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lawn seed won't take
Last year I rotorvated my front lawn after I cleared all the moss growth
as the soil was fairly compacted in places. I re seeded after levelling using 'Easy Green Mix' from Lawn UK. Due to heavy downpours some of the seed was washed away, and when the grass had actually grown , the lawn was patchy. I then re seeded again using the same seed, but due the possible adverse changes of weather, it did no take. Earlier this year (May) as I could not get the same seed as before I bought some Johnsons easy lawn seed from a local supplier, which I used to reseed again over the existing grass etc. Just after I had sown the seed, it rained lightly off and on over a period of about a week or so, but also went cooler at times. Typically English weather! It is now several weeks since I sowed the new seed, but that has not taken either, and the lawn is as patchy as it was last year. Any ideas as to why this is and what I can do to improve the look/ reduce the patchiness. Thanks |
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lawn seed won't take
"Bob H" wrote in message ... Last year I rotorvated my front lawn after I cleared all the moss growth as the soil was fairly compacted in places. I re seeded after levelling using 'Easy Green Mix' from Lawn UK. Due to heavy downpours some of the seed was washed away, and when the grass had actually grown , the lawn was patchy. I then re seeded again using the same seed, but due the possible adverse changes of weather, it did no take. Earlier this year (May) as I could not get the same seed as before I bought some Johnsons easy lawn seed from a local supplier, which I used to reseed again over the existing grass etc. Just after I had sown the seed, it rained lightly off and on over a period of about a week or so, but also went cooler at times. Typically English weather! It is now several weeks since I sowed the new seed, but that has not taken either, and the lawn is as patchy as it was last year. Any ideas as to why this is and what I can do to improve the look/ reduce the patchiness. Thanks u need to cover the seed either with a dressing or germination sheets have u given the lawn a feed also plenty of watering. |
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lawn seed won't take
On 26/06/2010 10:52, pied piper wrote:
"Bob H" wrote in message ... Last year I rotorvated my front lawn after I cleared all the moss growth as the soil was fairly compacted in places. I re seeded after levelling using 'Easy Green Mix' from Lawn UK. Due to heavy downpours some of the seed was washed away, and when the grass had actually grown , the lawn was patchy. I then re seeded again using the same seed, but due the possible adverse changes of weather, it did no take. Earlier this year (May) as I could not get the same seed as before I bought some Johnsons easy lawn seed from a local supplier, which I used to reseed again over the existing grass etc. Just after I had sown the seed, it rained lightly off and on over a period of about a week or so, but also went cooler at times. Typically English weather! It is now several weeks since I sowed the new seed, but that has not taken either, and the lawn is as patchy as it was last year. Any ideas as to why this is and what I can do to improve the look/ reduce the patchiness. Thanks u need to cover the seed either with a dressing or germination sheets have u given the lawn a feed also plenty of watering. Thanks, but a dressing of what? err no I didn't feed the lawn with anything, nor did I give it plenty of water as it did rain a few times after the second time I re seeded. |
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lawn seed won't take
"Bob H" wrote in message ... Last year I rotorvated my front lawn after I cleared all the moss growth as the soil was fairly compacted in places. I re seeded after levelling using 'Easy Green Mix' from Lawn UK. Due to heavy downpours some of the seed was washed away, and when the grass had actually grown , the lawn was patchy. I then re seeded again using the same seed, but due the possible adverse changes of weather, it did no take. Earlier this year (May) as I could not get the same seed as before I bought some Johnsons easy lawn seed from a local supplier, which I used to reseed again over the existing grass etc. Just after I had sown the seed, it rained lightly off and on over a period of about a week or so, but also went cooler at times. Typically English weather! It is now several weeks since I sowed the new seed, but that has not taken either, and the lawn is as patchy as it was last year. Any ideas as to why this is and what I can do to improve the look/ reduce the patchiness. I have found that I need to cover the seed with a thin layer of soil or potting compost for it to germinate well. If just left exposed to the sun it doesn't do as well, even if quite wet. For my last lot of patching I used part of a bag of Homebase topsoil. If you are sowing now you need to cover the seed and also water regularly to provide reasonable germination and growing conditions. HTH Dave R -- No plan survives contact with the enemy. Helmuth von Moltke the Elder |
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lawn seed won't take
"Bob H" wrote in message ... On 26/06/2010 10:52, pied piper wrote: "Bob H" wrote in message ... Last year I rotorvated my front lawn after I cleared all the moss growth as the soil was fairly compacted in places. I re seeded after levelling using 'Easy Green Mix' from Lawn UK. Due to heavy downpours some of the seed was washed away, and when the grass had actually grown , the lawn was patchy. I then re seeded again using the same seed, but due the possible adverse changes of weather, it did no take. Earlier this year (May) as I could not get the same seed as before I bought some Johnsons easy lawn seed from a local supplier, which I used to reseed again over the existing grass etc. Just after I had sown the seed, it rained lightly off and on over a period of about a week or so, but also went cooler at times. Typically English weather! It is now several weeks since I sowed the new seed, but that has not taken either, and the lawn is as patchy as it was last year. Any ideas as to why this is and what I can do to improve the look/ reduce the patchiness. Thanks u need to cover the seed either with a dressing or germination sheets have u given the lawn a feed also plenty of watering. Thanks, but a dressing of what? err no I didn't feed the lawn with anything, nor did I give it plenty of water as it did rain a few times after the second time I re seeded. some top soil keep watered daily evening time is best soak but dont flood u can use old sacking as germination sheets |
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lawn seed won't take
"Bob H" wrote in message ... It is now several weeks since I sowed the new seed, but that has not taken either, and the lawn is as patchy as it was last year. Any ideas as to why this is and what I can do to improve the look/ reduce the patchiness. Thanks On our local golf course the greenkeeper has sown seed on some newly prepared Ground Under Repair. There are two fairly large areas one of which is in the open and the other quite shaded by trees. The shaded area is sprouting well but the open area still hasn't shown any sign of germination. The clues are there :-) Bill |
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I found that I need to cover the seeds with a thin layer of soil or potting compost which germinate well. If you just left exposed to sunlight it will not do as well, even if it is wet. For my part of the last patch, I used a bag of fixed classrooms topsoil.
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