Sowing Quick Tips - click below to view
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Prepare Soil & Use a Starter Fertiliser
✓ Remove debris, unwanted grasses or weeds. Ensure good drainage. Level. If soil is poor quality, add in a lawn soil from a local soil supplier.
✓ Apply a granular Starter Fertiliser up to two days before sowing or on the same day and water in well.
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Spread Seed Evenly
✓ Spread seed using recommended sowing rate.
✓ Rake gently to lightly cover the seed.
✓ Spread seed more evenly by using a hand spreader like Earthway 3400 or a push spreader, Earthway 2600a Broadcast Spreader or our Earthway 7312 Drop Spreader.
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Watering
✓ Don’t let your seed dry out! Ideally the area stays CONTINUALLY DAMP for best germination. This can mean watering many times a day.
✓ Water gently so water doesn’t pool and move seed around.
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First Mow and First Fertilise
✓ Cut the grass for the first time when it's around 40-50 mm high.
✓ Trim tips and gradually lower the blades to an ideal cutting height of 25mm.
✓ Mow regularly, trying not to remove more than a third of growth at any time.
✓ Once established and regular mowing has commenced, fertilise a minimum of four times a year. Usually twice in Autumn and twice in Spring.
