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Posted by S. Barker on April 8, 2008, 6:14 pm
Winter wheat also is a 'dormant seeding' BUT it is drilled directly into the
earth BEFORE the snows.
The above mentioned grass technique is better thrown on the ground before
the snow. I think the OP was misled when told to 'throw it on top the
snow'.
s
> DerbyDad03 wrote:
>
>>A friend who used to own a landscaping business told me about a trick
>>I might try next year - too late now.
>>
>>He calls it snow seeding.
>>
>>I told him about an area under a tree in my back yard that never gets
>>any sun, so I can never grow grass there.
>>
>>He said next year, in late February, early March, I should sow some
>>annual grass seed on top of the snow. He says the seed will stay
>>dormant in the cold, but as the snow melts it will settle onto the
>>dirt and have a chance to to germinate before the tree fills with
>>leaves and blocks the sun. The melting snow will moisten the ground to
>>help the seed get started.
>>
>>Since I can expect it to die off by the end of summer due to lack of
>>sun, I should stick with inexpensive annual seed (landscapers mix, he
>>called it) and expect to re-snow-seed every year.
>>
>>Anybody heard of - or better yet, tried - this process?
>>
> I've never heard of snow seeding and it seems very unlikely to give
> anything near a satisfactory
> crop of grass. Birds would eat it, some would rot, and if/when some seed
> does sprout, part of
> the new crop would probably freeze. There is a lot I don't know about
> growing grass, but I
> wouldn't bother. It would be an interesting experiment :o) Is this what
> "winter wheat" is?
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