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need a bit of lawn advice

  • 10-04-2013 1:57pm
    #1
    farmchoice
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    Hi
    I would be very grateful if anyone could give me a bit of advice. I have recently scarified my lawn. It's a big lawn and I hired a heavy-duty scarifier. I did a fairly thorough job and I now need to overseed it.

    My question is should I fertilizes it before I put down the seed or after. Also what type of fertilizer should I use? At the moment all I can get I the shops is 3 in one feed weed and moss killer. I have enough autumn fertilizer in the garage that I never used to do the job would this be ok to use.

    Thanks in advance for any help you can give. With rain on the way I want to get on with this.


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  • #2
    bbam
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    Personally I wouldn't fertilise till the seed takes, then it needs the boost to keep going.
    The autumn fertiliser should be low in nitrogen and so of less use. I used 18-6-12 from the coop last time I seeded and it worked well. Applied at a rate if 100kg to am acre of ground.


  • #3
    farmchoice
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    Thanks I appreciate that I was not sure whither low nitration would be a good or bad thing for the new seed. Do you thing its best to avoid the 3 in 1 stuff until the new seed is well established or can I use that for my first fertilizing.


  • #4
    redser7
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    Generally if you read the packets they will say not to use on a new lawn. The new grass will be very tender and could burn with fertiliser. I'd leave it be for a few weeks after it sprouts, then maybe chance half strength for the first feed, and then step it up for the next feed about a month later. Or you could throw some compost around as a bit of topdressing. But for a large lawn that mightn't be practical.


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