The lawn does not germinate

Causes of non-germinating lawn seeds

• Wrong time
• Compacted soil
• Too dry or too damp
• Inferior seeds
• Bird food

Lawn sown at the wrong time

The best Time to sow of the lawn is September. Then the soil is nicely warmed through and moist enough to allow the seeds to germinate.

Often, however, the new lawn is sown in early spring. In spring the ground is still too cold. Lawn seeds only germinates when the soil temperature is at least ten degrees.

The soil is too compacted

If the soil surface is too firm, the small grass roots will have difficulty taking root. They stay on the surface and perish.

This problem can be prevented if the floor is in front of the sowing is loosened profoundly. It is also beneficial to mix in some compost or, in the case of very hard soils, some sand to loosen the surface of the earth.

The soil is too dry or too damp

After

sowing the lawn seed needs sufficient moisture to germinate. If it is very dry, the only thing that helps is to water the area regularly. This should be done very carefully and evenly so that no waterlogging develops.

If it rains heavily for days, the moisture can cause the seeds to rot. Then only one more sowing at a later point in time will help.

Inferior seeds

It is worth paying attention to the quality of lawn seeds. Cheap seeds germinate much worse than high quality seeds.

Bird food

Birds love lawn seeds and like to peck at them. To prevent them from doing so, it helps to stretch a net over the newly created lawn.

Tips & Tricks

In practice, it has proven useful to use a Rake easy to rake in. This protects the seeds from being eaten by birds and does not dry out as quickly. Raking in is also a good protection against heavy downpours, which can wash away the seeds.