I covered with the ground with fleece and anchored the edges with stones. I tried using some old fleece from the garage: waste of time. It was crumpled, difficult to sort and dirty; instead I used new from the roll. Horti fleece costs pence; in my opinion it is never worth re-using. Crop covers work by warmth from the sun raising temperatures by a few degrees, typically 2°C, compared to uncovered plants. This can advance maturity or flowering by about two weeks. Water up to four times a day using a hose with a sprinkler so that you won’t disperse the seed. It’s better to water lightly and frequently than once and heavily. Watering this way will help the seed become established. Basically laid across the ground, over emerging and growing shorter crops, the fleece acts as a floating mulch. It provides light shade, protection from wind which avoids drying out, protects from insect pests and bird damage.

Using horticultural fleece as an alternative to plastic has become more popular with gardeners. It is a synthetic material, made from polyester or polypropylene, and is more like a fabric than plastic. It is similar to fleece clothing, but is thinner and lighter. Garden fleece is lightweight, soft, and warm. How to Use Garden FleeceFrost Fleece is great for laying over emerging crops and freshly sowed seeds like grass seed. The fleece provides light shade and protection from wind, insects and birds whilst allowing light and rainfall to pass through. This will ultimately improve growing conditions and germination. Uses Look out for bald spots. Despite all your care, you may notice some areas with poorer growth. Use extra seed to overseed them. With time, they will fill out and look indistinguishable from the rest of the lawn. I should say first of all that horticultural fleece is a light unwoven polypropylene fabric that allows filtered light and rainfall to pass through. It also filters air movement so reduces wind chill, provides some shade and holds warm air beneath it when laid across the ground.

Grass seed is more affordable but requires more care and work. On the plus side, it gives you more varieties of grass to choose from, including grass for shade. Both turf and grass seed requires grass preparation and plenty of watering. The wrap up e) The corner of my garden has a large evergreen bay laurel tree that sheds leaves throughout the year but especially so in cold, dry, windy weather. To prevent the leaves from accumulating on the new grass (it is difficult to blow or rake these leaves) I have put a pond net over the grass that will allow me (with the assistance of one more person) merely lift the net off the grass every week to get rid of the leaves). Good general-purpose lawn grass seeds include tall and red fescue, ryegrass, and brown top. You can use these to create a new lawn on just about every type of soil.In some climates, fleece can be used to cover sensitive plants for the entire winter, allowing them to survive until spring. If you live in a windy climate, harsh winds can hinder the growth of some plants. Cover them with fleece on the windiest days. You can also cover plants during harsh weather that could damage them, like hail.