Clay King - Grass Seed for Clay Soil UK - Deep Rooting and Fast Growing for a Hard Wearing Lawn - Garden Lawncare Guy 5kg

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Best grass seed overall: GBW grass seed– useful in so many situations I even used it on my own lawn from scratch. The best grass seed will also withstand local weather conditions. Ryegrass and Fescue grasses are the prime choice for shady gardens, whilst Tall Fescue can handle the UK’s wet weather. Meadowgrass or Fescue grasses are great for gardens with dry or sandy soil. There are literally dozens of different grass seed cultivars out there, each with their own properties that make them great for some gardens, and not so great for others. Explaining the differences between them all would take forever, but to make things simpler, we can break things down into the most commonly used grass species for lawns in the UK. You’ll find that most bags of grass seed that you buy will be a combination of these types of seeds: Smooth stalked meadow grass

A non-organic Lime dressing would also help turn your soil more alkaline but you will want to be careful about how much you add so that it doesn’t go the other way. Apply a top dressing of soil and sand Laying turf is a good choice if speed matters more to you than cost; quality turf can cost 10 times as much as the equivalent amount of seed. Turf works well if you’re on a slope, and if you want a lawn that’s very tough and durable. Lawn seed is one of the easiest (or hardest if not applied correctly) ways to make your outdoor area feel like it’s brand new. With more of us spending time at home than ever before, patches, brown spots, and even weeds can prevent you from making the most of your green space.Once you’ve aerated, it’s time for the top dressings. Apply organic Calcified Seaweed or non-organic lime It should be noted that we’re not talking about a cheap product here either, with this 1 kg bag costing around 1/3 of some 10 kg bags, but it’s still worth considering if you have the available budget simply due to the finish that can be achieved. Mowing frequently is an important task when it comes to managing your lawn throughout the growing season. The lawn naturally gets more stressed as the weather warms up, so keeping it at a healthy height by mowing consistently will help to keep it stay strong and of course green. If you want a formal lawn but you don’t fancy forking out 30 quid a kilo for Rolawn’s seed, then A1 Lawn’s Am Pro-1 is awesome.

You’ll want to mow a little higher, around 40mm-50mm. You might also have to overseed once or twice a year to keep your lawn looking mint. But trust me, your lawn will be a beauty! A Word About ‘Quality’ Grass Seed Like smooth stalked meadow grass, perennial ryegrass will form an underground network of stems called rhizomes, and then use them to spread across the lawn, helping to cover patches, albeit slower than some other grass seeds. Fescue has fine leaves and can be cut very short, right down to 10mm in some cases, and this gives you a lawn that feels like a soft carpet to walk on in bare feet. Both creeping red and hard fescue are good choices if you live in a coastal area as they are not bothered by the salt in the wind. Fescue grasses can be cut short and ideal for salty coastal conditions

Before you know it, the Spring has turned into Summer and the weather is now warming up. It’s now time to apply our ‘ droughtsafe’ clay soil fertiliser.

It’s a great feeling when your lawn is lush and green. Unfortunately, this feeling doesn’t always last as wear and tear can really tire out a lawn fast. After much to-ing and sowing, we've come to the final decision on the best grass seed... Of course, it had to go to Miracle-Gro EverGreen Complete 4in1. The value for money, phenomenal results, and the variety of what this product does make it go to the top of our list. When to sow grass seed: There is often only a brief period when clay soils are workable between waterlogged soils after winter and baked hard clay from late spring There were one or two patches that didn’t grow as well as the rest of the lawn, but there are tons of reasons why this could be, such as birds feasting on seed in that area, the soil conditions, or simply due to human error when spreading the seed. I usually use a seed spreader for sowing lawns, but on this particular day, I forgot it and did it by hand. This is grass seed that really does what is claimed, although you have to be patient at first. It was over two weeks before we started to see some green shoots popping through the soil. Within a couple of weeks or so after that, the grass looked stunning.Different grasses have different root structures. You will find that drought tolerant grass seeds have deeper roots, which are able to access more moisture and stay green where others wouldn’t. Species such as tall fescue, smooth stalked meadowgrass and slender creeping red fescue all outperform dwarf ryegrass, which is one of the most commonly used grass species. When to sow grass seed in dry conditions