than its a johnsons varity ) without resorting to turfs.

thank you


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weed


Burlap is the solution. Garden stores sell it. It serves four purposes:

1) Keeps birds from eating the seed.
2) Holes in burlap allow grass to grow through, then you lift off the burlap
without yanking the sprouts with it.
3) Helps retain moisture, which is important since seed suppliers always say
"keep constantly moist", as if we all have a large staff of gardeners who
are home all day, waiting with the hose.
4) Provides a mechanical barrier which protects the seed from the force of
watering. Even if you use the mist setting, you still run the risk of
sloshing some seed around after you've made an effort to distribute it
evenly. Burlap lowers the risk.

In short, burlap is the right up there with the printing press, in terms of
great inventions.