ᐅ Lawn seeded, first beams in place, and what’s starting to grow there?
Created on: 9 Apr 2019 15:14
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Hi,
I sowed my lawn on Friday, March 29th, after spreading fresh topsoil/lawn soil in the days before. While spreading the soil, I occasionally picked out some clover leaves (they were a nice, healthy green). I assume I didn’t get them all.
Anyway, now after just over a week, the first shoots are sprouting =)
That’s already encouraging.
What’s strange, though, is that the shoots are not coming from the seeds lying on the surface, but rather from those that were pushed slightly under the surface by the rake when spreading. The first week was very warm and dry, and despite watering 4–5 times a day by hand, the soil dried out repeatedly in between.
I assume that the surface seeds all died?
Also, sometimes two shoots grow from the same spot, meaning one sprout becomes two (see pictures)... Is that normal? Is this characteristic of a certain grass species?
And what is the two-leaved plant growing there? Could it be clover?
Oh, the seed mix is called "Classic Green Sport & Play Lawn."
I sowed my lawn on Friday, March 29th, after spreading fresh topsoil/lawn soil in the days before. While spreading the soil, I occasionally picked out some clover leaves (they were a nice, healthy green). I assume I didn’t get them all.
Anyway, now after just over a week, the first shoots are sprouting =)
That’s already encouraging.
What’s strange, though, is that the shoots are not coming from the seeds lying on the surface, but rather from those that were pushed slightly under the surface by the rake when spreading. The first week was very warm and dry, and despite watering 4–5 times a day by hand, the soil dried out repeatedly in between.
I assume that the surface seeds all died?
Also, sometimes two shoots grow from the same spot, meaning one sprout becomes two (see pictures)... Is that normal? Is this characteristic of a certain grass species?
And what is the two-leaved plant growing there? Could it be clover?
Oh, the seed mix is called "Classic Green Sport & Play Lawn."
Elina schrieb:
Should I add that I recently picked up a few pots of dandelions at Pflanzen-Kölle because I don’t have enough growing in my garden? Uh – what? I really like dandelions, but buying them? The first dandelion puffballs are already out there for free!
I also bought a small packet of dandelion seeds, and they have sprouted. But they’re not really growing much yet. The hogweed seeds didn’t germinate at all—I have no idea what trick is needed to get them to sprout. And the garden chervil seeds turned out to be cow parsley 🙁
The dandelions are still just starting to bloom, they’ve only been flowering for a day or two 😉
We’re at about 500 meters (1,640 feet) above sea level here, so spring arrives a bit later.
The dandelions are still just starting to bloom, they’ve only been flowering for a day or two 😉
We’re at about 500 meters (1,640 feet) above sea level here, so spring arrives a bit later.