GardenTried-and-true tip
Overseed a lawn only once soil stays above 12 °C
Overseed your lawn only once the soil stays above 12 °C, in late spring or early autumn.
- Time
- ⏱ 1 min Prüfung
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
What you need
- Grass seed
- Rake or scarifier
How to do it
- Check the soil temperature: it should stay above 12 °C.
- Overseed in late spring or early autumn.
- Prepare the area beforehand, for example by mowing short and roughing up the surface.
Sources
This is where we found the tip. The badge above shows how well it is backed up.
- plantura.garden (opens in a new tab)
Die Bodentemperatur sollte durchgängig über 12 °C liegen, damit die Keimung problemlos abläuft.“; „Verwenden Sie die Nachsaat wenn möglich im späten Frühling oder frühen Herbst.





