Growing a lawn from scratch.

[MR_Punk]

Hi all,

We plan to move into our new house in about 8 weeks time. As part of the buying process I opted out of the turf option as I thought it was a little expensive and at that point wasn't 100% sure how I wanted the garden to look.

Now I would be looking to turf a large section of it but I've never successfully grown grass to a standard I would deem good. My thoughts would be to leave until March time and dig the garden over and seed and try my look. I could buy turf but I actually want to do it properly from scratch - there is no rush.

Does anyone have experience and advice to get as lush grass as possible.

 

[MR_Punk]

South Yorkshire is where I live. The garden itself is at the end of a street and its banked on one side which shelters it which is a bonus.

Looking at the site now they seem to have cleared most of the rubble but I think rotavating is a must. I want as full covering as possible and knowing I can do this early is a good point. I assume it wouldn't be conducive to growth if I seeded and there was frost about.

 

[MR_Punk]

Frost and cold weather will just delay growth, not preclude it. Grass seed is extremely hardy. I've left bags of grass seed out in the shed all winter and it's germinated in spring no problem.

Not sure how shelter is a bonus by the way? Shelter's pretty much the opposite of desirable if you're growing a lawn.

Oh right, I thought I heard that somewhere.