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6. How do I overseed my lawn?
How to over seed your lawn:
- Mow the lawn to approx 25mm.(1")
- Use a spring tine rake to break up and remove the layer of dead matted grass known as thatch. Dependent on the depth of thatch on a lawn this process (scarification) may require a powered scarifier, which can be hired from most hire shops.
- Using a garden fork, spike the lawn to a depth of approx. 150mm (6") at 300mm (12") intervals.
- If the lawn has not been fed in the last 4 months, apply Rolawn Spring or Autumn Lawn Food, depending on the time of year, 4 or 5 days before sowing
- Sow the seed evenly across the lawn.
- Rolawn Lawn Seed can be mixed with Rolawn Lawn Top Dressing and applied to the lawn jointly.
- The seeded area must be kept moist, therefore, water your lawn after 2 or 3 days of sowing if no rain has fallen.
- Specific bare patches can be sown without treating the whole lawn. Apply the same procedure as above, but use sowing rates as for a new lawn - Medallion® Premium Lawn Seed at 35g per square metre and Minster Pro™ Ornamental Lawn Seed at 38g per square metre.
- To protect specific areas from birds consider covering with netting or garden fleece. This should be removed when new shoots start to come through the soil.
- Try to keep traffic on a freshly over seeded lawn to a minimum for 7 to 21 days.
- Raise mowing heights to approximately 50mm (2") for the initial 2 or 3 cuts, then reduce down to 25mm (1") over the next 2 or 3 cuts. Never remove more than ⅓ of the grass blade length at any one time, on new sowings ideally never more than ¼.
- When is the best time of year to lay turf?
- How long after delivery can I leave my turf rolled up before laying?
- How much soil do I need to lay my turf onto?
- Is Rolawn turf suitable for shady areas?
- How do I grow a lawn from seed and when is the best time to do this?
- How do I overseed my lawn?
- How do I calculate the amount of turf required for a circular lawn?
- What depth of play grade bark do you recommend?
- How soon after laying turf can I walk on my lawn?
- How soon after laying turf should I mow my lawn?
- How soon after laying turf can I apply Rolawn Lawn Food?
- Will my turf contain Annual Meadow Grass?
- How should I remove toadstools from my turf?
- Is Rolawn Blended Loam free of Japanese Knotweed?
- During the winter my lawn has become sparse and died back, resulting in bare patches. What should I do?
- My lawn needs feeding and overseeding. Which should I do first?
- My lawn is covered in worm casts. Is there anything I can do?
- My dog is urinating on my lawn and it is discolouring the grass, what can I do to stop this and how can I repair the damage?
- My lawn has developed patches of white cotton-wool or cobweb-like mould?
- How do I improve the soil in my garden?
- Medallion® Premium Lawn Seed should be applied at a rate of 25g per square metre.
Minster Pro™ Ornamental Lawn Seed should be applied at a rate of 28g per square metre.
