[Kate and her Ducks]

Well the veg year is over for me and I have fenced the ducks into the veg patch to give the lawn a break. When I say lawn, I mean bog.

My plan is to throw down some grass seed to give it a bit of a boost but the pack says sow from march to oct (begining). Now given that I don't think this cold snap will last, even if I am right, is it just too late to bother and should I wait till spring?

It would be nice to get rid of the quagmire :oops:

[richyrich7]

I'd risk doing it now especially if you could cover with fleece. If you can stab it all over with a fork then brush sand over so it goes down the holes. Then sow. It will help with the drainage a little.

[Kate and her Ducks]

Sounds good to me. Job for the weekend sorted so I'm happy

[Christine]

If you get a nice covering of snow for a few days afterwards it will keep the area warm and allow the soil underneath to drain. Funny idea but it seems to work.

[poultrygeist]

Supposed to warm up again after tomorrow here. Prob the same for you too. Going up to 10/12 deg in the day and about 6/8 at night.

Showers coming and going. Should just get away with it.

Especially with all that duck poo enrichign the soil.

Rob

[Knight Family]

If you get a nice covering of snow for a few days afterwards it will keep the area warm and allow the soil underneath to drain. Funny idea but it seems to work.

Christene, we dont get snow in liverpool and if we do the rest of the country is about 25ft deep! Kate I plan to do mine over the weekend once I've cleaned up the leaves from my oak tree.

[Trillium]

Grass actually prefers cool weather to grow and sprout so now is the ideal time as Richy says. It also likes it wet to germinate so either snow or an imminent rain are good times to fling it out there.

[Salmo]

I think you are too late and it will not germinate. Could be wrong if we have a warm spell.

I also think that if you rest it from ducks you may be pleasantly surprised at how the grass recovers by itself.

Keep off it and look again in the Spring.

[min200]

I agree its too late for grass now and if you do get any seedlings the next frost will kill them off.  You will be suprised at how quickly the area will recover come the spring.

[mrs bouquet]

Hi Kate, I think you've got to give it a try, I think some will germinate as Trillium says.  Then any patches or thickening up, you can do in spring.
Mind you I don't know how big your lawn is and therefore I suppose we have to consider the cost involved if it all fails !!  If you do it now, let us know what results you have.  Good luck.  Mrs Bouquet

[Trillium]

Actually, frost will not kill any sprouting grass seedlings; the ground level they're in and surrounding greenery will protect them and it's mostly the roots burrowing into the ground first rather than a lush top growth.

[Kate and her Ducks]

Well I bunged it down the other day so it is now just a case of watching and waiting.

Thanks for all the advice

[mrs bouquet]

Good luck Kate,  Mrs Bouquet, let us know how you get on.

[senrab_nhoj]

Good luck Kate,  Mrs Bouquet, let us know how you get on.

every time I read one of your posts I think you are referring to Mrs bouquet as the original poster lol... and this one did me in completely

[mrs bouquet]

Sorry to john barnes for causing confusion, I should signed off at the very end.    Mrs Bouquet