I've recently moved into a property where the lawn in the back garden is very patchy and damaged.
My knowledge about gardening is next to absolutely nothing so have some potentially silly questions to ask, mainly about what grass seeds to purchase.
Do i need to buy seeds that match the current lawn? And if so can someone recomend/drop a link for me to purchase some. I have also read if you buy cheap grass seeds you can get a lot of weeds in there?
Do i just sprinkle seeds across the dead patches? How much do i use etc?
by YoungBlueDamsel
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If you want something easy care and hardy look into clover instead.
Boston seeds are good quality. Select one that matches what you need, e.g. durable etc.
I’d suggest you don’t do anything until end of March/April when the ground is warm enough.
Next cut grass really short. Then hard rake the existing grass. Clear the debris away. If you want you get a garden fork and “aerate” the ground.
Scatter the seeds across all the lawn (you can do this by hand). Gently walk the seed into the ground and then a thin covering of lawn compost (or normal with bits taken out). Then gently water. Keep the ground moist for a few weeks, then mow around 3 weeks (why you need to mow lawn really low at the start). Then be prepared to do it again!