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Grass repair not coming up

oceanclub · 2019-05-14 16:51:07

Our small back garden was quite patchy (sods laid down only 2 years ago) so I dig up the soil in the patches, put down some Miracle Gro, then lawn seeds, then a layer of compost and patted them down and have kept them wet. That was almost 4 weeks ago, nothing has sprouted at all. Any tips? Should I just wait another bit? P.

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14-05-2019 5:51pm

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oceanclub

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Our small back garden was quite patchy (sods laid down only 2 years ago) so I dig up the soil in the patches, put down some Miracle Gro, then lawn seeds, then a layer of compost and patted them down and have kept them wet. That was almost 4 weeks ago, nothing has sprouted at all. Any tips? Should I just wait another bit?

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#2 14-05-2019 6:41pm
Lumen

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I wouldn't have put a layer of compost over the seeds, and I'm not sure using fertiliser was a great idea either.

Maybe dig down carefully with your fingers and see if there any activity under there.

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#3 15-05-2019 8:31am
Slasher

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Grass seed could be dead, if it's old. You could check the packet to see the batch date or production date.

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