help any gardeners out there

[suzie1]

turf was laid 2 weeks ago, and still hasnt grown much, just bits of it is longer than other parts, what can i do to encourage it to grow? also whats the best grass seed to use for patches?, cats and birds have been at it. i bought patch magic from b&q, but it hasnt grown, and birds have pecked at it.

[welshlibranr]

just keep watering every day when there's no rain, sometimes it takes a while for the seed to germinate, when it rains, then it will probably take off, and after that, you can patch any gaps that are a bit bare.............................

[suzie1]

i have been watering for the last two weeks, sprinkler has been on all day every day, and then i have been going over it with hose, and still not grown much. is there such thing as overwatering, i dont think i have done that. thanks welsh

[dr b]

Was the turf pressed down with a roller or other heavy object? If the turf was not pressed into good contact with the underlying soil, not much is going to happen.

[askyourgran]

I was just going to say that dr b.

[suzie1]

yep,it was pressed down and it is stuck to the ground, so i can see it has germinated, but not growing much!

[welshlibranr]

It will grow suzie, we are going to have rain in the next few days, and then it should happen!.......Sometimes these things take a little longer than we except!..............The coming rain will help!........You may need to seed the gaps afterwards though, but just wait and see!...........

[carlton23]

Think of all the time by not mowing you`ve had to do other things, but it sounds to me as if you`ve been watering too much, just try to not let it dry out completely, if grass or any thing thinks it`s going to die (if it could think) it will try a little harder to seed. Too much TLC suzie1.