I am just about to seed a 300sq m lawn. Anyone any experience of using
either:
- scattering by hand
- hand powered rotary scatterer
- wheeled seed sower

Any recommendations regarding which of these works best?

thanks

Davy

"Davy" wrote in message
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I am just about to seed a 300sq m lawn. Anyone any experience of using
either:
- scattering by hand
- hand powered rotary scatterer
- wheeled seed sower

Any recommendations regarding which of these works best?

thanks

Davy

No experience of powered seed sowers but with all three methods I would
always spread seed at half the rate suggested and do the job twice.
300 sq.m.should be a fairly easy hand job.

Rupert (W.Yorkshire) wrote:
"Davy" wrote in message
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I am just about to seed a 300sq m lawn. Anyone any experience of using
either:
- scattering by hand
- hand powered rotary scatterer
- wheeled seed sower

Any recommendations regarding which of these works best?

thanks

Davy

No experience of powered seed sowers but with all three methods I would
always spread seed at half the rate suggested and do the job twice.
300 sq.m.should be a fairly easy hand job.

I'm probably more of a klutz than the average bear, but I've found it
impossible to get an even spread when broadcasting by hand. Rupert is
right: with any method do it twice, and make the second pass at right
angles to the first.

--
Mike.

Remember to sow 3 times the amount

one for the birds
one that rots or dosen't grow
and the one that grows

And yes do it half rate then the other at 90 degs.

I try to sow on a slightly windy day to give a better and even spread.

wrote:
Remember to sow 3 times the amount

one for the birds
one that rots or dosen't grow
and the one that grows

And yes do it half rate then the other at 90 degs.

I try to sow on a slightly windy day to give a better and even spread.

My version was:
"One for the pigeon, one for the crow;
One to rot, and one to grow."

--
Mike.

On 22/8/06 21:47, in article
, "Mike Lyle"
wrote:


wrote:
Remember to sow 3 times the amount

one for the birds
one that rots or dosen't grow
and the one that grows

And yes do it half rate then the other at 90 degs.

I try to sow on a slightly windy day to give a better and even spread.

My version was:
"One for the pigeon, one for the crow;
One to rot, and one to grow."


Try germinating them before sowing and there's less lost to nature.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/

Hello,

I always use a wheel driven distributor. Hand sowing is ok for small
patches and I've never used a hand distributor but would imagine that
it wouldn't give an even spread because of having to keep a constant
speed on the krank in relation to your walking pace, but with a wheeled
distributor all you have to worry about is keeping your walking pace
constant. Also everyone is right about making 2 passes, one at right
angles to the other.

Edd Smith