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Laying Grass
pudding:
I've always had good luck with seed. Turf can be a bit hit and miss depending where it's sourced from.
My 100% satisfaction guaranteed method is to prep the area (make sure it's flat and compacted), throw a shed load of seeds down....more than a million birds could ever eat, basically......and then rake compost over the top of it. Then lob down some more sacrificial seed for the annoying birds to eat. Water it regularly as per Willni's advice and you can't fail! That has ALWAYS worked without fail for me.
If you've got any dark areas in the garden and kids will be playing in it, you'll want a nice hardy seed that doesn't mind the shade :happy2:
Oh and seed doesn't always work well around the bottoms of trees, conifers especially, or any trees that hog all the water!
willni:
--- Quote from: Pudding on July 20, 2017, 04:46:07 pm ---I've always had good luck with seed. Turf can be a bit hit and miss depending where it's sourced from.
My 100% satisfaction guaranteed method is to prep the area (make sure it's flat and compacted), throw a shed load of seeds down....more than a million birds could ever eat, basically......and then rake compost over the top of it. Then lob down some more sacrificial seed for the annoying birds to eat. Water it regularly as per Willni's advice and you can't fail! That has ALWAYS worked without fail for me.
If you've got any dark areas in the garden and kids will be playing in it, you'll want a nice hardy seed that doesn't mind the shade :happy2:
Oh and seed doesn't always work well around the bottoms of trees, conifers especially, or any trees that hog all the water!
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Pudding's Lucky Seed :scared: :scared:
For around trees I leave the soil bare in a small slope, you get a nice properly maintained look and kill off any weeds that grow....You'd think we should have better things to do than talk about grass seeds
lukemk5gti:
Thanks lads!
@Scottymon great work on the bird house form old deck boards :congrats:
Has anyone ever used a sand/soil mix to top the soil for increased drainage?
willni:
--- Quote from: lukemk5gti on July 21, 2017, 08:04:07 am ---Thanks lads!
@Scottymon great work on the bird house form old deck boards :congrats:
Has anyone ever used a sand/soil mix to top the soil for increased drainage?
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Football/Rugby pitches etc use it, generally I think it's about 70/30 in favour of soil.
pudding:
--- Quote from: willni on July 20, 2017, 07:21:30 pm ---
--- Quote from: Pudding on July 20, 2017, 04:46:07 pm ---I've always had good luck with seed. Turf can be a bit hit and miss depending where it's sourced from.
My 100% satisfaction guaranteed method is to prep the area (make sure it's flat and compacted), throw a shed load of seeds down....more than a million birds could ever eat, basically......and then rake compost over the top of it. Then lob down some more sacrificial seed for the annoying birds to eat. Water it regularly as per Willni's advice and you can't fail! That has ALWAYS worked without fail for me.
If you've got any dark areas in the garden and kids will be playing in it, you'll want a nice hardy seed that doesn't mind the shade :happy2:
Oh and seed doesn't always work well around the bottoms of trees, conifers especially, or any trees that hog all the water!
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Pudding's Lucky Seed :scared: :scared:
For around trees I leave the soil bare in a small slope, you get a nice properly maintained look and kill off any weeds that grow....You'd think we should have better things to do than talk about grass seeds
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I'm slowing infecting this forum with my filth...... hand jobs, lucky seeds and vibrators :grin:
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