Prep for seeding lawn on difficult soil

[Pegs11]

Hi, I want to grow a nice new lawn on top of what is currently a very patchy lawn with large area of just earth, no grass. But the soil is really muddy/sticky/sludgy at the moment, and also quite dense and clayey. April is a wet month so I can’t see it drying out any time soon. But May might be a bit late for sowing. I have bought some hardy grass seed which has very good reviews, but I’m not sure how well it will grow in this clayey sludge. I could add topsoil but am concerned that the minute it rains, it will just sleep into the sludge beneath it. Not sure how to tackle this… any advice?

Horticultural sharp sand. Buckets of it. Spike the ground all over with a garden fork and sweep the sand into the holes. The best time to do it is autumn, but if it is in that bad a state, now is better than waiting.

@isitbananatimealready thank you for the tip, this is great ☺️

I don't know much but I think sand and clay are a bad mix

https://www.uaex.uada.edu/farm-ranch/crops-commercial-horticulture/horticulture/ar-fruit-veg-nut-update-blog/posts/adding-sand-to-soil.aspx#:~:text=If%20you%20mix%20sand%20into,in%20a%20more%20dense%20soil.

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https://youtube.com/@DanielHibbertLawnExpert?si=LjIFc47FDhltpfUi

https://youtube.com/@Premierlawns_official?si=4OzRLKB2QRH_TMv2

They have everything you need to know in them.

@Curtainsforus ah… 🤣

@HappiestSleeping oh cool, thank you! 😃