Sprinkle grass seed

Lewis Hickman June 20, 2020

The first step is to remove the thatch, weeds, stones, sticks from the lawn and provide the grass

seed space to shoot up. Make the soil loose in uncovered parts upto a depth…

On Bare Parts

The first step is to remove the thatch, weeds, stones, sticks from the lawn and provide the grass

seed space to shoot up. Make the soil loose in uncovered parts upto a depth of 1″ with a

cultivator. On these spots apply a grass fertilizer or some compost. If these parts are a lot

compacted, loosen the soil upto 6″. It is required to add peat moss to these parts after sprinkling

seed. Now that the soil is ready, sprinkle the grass seed on these bare areas by hand or

hydraulic methods. Different seeds are available for shady areas and those exposed to sunlight.

Also depending on the look desired (i.e. which shade of green, how thick) different seeds are

used. After sprinkling make the area slightly moist with water.

While seeding the entire lawn mow the lawn short. This provides the sprinkled seeds space to

reach the soil. Now if the soil is extremely hard the possibility of germination is less. So loosen

the soil. Apply a good organic material on the soil. Select a new variety of seeds, which resists

insects and can stand drought. Sprinkle seeds by hand, a mechanical seeder or a broadcast

seeder. The sprinkling must be even. Avoid seeding on a windy day or it will blow to one side of

the field. The fertilizer to be added must be low in nitrogen, which avoids burning and more in

phosphorus, which enhances root development. Over the sprinkled seeds put a thin layer of

compost. Keep the seed moist. Hydro seeding means that a professional company sprinkles the

grass seed and mulch mix on the lawn and only watering has to be done. This is an easier but

costlier method.

The areas in which seeds are sprinkled are to be kept moist at all times till the seed germinates.

Intimidate birds from these areas by using a red flash tape. Maintain a thin film of organic matter

(eg. Manure) over the area. Cover the bare area with plastic sheets placing some stones at the

edges till little shoots grow upto 1″. Soon the fresh grass will mix with the old grass. Due to

raking some existing grass gets removed but it is substituted by new grass.