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Too late to reseed a lawn ?

A customer has asked for their lawn to be cleared and levelled and relaid - all straight forward but they don't have the budget for turf, so it will need to be reseeded.  Question is is it too late in the season for the seed to establish before winter ?  I'm in Berkshire, and it's still very mild weather at the moment, last year we didn't really get any proper cold/frosts until after xmas, I was still mowing in December !  Would be looking to do the work in mid November.

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  • PRO

    You should be well within an acceptable window of opportunity Russ. The soil will still be radiating warmth.

    Your biggest challenge is whether leaves fall on the seeded area.

  • I did sow some seed a couple of weeks ago and nothing's appeared yet............. it's good seed that usually comes up in a week so unless we get a good warm spell, I reckon you're probably wasting your time.

  • PRO

    https://twitter.com/countygrounds/status/786873799572615168

  • PRO

    Should just about be OK - use a low temp germination seed and keep leaves off. Use aerator & sorrel roller pre seeding and then cover seed with a light top dress.

  • Seeded a couple of hundred metres a fortnight ago and it's up around 50mm. Did another 100m this week (mid Hampshire).

  • PRO

    Thanks all, looks like it's a go then !  Knowing my luck there will be an early cold snap lol :)

  • A few years ago I did a job that involved clearing a garden and seeding it. Two days after we seeded we had heavy snow fall ( end of October). Winter decided it was there to stay. Miraculously or otherwise the following spring there was a fantastic looking lawn in place.

    • I always believed that a frost would prevent the seed germinating.

  • PRO
    We have done one this weekend but has also worked late December or January once depending on the year.
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