Overseeding
Overseeding of an existing lawn is a recognised and essential part of any lawn maintenance programme, including golf and bowling greens. All lawns are affected by the specific growing environment in which they exist, their level of use and general weather conditions.
Before Overseeding
Post Overseeding
Overseeding your lawn will:
- Improve sward density & vigour
- In-fill damaged or thinned areas
- Improve turf colour
- Reduce weed and moss invasion
- Rejuvenate lawn with fresh, healthy dressing & seed
It is natural for a percentage of the existing grass in your lawn to die off during the course of the year, creating a natural thatch layer. A build up of thatch will restrict fertiliser, moisture and oxygen from penetrating down into the root zone, starving the grass plant of these vital nutrients required for the strength and general health of the turf. The lawn will become ‘spongy’, the grass sparse, prone to different lawn diseases and increasingly hydrophobic (repels water).
The process of overseeding:
- Mow lawn as short as possible
- Removal of dead organic matter (thatch) through scarification
- Aerating your lawn to create seed beds at the required depth and to help relieve surface compaction
- Top dress your lawn with a pre-selected seed and top-dressing mix
- Brushing, gently brushing the seed & dressing mix down into the holes created by aeration
We strongly recommend irrigating your lawn daily for the first 14 days post overseeding depending on weather conditions. It is also advisable to maintain traffic on the newly seeded area to a minimum during this time.
Raise mowing height to approximately 50mm (2″) for the initial 2 or 3 cuts, gradually reducing down to 25mm (1″) over the next 3 or 4 cuts. Never remove more than 1/3 of the grass blade length at any one time, on new sowings ideally never more than 1/4.
Before Overseeding
Post Overseeding