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Planting seeds

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  • 29-04-2024 10:43pm
    #1
    sheaoDea
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    Can I use Grass seeds instead of Lawn seeds in my garden



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    SouthWesterly
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    Depends on the grass seed. What type is it..

    In short, yes..but



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    sheaoDea
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    It's just basic grass seeds, I have an area of ground behind my house which I want to seed for my grandkids to play on, football and the likes, I don't want to spend money on the upkeep of a good Lawn, which I already have, thanks in advance.



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    SouthWesterly
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122079381#Comment_122079381

    Go to a proper garden centre and get a hard wearing grass .



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    MacDanger
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    I'm looking at planting a large enough area; most of it will be used for kids playing football, etc. and I'll keep it reasonably well cut. Not looking for a putting green or anything. Is it okay just to use grass seed like this or will that be too vigorous?

    https://www.homeland.ie/farming/grassland/grass-seed/81754/homeland-super-graze-hi-d-grass-seed-1-acre-bag

    Also, looking to leave some other areas a bit wilder so I was planning to put down a clover-rish mix - any recommendations for what to get? Do I buy a bag of clover seed and mix a bit of grass seed in with it?



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    looksee
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    I am no expert on lawn seed but that is actually designed to grow vigorously - you would be fighting to keep it suitable to play football on. An all purpose tough lawn seed would be better.

    Clover you can buy in smallish quantites - you don't need a lot of it - from Fruit hill farm https://www.fruithillfarm.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=+clover+seed I would not put grass in with it, it will take care of itself and you will get a better mix of types by just letting it sort itself.



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    cathy427
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122193242#Comment_122193242

    Unless you already have that from a different project if you shop around you will get a 10kg bag of lawn seed for cheaper than that.



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    MacDanger
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    Thanks for the replies, ordered these three in the end:

    https://www.fruithillfarm.com/lawn-seed-hard-wearing.html
    https://www.fruithillfarm.com/white-clover-seed-small-leaved-organic.html
    https://www.fruithillfarm.com/organic-red-clover.html



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