Hello all,
Newbie here.
I have these areas on my lawn that I have overseeded. The process was: rake the soil (after having removed some raised garden beds), spread out topdressing, rake the topdressing, overseed, rake again, a little water. The result looks like this. I am worried that the clumpy soil/topdressing will affect the germination of the seeds. Also, I don't know if the seeds have good soil contact. I wasn't shy when overseeding so there should be as many seeds below the surface as above the surface. The work is from 4 days ago, and I have been gently watering the areas twice a day.
Should I do anything now or just wait 2-3 weeks and see?
by mimarsinan58
5 Comments
Looks pretty ideal to me.
Definitely not a grave officer… just top dressing new seed.
Top dressing looks a little coarse. usually people use compost and mix with all purpose sand or just some cut grass or straw to put over the top. Nothing you can do about it now just keep it wet during daylight hours and hopefully your seeds will germinate and break through.
It’s fine, the clumps will eventually break down
Looks great, keep it moist!