Clay King - Grass Seed for Clay Soil UK - Deep Rooting and Fast Growing for a Hard Wearing Lawn - Garden Lawncare Guy 5kg

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It handles the shade better than pretty much any other type of grass, is hardy, and can cope with the colder temperatures that our winters bring around. This is the optimum time because there is less chance of it getting taken over by weeds (which may happen at other times of year) and the soil is still relatively warm. aka Kentucky Bluegrass (Poa pratensis): This is a popular choice for cool-season grasses in temperate climates.

Didn’t choose the right seed for the job: For example, using a seed that needs full sun on a shaded lawn. Before choosing the best grass for your lawn, it’s essential to understand the characteristics of different soil types. You can confidently sow grass seed when temperatures are 8-10 degrees and above consistently for at least two weeks with no adverse weather conditions forecast.This shouldn’t need to be done that often either because, as we mentioned earlier, it’s not the fastest grower.

The most common things that people do wrong are sowing seed when the weather is too cold, not protecting their newly sown seed from foot traffic, birds, and excitable pets, and trying to grow the wrong kind of grass for their soil type. This has advantages and disadvantages, such as it’s easier to carry a 5kg bag than say a 10kg one, but it also means you’ll need to think about storage space. If your lawn is in full sun, you may want to choose a grass type that can handle the heat, such as Bermuda grass or Zoysia grass. It will hold enough water and nutrients, but also drain well so there’ll be no waterlogged lawn when we have a spell of downpours; an all too frequent thing in the UK, I’m sure you’ll agree. The worst thing you can do is think you need to add more seed as sowing too much in a given area will have adverse effects.For most people, doing a good job of overseeding is all that is needed to get their lawn back in good shape, and that will require between 30 and 50 grams of seed per square metre. It also looks nice when you let it grow a little longer, which I recommend if your family uses your lawn often.