locoboy
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| posted on 19/9/06 at 09:01 PM |
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sowing grass
Im moving in the very near future and im moving from a rented place and i need to return the garden to the state it was in before.
We have had a rabit run on the grass for a few years now and as you can imagine the ground is far from pristine!
Is this an ok time of year to dig the ground over and sow some seed?
Is there a specific type of grass seed that is hardier then others and will take root etc given the time of year?
Many thanks.
ATB
Locoboy
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 19/9/06 at 09:15 PM |
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Now is the perfect time for seeding a lawn - still warm enough for a couple of months, but enough rain to keep it going. Once it's established
then it'll cope with winter.
If you look in the garden centres you'll several types of grass seed mixtures, from 'fine' to 'play lawn'. Just
remember that the play lawn is going to be rougher and need more mowing.
David
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nludkin
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| posted on 19/9/06 at 09:24 PM |
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Also, if you are going to grow a lawn from seed a little trick is to mix a very very small amount of parafin in with the grass seed. It stops the
birds from eating it all.
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locoboy
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| posted on 19/9/06 at 09:26 PM |
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dont give a poo about it needing more mowing wont be here to mow the bugger!
In fact i hope no one moves in for a few months and it grows like wildfire and the lazy bleeding land lord has to get of his l'ord of the
mannor' backside and do some manual work.
rant over!
So i guess this is a good time then.
ATB
Locoboy
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locoboy
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| posted on 19/9/06 at 09:27 PM |
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how much is a 'small' amount?
ATB
Locoboy
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Peteff
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| posted on 19/9/06 at 10:59 PM |
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lawn mix with dwarf rye grass.
2oz per square yard, rake the bare patches over, sow the seed then rake it in lightly and the birds won't see it. It only takes about 5 days to
germinate at this time of year and will be mowable in about 2 weeks. Water it daily for the first week at least but don't drown it.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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02GF74
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 08:13 AM |
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astro turf? or paint the ground with green paint?
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 08:42 AM |
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Cheaper to sow seed!
Get enough general-purpose grass seed from the local garden centre for a few quid, then get to it.
If the ground's reasonably flat, just rake it over energetically so the top's nicely roughed up, sow the seed, water lightly and wait.
If you were staying there then it would be worth doing more preparation, but in your case then I'd just tart it up enough to keep the landlord
happy.
David
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graememk
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| posted on 20/9/06 at 08:57 AM |
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when i moved out my old house it was the spring and i didnt like the couple that were buying from me i put a good helping of Nitromors on the lawn
just to give them something to do
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