Choosing new grass seed is tricky because you need to match what you already have and there are various types available - hard wearing seed for sporty use or children, mixes suited to shady lawns, softer strains for those who want a bowling green type lawn and more.
Just don't be tempted to buy "fast" or "speedy" grass as it will be coarse and grow faster than your current grass.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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If you have a large lawn then I can't see a better way than a lawn spreader but gosh I wish the product was brightly coloured so you could see exactly where you've been to prevent overlap or gaps on the long stretches.
A brilliant idea Tack. I try to follow the lines left by the wheels, with mixed success.
Mark it out? 3 canes at each end of the lawn, set apart by the width of the spreader then move the end one to the next end every time you reach the end and turn round so you have a new line to aim for. Keep going till done.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
The forum does get pretty inundated with with 4:1 howls at this time of year. You are not alone. I guess with some products following instructions doesn't matter that much and with some it does. Unfortunately we don't get to know which is which until it's all gone dark.
It's always tempting to use too much fertiliser or rose food. I'm sure I do. I probably use too much of most things most of the time.
Mark it out? 3 canes at each end of the lawn, set apart by the width of the spreader then move the end one to the next end every time you reach the end and turn round so you have a new line to aim for. Keep going till done.
We do this but some people's aim is better than others. It is very difficult to stay straight on a large bumpy lawn, looking down at what you're doing and trying to follow the preceding tyre track is your best bet. Looking up for the last 10ft and swerving to get back on line with your next marker peg is par for the course.
Choosing new grass seed is tricky because you need to match what you already have and there are various types available - hard wearing seed for sporty use or children, mixes suited to shady lawns, softer strains for those who want a bowling green type lawn and more.
Just don't be tempted to buy "fast" or "speedy" grass as it will be coarse and grow faster than your current grass.
i was thinking of using something speedy Will take some photos of my grass and ask someone at my local gardening centre. Will also pick up one of those tools whilst I'm there. Thank you!
A good tip is, after resowing any patches, sprinkle seed over the rest of the lawn more thinly .., this will help to blend any difference in colour of the new grass into the existing lawn. It works. 😃
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
No. There's another thread on here from a chap who used speedy seeds, hates the coarse, broad leaved, fast growing grass and is thinking of re-starting his entire lawn.
Normal grass seed, sown following the instructions for when and how much, will do fine and scattering some all over as @Dovefromabove advises will sort out any blending you need. Ordinary grass also grows well when the climate and soil conditions are right for it so no point trying to hurry it along for the sake of a week or two of patience.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Choosing new grass seed is tricky because you need to match what you already have and there are various types available - hard wearing seed for sporty use or children, mixes suited to shady lawns, softer strains for those who want a bowling green type lawn and more.
Just don't be tempted to buy "fast" or "speedy" grass as it will be coarse and grow faster than your current grass.
A brilliant idea Tack. I try to follow the lines left by the wheels, with mixed success.
We do this but some people's aim is better than others. It is very difficult to stay straight on a large bumpy lawn, looking down at what you're doing and trying to follow the preceding tyre track is your best bet. Looking up for the last 10ft and swerving to get back on line with your next marker peg is par for the course.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Normal grass seed, sown following the instructions for when and how much, will do fine and scattering some all over as @Dovefromabove advises will sort out any blending you need. Ordinary grass also grows well when the climate and soil conditions are right for it so no point trying to hurry it along for the sake of a week or two of patience.