How do you grow a lawn from seeds?

Question

i dug my old lawn up, but some is growing back. can i still put the seeds with them? thanks

also how do i feed my growing lawn? thanks.

Answer 1

oh i love this. a question i can answer. The very best way is to cover the seeds with a small layer of soil you can leave the old grass if you want but DIG UP the weeds. I spent all spring and summer trying to reseed my garden and found this work great.

Answer 2

You can definitely seed right over the growing lawn. I would rake the area first to soften the top of the soil. Put your seed down and then rake lightly. The most important thing is water. I read that once the seed begins to sprout, if it dries out it will die. If doesn't have to be watered heavily, but will need to be wet down several times a day. I find that doing smaller patches instead of trying to do a whole lawn at once works best. You shouldn't fertilize a new lawn until it has been mowed at least 3 times. And then be very careful not to use too much. I have done that and burned patches of grass. Good luck with a nice green lawn.

Answer 3

Preperation is every thing, if you have given you lawn a good going over, remove all the unwanted nasties, level the area with a heavy metal rake to break up any clods. Mix you seed with either some top dressing agent or sand (not coarse). Follow you seed guide lines for application rates. Apply the seed and sand mix as evenly as you can, but if you can get anapplicator use it. Gently rake the area again to give the seed a little covering and keep the area well watered. If the old lawn grows through don't panic unless its something you didn't want, eventually you new lawn will outgrow your old lawn.

Answer 4

You can do that, yes. Make sure that the soil has been finely tilled and worked, and is level, with no weeds or other undesireable stuff, mix teh lawn seed with some fine sand to aid even sowing, sow away and lightly rake the seeds into the soil, or give them a light covering of a mix of topsoil, well-rotted compost and sharp sand (5:1:1), and flatten down with a roller or if you don't have a roller, find a plank, lay it over the freshly-sown seeds and jump up and down on it a couple of times to "firm" everything in.

Now, whatever you do, you must keep teh bloody neighbourhood cats off the lawn, otherwise they'll just crap and dig all over the lawn, which is unpleasant in itself, but will leave bald spots in the lawn. I find that wire mesh does the job fine, and it keeps the birds off too.

This time of year, might take a while to get going, and you're not liekly to notice any huge imporvemnt until spring next year.

Answer 5

Do yourself a favour and get rid of the old lawn. Dig the site over and remove all weeds and the old grass. Rake the site level and walk over the area to firm the soil, do not roll the ground as this will compact it impeding drainage. If the ground does not drain well then you will get moss. If you can, leave the ground to settle for a week, this should give any weeds left in the ground chance to re-grow enabling you to remove them. Now it's time to add fertiliser and to give the ground a final level. Super phosphate is spread over the ground at a rate of 4oz per sq yd and raked in. Spend some time getting your lawn as level as possible as it makes for easier cutting later. Once you are ready to sow the seed be sure to water the area first. This is important as if you sow first when you water it washes the seed away, or to one area giving you patches. Next sow your seed at the rate suggested on the pack. DO NOT OVER SOW as the grass will not germinate if too much is applied. Remember you can always put more seed down you can't take it off. Lightly rake the ground and sit back and wait for your grass to grow. Grass seed has a bird repelant added so any birds you see on your lawn are not eating seed they are probably eating insects that are in the freshly turned soil.

Answer 6

You can either seed your garden now and wait for it to grow with the weed that is coming out. This will not be a very good quality lawn. Your best option would be to get some weed and feed and spread a thin layer onto your garden and repeat in about 2 weeks.

Answer 7

dig the garden get all the weeds out rake it level then roll it with a heavy roller then get a biscit tin put plenty of holes in it put your seed in the tin and start sprinklin your seeds all over the garden then put string up and down the garden or get some small canes and put plastick bottles on the canes this will stop the birds eating the seeds now is the best time to sow a new lawn best of luck

Answer 8

Rake the dirt out smooth, broadcast the seeds and water the area. Keep the soil moist, watering as neccessary for four days. Sometimes people cover the seeded area with hay to prevent the birds from eating all the seed.

Answer 9

You plant the grass seed with a seed spreader. Then you water the lawn thourghly.

Answer 10

grass and weed's will grow back even if you dig them up if you are putting grass seed down i would suggest spread it out evenly if you don't you will get patches i would also put something shiny down to scare bird's away if you don't want that hassle i'd put turf down it easy and you get a lawn straight away