Michael Anderson wrote:

Although not the optimum time of the year to sow a lawn I did mine
yesterday. The size of the lawn is quite small 24 ft x 12 ft.

Advice from several people with varying degrees of gardening experience has
mentioned that the seed should be ok if the average temperature is above 5 -
6 degree C. As the days are getting noticably colder I was wondering if it
would be a good idea to lay sheets of polythene (sp?) on the lawn to keep
some heat in to aid the sowing process.

Grateful for any advice.

Michael Anderson


North East TX USDA Z 7B and we just planted winter rye on Oct 11th and it is already about an inch
high. We have had some wonderful rain and also, Ivan had soaked the soil well. He also had sprinkled
cow manure lightly some days before and watered that down. I think the grass will grow and help put
organic matter in the soil when it is mowed and left on later. Our yard had been grossley neglected
in the years before we bought the place. It has improved a lot the year we have been here, but
wanted to give it some more natural food to use. As Tsu noted.. do not put plastic on it or any
other non breathable material.

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