“I decided to completely renew my lawn this summer as over the past few years it had gone sparse and lumpy in some places. I decided to do it in two parts so that our pet dog still had access to some grass.
I used a weedkiller to completely kill off the old grass and some moss then rotovated the area. I rotovated it in total four times, up and down one day and side to side the next. I took time to level the grass but retained a slight run to maintain drainage and to minimise the risk of flooding. I was then able to use my spreader to dispense grass seed and starter feed, also supplied by Lawnsmith onto the new surface and rake it in. Unfortunatel two days after there was a thunder storm and flash flooding. I could see some of the surface seeds had been affected by the water but as I had plenty spare seeds, I was able to resow a few more. After a couple of weeks there were signs of new shoots and strong new growth followed shortly after. The Staygreen grass seed has deveoped into a lush green grass. It got it's first proper lawnmower cut yesterday using a high setting. There were a half a dozen small fist size areas which were bare so I have refreshed the soil by hand and scattered a small amount of seed in each.
This new grass is already well established and I will start to reduce the mower height over the next few weeks.
I repeated the excercise with the other area a few weeks ago and dispensed more grass seed and starter feed and I'm happy to say the first signs of shoots are starting to show.
I was initially cautious about starting the work in July due to the dry weather. The ground was hard baked due to the sun but the rotovater was able to cope and created a nice workable crumb like structure. My fears were unfounded as I did water the ground to keep it moist once the seeds had been spread. The seeds did propogate and were unaffected by the weather.
I would also strongly recommend using garden netting spread over the newly seeded area as the sparrows in my area had a distinct liking for the seed if left uncovered. I used cheap netting from B&Q.”
“Always great delivery service with lawnsmith , they know the products they sell
When I asked about overseeding my current lawn they recommended the seed the preparation , fertiliser & what time of the year to do it & recommended I scarify it first .
Have been using them for over 6 years & they have a great lawnsmith diary you can sign up to with up to date info”
Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re delighted to hear you’ve had great experiences with our delivery service and product advice over the years. It’s great that our recommendations on overseeding and lawn care have been helpful 😇👌⭐
“First time sowing a lawn in an area previously used as a litter tray by cour cats. Used lawnsmith starter fertiliser first, seeded lawn and covered with bit of compost and put fleece over to protect from the cats and sun, watered 2 times a day and then took fleece off 2 weeks later as could see grass underneath had taken well.”
Thank you for sharing your first-time lawn sowing experience! It sounds like you put in a lot of care and effort. Great job ⭐ Thank you for the 5 stars 😇
“Overall the grass which has grown looks fantastic, the only reason I gave it 4 instead of 5 is there is some issues I am having which I can't be sure if it's the seed or me.”
I am sorry to hear you are facing some issues and are not sure what has caused this. To help resolve your issue as quickly and effectively as possible, I’ve emailed you requesting a bit more information.
Once I have the details, I’ll be able to assist you further 😇
