Gardens - grass - crows!!!

[Waspie]

Too early bud. The grass isn’t growing yet, and all the seed will do at this time is rot away or feed the crows…..it’s more JRs territory than mine, but the seed won’t germinate until the temperature gets above about 14 I think.

Thanks for that Tim. Noted and seeds will remain away in the dark until the temps rise significantly!!

[stillp]

Even better, start the seed off in small pots or cells, then plant them out in the spring. Saves worrying about the birds eating the seed.
Pete

[Ian M]

Grass will grow at 5degrees C but the seeds will need more warmth.
I can see that in the week since the snow melted the grass has grown already.

[Tim Marlow]

Depends on soil, rather than air, temperature I think. It also needs a certain light intensity to produce the energy required Ian, so won’t grow much at all on the dull days we usually get at this time of year. On a brighter warmer day it will take off as you say though.

[Guest]

Too early bud. The grass isn’t growing yet, and all the seed will do at this time is rot away or feed the crows…..it’s more JRs territory than mine, but the seed won’t germinate until the temperature gets above about 14 I think.

Yes Tim is right , either late autumn when the soil is still warm or wait until spring and mild weather.

[Guest]

Crows! Yes they can create a right mess of a lawn. On the bright side they are actually doing you a favour. They are going after beetle laver that eat the roots of your grass.
A walk round with a rake some lawn dressing and your lawn will be fine.

If you want a messed up lawn what you need are moles and or voles.
A mole is not that bad. The build a deep tunnel network in their territory. The piles of earth are good deep soil, 'normally' weed free. sweep them out over the lawn. Once the Mole has finished the hills will stop turning up in the lawn. Moles do not eat roots, bulbs or carrots! They eat worms and slugs and other pests. So they are actually good to have in the garden.
Voles on the other hand. They tunnel right up in the top of the soil, they do not make hills but your lawn can become a criss-cross of small canals just below the surface waiting for you to step on one and turn your ankle. (ask me how I know). Voles LOve roots, bulbs, vegetables, generally a far bigger pain in the butt. one thing they hate is a bulb; Fritillaria imperialis, the crown imperial, imperial fritillary or Kaiser's crown, they stink of fox piddle so they keep the burgers away from your prized plants.
Each year as the fields by the house get ploughed, our gardens become safe(er) havens for all the small bar stewards.
Crows. Best way to deal with those is to just keep going out in the garden and making loud noises. Hammer on a shovel is good. (neighbours dog goes a bit mental though lol)..

Nothing wrong with a worm Ian, thats a bit mean

[Waspie]

Even better, start the seed off in small pots or cells, then plant them out in the spring. Saves worrying about the birds eating the seed.
Pete

Too large an area I'm afraid Pete. Plus - not enough pots nor room to put them all!!!! The garden is way bigger than the house her 'she shed'!!!

[Guest]

Try a fine garden netting or get a few rolls of chiken wire and roll it out with sticks to raise it off the grass... I did that with the (expletive) magpies ripping up the grass. Now I just open the door and the dogs do the rest.

[Lee Drennen]

Never had trouble with Crows. Seen 4 stop and take a break in the wood line today by my Wheat Field then they moved on.

[Gern]

Has this turned into Gardener's Question Time? :smiling:

[Tim Marlow]

Has this turned into Gardener's Question Time? :smiling:

Dont know Dave, but it’s one of the few threads that has actually stayed on topic :tongue-out3:

[simontie]

the wife feeds them, and they leave the grass alone, very cleaver birds I'm told, but they eat her cooking so not that smart :tears-of-joy:

[spanner570]

Dont know Dave, but it’s one of the few threads that has actually stayed on topic :tongue-out3:

Tim, much the same as my observations of late.

I'm all for banter, chatting and gentle leg pulling (As it was on here in the early days) but recently the straying off topic becomes just plain daft......

.......and it seems to be getting worse by the day.

[Tim Marlow]

Tim, much the same as my observations of late.

.......and it seems to be getting worse by the day.

Trouble is, I know I’m a culprit but just enjoy chatting to like minded folk.

[Airborne01]

Tim, much the same as my observations of late.

.......and it seems to be getting worse by the day.

Do I detect more than a measure of censure here; if there's no room for a little diversion in conversation and banter with perhaps, a little space for controversy, are we not in danger of becoming (in current idiom) very 'woke'? Let's live and let live people.
Steve