Hello.
After weeks of careful ground preparation I seeded my new lawn(with family grade grass) in September. I dug over, fertilized and raked like I was supposed to and was very pleased with the result. I followed the seeding instructions and,using the recomended amount of seed,sowed half upwards of the lawn and half downwards to make sure all the seed was sown correctly. I thought it looked very evenly sown when I`d finished and then gently raked over covering about half the seed as instructed. It rained the next day and I thought "job done"!
However, now the grass has grown (its about 2/3 inch at the moment) I can see gaps between the shoots of around 2,3 or 4 inch. In other places it just looks bare. My neighbour who is a keen gardener with years of experiance says it looks very good for a newly seeded lawn and will "fill out" by spring and that I should leave well alone.I`m not so sure. Any advice would be welcome.
Thanks

Re: new lawn worries

Reply from Kathy C

Hi, Vincent,
Your neighbour gave good advice - it should fill in. Two things could have happened - the seeds could have been covered too deeply after raking or, pesky birds got to some of the seed. No worries - if it really bugs you, and you can reach the spots without damaging the new grass, you can reseed the bare patches.
Kathy C