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stone said: In the old days, clover and daisies were included in the turf mix as a matter of course.
That clover is valuable... puts atmospheric nitrogen into the soil and probably most importantly... helps to break through those hard soils... you know the ones where the shovel stops... and it's like digging through pavement?

As far as how to do the seeds? pick one...
I don't see the option where you strew some material to keep the soil moist while the seeds are germinating...

Have you ever watched them spray that green fibrous material along the roadside?
There's seed mixed up in that material... Some packages of wildflower seeds come with that stuff mixed in...

Most people just strew some straw or whatever... Far more important than the questions that you're asking!

I thought about the straw option, but thought that was mainly to stop the birds pinching the seeds, also I visited a couple of other forums and they said the straw was not necessary in the UK because of our climate, meaning it rains alot lol, I opted for a net instead to keep the birds off, still got more seeding to do round my back garden though, so is straw a good option then? or hay? not sure what green fibrous stuff you mean though lol, Thanks.