After sowing a lawn 2 days have past by without rain, would you advie using
a hosepipe at this stage, or shall I just leave it until it does rain.

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| After sowing a lawn 2 days have past by without rain, would you advie
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| a hosepipe at this stage, or shall I just leave it until it does rain.
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Whereabouts are you? Forecast in most southern parts is dry for next few
days....

north east

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The weather for the NE looks a bit marginal at the moment, possible rain =
Wed/Thur then clearing Friday . There won't be a problem if you wait for =
the rain, but once the lawn does get water, you mustn't let it dry out =
at all (even if it means watering 2-3 times a day, if it starts to warm =
up!).

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| | After sowing a lawn 2 days have past by without rain, would you advie
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| | a hosepipe at this stage, or shall I just leave it until it does rain.
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| Whereabouts are you? Forecast in most southern parts is dry for next few
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| north east
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The weather for the NE looks a bit marginal at the moment, possible rain
Wed/Thur then clearing Friday . There won't be a problem if you wait for the
rain, but once the lawn does get water, you mustn't let it dry out at all
(even if it means watering 2-3 times a day, if it starts to warm up!).

Thankyou very much Cupra

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| | After sowing a lawn 2 days have past by without rain, would you advie
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| | a hosepipe at this stage, or shall I just leave it until it does rain.
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| Whereabouts are you? Forecast in most southern parts is dry for next few
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| north east
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The weather for the NE looks a bit marginal at the moment, possible rain
Wed/Thur then clearing Friday . There won't be a problem if you wait for
the
rain, but once the lawn does get water, you mustn't let it dry out at all
(even if it means watering 2-3 times a day, if it starts to warm up!).

Thankyou very much Cupra
dont just flood it either over watering can also damage it

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hello
Can I ask another lawn seed question or two?

I sowed grass seed over 3 weeks ago and it's all coming up niceish.
Question 1. Some places the grass is denser than others; will it join
up the dots, sort of thing, or should I chuck a bit more seed down
(it's 'shade' seed)?

Question 2. It's now about 5 cm tall and pretty fine. At what height
should I cut it (I'm going to do it with shears as it's a tiny plot
and I don't have a mower or space to keep one)? And do I leave the
cuttings where they fall or rake them up?

Many thanks for any advice. This is all new to me - and very exciting
it is too, watching it all come to life.

Katharine

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| I sowed grass seed over 3 weeks ago and it's all coming up niceish.=20
| Question 1. Some places the grass is denser than others; will it join
| up the dots, sort of thing, or should I chuck a bit more seed down
| (it's 'shade' seed)?
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| Question 2. It's now about 5 cm tall and pretty fine. At what height
| should I cut it (I'm going to do it with shears as it's a tiny plot
| and I don't have a mower or space to keep one)? And do I leave the
| cuttings where they fall or rake them up?
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| Many thanks for any advice. This is all new to me - and very exciting
| it is too, watching it all come to life.
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| Katharine

It could be that there were more seeds in the denser area - as long as =
there is some grass in the other patches it 'should' fill out in time.

I cut mine at around 3" and it was fine - not sure about leaving the =
cuttings in situ though. If you try to rake them out be very careful not =
to pull up the grass, as the roots won't be very strong yet!

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It could be that there were more seeds in the denser area - as long as
there is some grass in the other patches it 'should' fill out in time.

I cut mine at around 3" and it was fine - not sure about leaving the
cuttings in situ though. If you try to rake them out be very careful not
to pull up the grass, as the roots won't be very strong yet!

Yes, I'm sure it was due to irregular seed dispersal: hand sowing
followed by rain and pigeons re-arranging them a bit. Thanks for the
reassurance/advice. I'll try to be gentle with the rake :-)