When is it ok to sew grass seed?

missbusy

Can anyone tell me when its ok to start sewing grass ? Do ya have to wait till march or something? ?

I sewed grass last year for the first time and didn't cut the grass often enough so it turned out horrible and i'm looking to sort it out asap! - help!:eek:

Wishbone Ash

missbusy wrote: »

Can anyone tell me when its ok to start sewing grass ? Do ya have to wait till march or something? ?

I sewed grass last year for the first time and didn't cut the grass often enough so it turned out horrible and i'm looking to sort it out asap! - help!:eek:

Anytime from March to October but preferably avoid the summer months unless you are prepared to water it several times per day.

I would sow in March/April or September/October but it will probably depend on what part of the country you're in.

If you want a nice lawn, regular mowing and occasional feeding are a must. I would mow every three days or so. A good rule of thumb is that it should be difficult to see a difference between the mowed part and the unmowed part - otherwise you are not doing it often enough.

Sonnenblumen

missbusy wrote: »

Can anyone tell me when its ok to start sewing grass ? Do ya have to wait till march or something? ?

I sewed grass last year for the first time and didn't cut the grass often enough so it turned out horrible and i'm looking to sort it out asap! - help!:eek:

Would you not consider using roll out turf, I mean preapring ground for seeding is similar to turfing except turfing costs a little bit more but you'll have a perfect ready lawn after 2 weeks.

Roll turf lawns can be laid anytime except during heavy wet spells.

Go on, treat yourself to a beautiful groomed crisp new lawn.:D

Irish Gardener

missbusy wrote: »

Can anyone tell me when its ok to start sewing grass ? Do ya have to wait till march or something? ?

There are quite a few tips here...
How to sow a lawn from grass seed in Ireland-Lawn Hints/Tips

radioactiveman

Hi
I was just looking at the above address and was just wondering - is it absolutely necessary to rotivate the lawn with a rotivator or can you get by just digging it over with a shovel?
I have a LOT of moss so was thinking it might be better to actually hire a rotivator to improve the drainage a bit....

If you have any issues with drainage, sort them out first!

I started a new lawn last Autumn and now I see some areas that don't drain properly, worst case senario involves digging trenches!

Irish Gardener

radioactiveman wrote: »

Hi
is it absolutely necessary to rotivate the lawn with a rotivator or can you get by just digging it over with a shovel?

If you were to go with a hand tool, I would prefer to see a garden fork brought into the mix.
This will break up clods and help to open the soil relieving compaction and smearing of the soil.

radioactiveman wrote: »

I have a LOT of moss so was thinking it might be better to actually hire a rotivator to improve the drainage a bit....

Rotavators are not renowned for being a moss solution.
If used incorrectly they can ruin the soil structure (over-tilling) causing more problems than they solve.
Best to first look at what could be your underlying problems causing the moss.
Here are a few..... Lawn Moss

radioactiveman

Hi thanks for that, I think the main problem is that the soil is very compact, and also that it's not of a very good quality.. I tried to turn a few sods a while ago and the deepest I could dig easily was about 6 inches!! So I think I might have to loosen it somehow and then mix in some better quality soil and fertilser

missbusy

Sonnenblumen wrote: »

Would you not consider using roll out turf, I mean preapring ground for seeding is similar to turfing except turfing costs a little bit more but you'll have a perfect ready lawn after 2 weeks.

Roll turf lawns can be laid anytime except during heavy wet spells.

Go on, treat yourself to a beautiful groomed crisp new lawn.:D

Where would i enquire about that? - with a landscaper??

Sonnenblumen

missbusy wrote: »

Where would i enquire about that? - with a landscaper??

Yes perhaps or else you could prepare the ground yourself and then order the roll turf as supply only or supply and fit. Gary Flood in Clonroche Wexford is a very good supplier.

missbusy

Sonnenblumen wrote: »

Yes perhaps or else you could prepare the ground yourself and then order the roll turf as supply only or supply and fit. Gary Flood in Clonroche Wexford is a very good supplier.

well the was rotovated and leveled last summer, its just i really didn't give it the time that was needed So does it need more preparing??