How to Sow a Lawn

If you are starting a new lawn you will have to decide on grass seed or laying turf. Making use of grass seed is a great deal more economical than turf and has the benefit that you have a greater selection of assorted kinds of lawn seed to select from. The optimum time to sow your lawn is in the early Fall or Spring as you require damp and quite warm conditions. The summer isn’t a good time to start a lawn as you’ll need to water constantly and hotter conditions are not ideal for the undeveloped seedlings to grow.

Different kinds of grass seeds grow at diverse rates so the time it takes for your new lawn to be mature enough to use will be dependant on the species and the combination of grass seed that you used. You’ll also need to look at what kind of lawn seed you require. There are specialized shade grass seed for areas that don’t get the sunshine, sunny grass seed for regions that do! An especially well-liked product is Scotts grass seed.

Prepare The Site

Ahead of seeding the lawn you should prepare the area suitably. The spot you have selected must be dug thoroughly and all stones removed and big clods broken up. Rake over the section and tamp down gently with your feet. The surface must then be scraped lightly to make grooves for the seeds.

Seeding the Lawn

There are two methods used to seed a lawn, by hand and by the use of a seeding machine. To use a machine, weigh out the amount of seed blend required for the area then place half into the machine and seed by operating the machine up and down the area in strips. When you reach end of each strip, to prevent over seeding, you could use plastic to cover the ground or close the holes in the machine. You may also use canes placed in the earth or garden twine to direct you. At this point place the remainder of the grass seeds into the seeding machine and, walking perpendicular to the first lines, finish off seeding the lawn.

If you are hand seeding the lawn it is a good idea to divide the area into pieces of a square meter using cord and canes. Determine the amount of grass seed you need for each section, weight this out and place in a small pot. Make a note of approximately how much this is so that you won’t have to repeat the weighing every time. Uniformly sow the first segment, setting the seeds in each directions to make sure that they are applied consistently. Now replenish the container to roughly a similar level as previously and seed the next segment. Go on until the whole lawn area is seeded.

After the entire area has been finished rake over gently and irrigate completely.During the following week to fortnight ensure that you water on a regular basis if there isn’t any rain. The seedlings should begin to come through during this time.

Mowing a New Lawn

Once the grass seedlings are around 5 cm high it is safe to mow the grass for the first time using a rotary lawn mower. Carefully collect grass clippings or use a rake and be careful not to disturb the young seedlings.

Read more about looking after your lawn at All for One Lawn Care Advice