Anyone sowing grass seed this week? Tips?

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My lawn is very patchy and I've been itching to seed it. Looks like a warm spell coming up (London), so going to take the plunge and start tomorrow! Anyone else seeding lawn now? Any tips?

Plan:
Mow lawn short
Rake / de-thatch
Apply a thin layer of topsoil to level some uneven bits
Sow Seed
Walk all over it
Lightly water

May steps are exactly as yours.
I did a patch last week, but fear I might have been a bit early as we had a couple of nights below 7 degrees in London.

I think I made the same mistake last year, and it didn't sprout, so I'll hold off for a few more weeks.

I have a weather station, so can see how low it goes overnight.

It's been quite dry here, so I'm not sure whether it is where you are too. After your first two steps I'd lightly fork any bare patches and then water the whole area. Leave it to soak in, then carry out the rest of the programme. Once the seed is sown, then if it doesn't rain much over the next week, you will probably need to water again.

Don't worry about cold nights, grass grows as soon as the daytime temperature is above 7 degrees, and we're past that now. Night temperatures don't matter.

Also - sow twice as much seed as you think you need and rake it in a little bit, as the birds will eat half of it.

I'm coastal, 2hrs from London. Not a new build, but we've been renovating a derelict property, so after removing tonnes of rubbish from the garden, laid new soil last year. We seeded in Oct, but now, do have some smaller patches and uneven, divots where workmen walked through the new lawn.

We've added top soil over the uneven parts and re-seeded these areas this week, then watered every few days. We've had no rain for ages.

Last year, I bought rolls of holographic ribbons and attached strips to the end of poles, on the fences etc- don't bother! The pigeons will still eat some of the seed 🙄

I just sprinkle some compost on top of the patchy bits then sprinkle seed and water daily. Always seems to work.
Being disabled I can’t manage anything more. The birds nosh some of the seed but I am generous in my application so there is plenty left.

Same here, seeded in October but still a bit patchy, so this will be the second round. Fingers crossed!
I've also heard that mowing often helps the grass fill out more (I'm a real lawn newbie!).

Fingers crossed yours sprouts soon, maybe this warm weather will get it going. I tested my seed indoors just to check it actually works and it took about 7-10 days to sprout, so maybe you'll have some luck very soon!

For us the pigeons aren't such a menace, it's more the cats that like to poo all over the lawn, and the squirrels that dig holes all over to hide (or find??) their nuts..!

Have a look at Daniel Hibbert on YouTube. You'll get every bit of information you need from him.