6 Beginner Mistakes to AVOID When Sowing Grass Seed

I have studied grass seed overseeding and found the top 6 mistakes people make that prevent them from getting great results in their lawn after overseeding or sowing a new lawn from scratch.

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[ivo]

1. (1:10) Timing of when to put
2. (2:30) Planting depth of seed - too deep won't grow, too shallow also won't grow. Target top quarter inch of soil bed.
3. (3:21) Watering - should be moist, not dry not super muddy.
4. (4:20) Pick the right seed for the soil you have.
5. (5:47) Seed sowing rate
6. (6:46) Preparation
7. (8:42) Rolling or treading on the seed

[Theoriginal]

I’ve had lots of work done at my house and because of that I need to repair and regrow the grass. So helpful these videos and well put together 👍🏻

[richardhill]

When i watch the local council plant grass seed from my bedroom window, they just throw handfuls of seed around baldy lawn areas, burp and then leave. A month later its all grass! Never works for me.

[tadmarshall]

Larry Niven had an offhand comment in his science fiction book Ringworld regarding an attractive lawn ... "maintained according to the English tradition, roll and seed for 500 years". Slow and steady gets great results!

[bobm]

Regarding weeds, a product called Tenacity worked great for me and can be used right up to seeding. A little more complicated than most in that you need a surfactant and marker dye along with a good sprayer, the combined cost was $82 on amazon using a bundle with all 3 products for $50 and a cheap but awesome battery powered sprayer. I bought the generic which is identical and worked fine just expect a white lawn until the weeds die off. This product works well on crabgrass, clover and nutsedge and others

[ChristiaanHartNibbrig]

That is a really nice yard, man. Thank you for the very good video!

[strawberry]

thanks for this - first time growing a lawn from seed.

[berniemoscrop]

It's great to see you back in action Matt, Really enjoy your videos on lawncare and looking forward to the new season.

[stephenk]

I am planning to overseed in the spring, I have bought the all American dark green seed which I hope does the trick. Just fancied it after watching your previous videos on the different seeds you tested. Enjoying your videos.

[rixy]

This is great advice from start to finish

[Admiral_]

Great tips mate, over my time on lawn care you've covered a lot of solid basics. I use a roller after applying seed and use very little top soil on top and get very good results

[simonf]

Really helpful video, thanks for posting.

[go]

You can seed in the summer if you keep watering. I wasn’t about to let my lawn at the house I just bought look totally dry and dead all summer. It’s true it won’t work as well and will cost some money on the watering, but you can get some growth going in the summer.

[darren_bassett]

Appreciate these tips, I've seeded my soil (starting from scratch). It's been about three weeks and I've got almost nothing. Sheesh!!

[batyrnazarov]

Hi. Can i plant seeds if day temperature is above 10 degrees, but night temperature is below 10 degrees?

[TheLornarea]

Thanks for a very good lesson in lawn sewing. Will give it a go but it might have to wait until next spring now. Thanks Lorna

[Alfiemyname]

Hi bud, very informative video.
I have been asked to overhaul a lawn that at the moment is heavily weed ridden and stinging nettle infested? You mention to prep the surface and weed kill before laying any seed, is there any industrial strength weedkillers that would work for blitzing a garden in this manner? feeling like it might be a bit of a strenuous job?

Look forward to hearing from you

[grahammacklam]

Would you always recommend covering the seed with a thin layer of top soil? I have a couple of thinish areas (shaded) I'm looking to redo after autumn scarification and overseeding 👍

[markesson]

Very informative! I am going to sow a smaller circular area about 1m squared that had a small willow tree! I am trying to prepare the area and remove dead root and stones etc. Any advice?

[gemmabanks]

I got a grass seed calls dogs and sprogs. I have high hopes. Thank you for your video. Very informative!