New house, have seeded the garden but very patchy

 
Hi All, Hope you can help me here, we have just purchased a new-build
and as
such have taken the onerous task of seeding the garden. It had a
4" deep topsoil
layer, so we levelled out as best we could, broke the
hard topsoil down into a
decent surface, rolled it and then added the
requisite amount of feed, before
laying grass seed down.

2 weeks later, we find that the shoots are not coming through as we had
hoped,
with patchy areas all over, and 'pools' of decent clumps here and
there. I don't
think that more shoots are going to appear, so we are
stuck with large areas
with 2" or so between shoots and seed that
hasn't germinated.

I want to give a go at applying extra seed, but do not have a clue as
to how to
go about this. I am a beginner, so would very much appreciate
it if someone
could give me a step-by-step 'how to' in adding extra
seed.

The weather is fairly warm at the moment (Czech Republic) but I do have
plenty
of water, but would need suggestions as to how often to water the
areas, what to
do to prepare the existing patchy areas, whether to use
more feed (and when),
etc, etc.

Here's hoping for some creative responses! :-)




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tony w

 
Did you rake it lightly after applying the seed to get good soil and
seed contact?    Keep it constantly wet until it germinated?
Applying a light covering of weed free straw is also beneficial as it
helps keep the seed damp, lessens chance of runoff, etc.

At this point, I would go with what you have for this summer.   Not
only is it too late to seed effectively, but it's also impossible to
do now without damaging what you already have that just sprouted.
I'd wait till early Sept, then use a slice seeder to overseed it.
Make sure the grass is a high quality seed, appropriate for the
conditions.

 On May 30, 8:05 am, trad...@optonline.net wrote:

Forgot to mention, you should also get the soil tested, particularly
for PH.  If it's fresh topsoil like frequently found at new
construction, the PH can be low and needs to be adjusted with lime.

 
Many thanks, I will look into testing the soil.




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tony w

 
Well, I re-seeded the lawn yesterday, did it properly, added some
compost as a light overlay, and the heavens opened this evening and
washed most of the seed away! I now have nice little 'battle lines' of
compost at various stages on the back garden, and am not hopeful that
much of the seed will sprout.

All that hard work for nothing...... and it was looking pretty good,
kept it all wet, now I don't know when I can start again as storms are
forecast for pretty much the whole of the next week......




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tony w