Newly sown lawn problems....

n90bar

Hi guys

Looking for some green fingered advise re my new lawn! Moveds into a new build some 2 months ago and was planning to sow the back garden with some grass.

I spent days digging the soil, "destoning" and generally levelling the site. I then bought 3 tons of good quality screened soil to level out some lumps and generally provide a good seed bed.

I bought a "luxury lawn seed" mix from the local garden centre - and more than an adequate amount for the area I need to do aswell. It also contained a fertiliser for general all round goodness.

I sowd the seed around 5 weeks ago now and rolled the ground afterwards - so far so good. However despite my best efforts to keep the ground moist the seed that has sprowted and is now around 2/3 inches is very sparse/patchy. What seems to worry me is that there is still quite alot of seed on the surface that hasnt germinated at all.

I've sown new lawns before and dont recall have this concern after the seed germinated!

Any advice from you greenfingered guys would be much appreciated!

Kay_Peel

You've worked so hard to get the growing environment right. You seem to have done all the right things to give the seeds the best possible start, so I really hope we can, together, come up with some solutions.

Try putting a sheet of clear polythene over one or two of the bare patches, after watering them. This should help the seeds to germinate - so see if that works. It should do, if the seeds are still viable. /

n90bar

Ah now I hadnt thought of putting something over them....would black weed supressant do the trick or do you think I need to get some plastic?

Kay_Peel

n90bar wrote: »

Ah now I hadnt thought of putting something over them....would black weed supressant do the trick or do you think I need to get some plastic?

It has to be clear plastic/polythene because the seeds will need light as well as something to keep the moisture in (and the birds out!).

:beer:

Farway

I reckon it was cold ground & nights

Try putting horticultural fleece over it, will keep birds off, wind out, rain & sun in