Patchy grass and grass seed question

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A few weeks back I spread some feed n weed on the front & back garden Were the winter moss has been killed off I'm now left with brown patchy area's all over the front and back gardens.
The rear garden is south facing which means the front is in shade for long periods of the day. We are at the bottom of a hill so the grass (mainly the front) is always damp. I did try racking and seeding with top soil but it didn't take.
So my question,
Whats the best seed and mwthod for seeding the patches ?back in direct sunlight and the front in damp shady soil ?. Is that Canada grass seed any good ?.thb I need a rapid grow in anything grass.
Any help or advise would
 
Would it not be best to cut the dead area away and re turf that area m8?.
 
Having 2 dogs the number of times ive tried patching only for it to fail until i did in properly.

Take a section of patchy area and square it off into good grass and dig it over lightly to aerate and break up the soil as fine as you can. I did this even with 6 inch square sections. Then sow the seed turning it in to just under the surface and then lightly flatten the soil. Water daily jobs a good un.

Pain in the arse and laborious but it works.
 
Having 2 dogs the number of times ive tried patching only for it to fail until i did in properly.

Take a section of patchy area and square it off into good grass and dig it over lightly to aerate and break up the soil as fine as you can. I did this even with 6 inch square sections. Then sow the seed turning it in to just under the surface and then lightly flatten the soil. Water daily jobs a good un.

Pain in the arse and laborious but it works.

Thanks for that, I'll have to have another go and try some turf top soil. @Ferret, did you use any particular grass seed ?, I keep hearing for tough area's ryegrass perennial because I've only used the cheap poundshop stuff.
What do they use on fairways for golf courses when their building a new one ?. there like a foot tall in a month, I cant get my grass even to bud.
@miggy, that has crossed my mind , re-turf. If this last attempt doesn't work then that's the road I might have to go down to get it sorted
 
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Thanks for that, I'll have to have another go and try some turf top soil. @Ferret, did you use any particular grass seed ?, I keep hearing for tough area's ryegrass perennial because I've only used the cheap poundshop stuff.
What do they use on fairways for golf courses when their building a new one ?. there like a foot tall in a month, I cant get my grass even to bud.
@miggy, that has crossed my mind , re-turf. If this last attempt doesn't work then that's the road I might have to go down to get it sorted

Just some loose seed from Wilkinsons mate that had rye grass in it.
 
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Years ago I used to do the whole moss kill/dead brown patches/rake it out/reseed cycle. I had to do it every year and ended up with a lawn that looked shit for most of the summer and only began to look acceptable towards the end of the season.

Then I saw a gardening program on the box that told me I was wasting my time. Unless I got rid of what was causing the shaded areas, I was always going to have moss, and that I'd be better off living with the moss, relaxing in a deckchair, and pouring myself a drink.

One of the most useful pieces of advice I've ever had. :Cheers:
 
I used some of that caniadian green stuff cost me a fortune it was supposed to be super tuff stuff. No better than the stuff from wilko
 
The more I look at it the more I think ripping the front up and block paving looks the better option or one of those stone resin drives, low maintenance.
 
If the grass stays saturated you will have to find a way to drain the excess moisture or it will just dye back again, if you turf it add a load of perlite in your topmix before you turf over that will act as a drainage layer that will air out a little beter you can also try a few plants that soak up a lot of water that will help quite a bit

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I have the same problem as I have doge and their pee kills it, so I each year get the fork make a few holes around the area sprinkle a little top soil then seed then a little more top soil just a sprinkle to stop the birds eating the seed
 
If the grass stays saturated you will have to find a way to drain the excess moisture or it will just dye back again, if you turf it add a load of perlite in your topmix before you turf over that will act as a drainage layer that will air out a little beter you can also try a few plants that soak up a lot of water that will help quite a bit

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I think this is the problem, the sodden ground and lack of sunlight.
What I wanna know is, how do the go on a golf course or sodden football pitches ?. They must be using Super Seed

Abit like John Holmes :)
 
Putting greens are normally raised from the rest of the surrounding ground with multiple drainage layers, and sometimes a sand bedding, on football pitches there is a drainage system under the pitch and are maintained regularly, send some pics damaged area and surround you might be able to lay some drainage pipe under the turf to run any excess water away

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