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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The first consideration is what you use your lawn for. Whilst a 100% Fescue mix makes an excellent ornamental lawn, it’s not really practical for a lived-in garden. For example, it shouldn’t be played on because it’s not hard wearing enough. On the other hand, if you find that your garden soil won’t clump together at all and simply slips through your fingers, you’re probably dealing with sandy soil. This kind of soil doesn’t hold moisture or nutrients like clay soil does, and so you’ll need grass seed that is drought tolerant and I wouldn’t mind recommending looking at the GBW grass seed. RHS Garden Hyde Hall has a heavy clay soil, but the low rainfall in Essex makes handling this soil very much easier than in Devon If the area is predominantly clay then I would recommend the IMPRESS: Clay Master. It is a specially blended grass seed mixture designed for clay and heavy clay soil conditions. The tall fescue component has a strong deep rooting system which not only allows it to penetrate your clay soils effectively but ensures a drought tolerant lawn, especially in soils that are prone to dryness. For convenience you can fertilise the seeded lawn area on the day of sowing however, due to changing weather patterns this may not always be best.

Choosing the right time to sow, anytime between March and October, can make all the difference; this is probably the most important part of preparation when it comes to these particular seeds.

Whether you're planting grass seed for a new lawn or just seeding a few patches birds can be a problem so here are some ways to stop birds eating your seed As you can see it’s starting to come through. Here is the full after I even tried to put a stripe in it 🙂 Lawn after 4-5 months of care from seed using GBW grass seed Mowing frequently is an important task when it comes to managing your lawn throughout the growing season. The lawn naturally gets more stressed as the weather warms up, so keeping it at a healthy height by mowing consistently will help to keep it stay strong and of course green. Covered with a green coating, it seems to deter birds – possibly because they can’t see it as easily, or because it no longer smells like seed to them. Either way, once raked in, they are less likely to steal it all away than they might with other seed. You want to avoid planting grass seed in the middle of summer, but in late summer when things are still warm but not as hot as to damage the seeds through drought, you can feel safe to do so. Just make sure you’re giving them plenty of water. How long does grass seed take to grow?

If you want to create a fabulous lawn you’ve got two main options: buy turf (which is expensive) or sow grass seed (which is not). Grass seed is also widely available in more varieties, giving you the freedom to create the kind of lawn you want. Your garden may have a tendency to be dry or the soil may retain a lot of moisture. Both of these factors may have affected your success in maintaining a lush green lawn. Another factor that can impact lawn growth is shade; some grass species don’t grow well in shady areas. Further down in the how to sow a lawn I’ll show you the different stages that’ll help you build confidence yourself – the lawn actually took way less time to establish but getting it through nice and full took a little extra time 🙂 Watering grass seed is quite different from the way you would water a lawn. The golden rule is never let the seed dry out so frequent light watering is needed.For slow-growing grass varieties suitable for UK lawns you can consider the following options though there are considerable downsides! Having a lush green lawn to be proud of is in reach for just about anyone these days. In fact, you’ve actually got more ways of achieving it now than ever before. Most manufacturer’s will state how much coverage you can get from their product. This can also vary depending on how many grams of seed the manufacturer recommends on using per meter squared. What’s more, when it grows it will be very resilient to pets and kids, and general foot traffic as long as you keep your mowing to between 25mm-40mm and don’t go shorter. Under the right conditions, you should be giving your new lawn its first ‘haircut’ by about 6 weeks after you originally sowed I’ve had drainage & sumps put in and had new lawn laid inbetween but due to amount of rain we’ve had (I’m in East Lancashire) I have waterlogged ground, clay underneath.

The best grass seed you can buy in 2023 1. Sprogs & Dogs: Best hardwearing grass seed for busy lawns Loam soil is basically a combination of clay and sand, and this gives you the best of both worlds. 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. Grass seed for clay soils that often sit wet or suffer from occasional flooding. Sometimes a wet lawn is unavoidable, especially on a clay soil, so it makes perfect sense to select a grass seed mixture that will tolerate wet soil conditions. According to All Creatures Healthcare, "The reason that grass seeds can be dangerous for dogs (or even cats) is that they can easily penetrate their outer skin in multiple areas. If left untreated, this can be incredibly painful – in worst-case scenarios, the internal damage it may cause can even be fatal."Our IMPRESS: Clay Master Lawn Seed would most likely be the best option for your soil as it is a specially blended grass seed mixture designed for clay and heavy clay soil conditions

For one of the cheapest seed mixes in our rundown, Sprogs Dogs is a clear all-round winner. The only downside is that birds love it, so invest in some netting while your lawn takes root. I sowed this seed (ClayMaster) at the start of March having followed all the advice e.g. moss killed, scarifier, top dressed etc) but didn't appreciate that March would be the wettest for 45 years. Some of the seed was inundated for 12-24hrs and all seed was very, very wet.As you have probably guessed from the name, Gardeners Dream Shady lawn grass seed has been designed to grow in shady gardens, and contains a mix of two different types of fescues- creeping red and Chewings. This combination actually works really well, and your grass will grow even in full shade.