FAMILY: Kids and Pets Grass Seed
- Hard-wearing
- Fast-growing
- Ideal for families with kids and pets
How much do I need?
Simply enter the length and width of the area, to calculate how much you need.
- Expertly created for clay soils
- Deep rooting and drought tolerant
- Hard-wearing, fast-growing and resilient
- Grows in areas with dappled, non-permanent shade
- Blends well with SUPERSTAR: Back Lawn
- Contains shade tolerant species
Those lawns are getting a real battering with all the fun that’s being had. Of course, that’s what our gardens are for, so we’ve mixed the perfect blend of hard-wearing, quality grass seed with the finest fescue for a lawn that will withstand heavy traffic, and still look lusciously green.
The perennial ryegrass in this mix is fast to grow and establish, producing a strong and durable sward that will put up with just as much as a football pitch! The finer-leafed strong creeping red fescue blends seamlessly with the ryegrass to create a lawn that is as green and lush as it is wear-and-tear tolerant.
If you have a family lawn that suffers from dappled or blocked shade that is preventing the full growth of grass, consider mixing FAMILY: Kids and Pets Grass Seed with our shade tolerant grass seeds, STEADFAST: Shade or Ultra Shade.
What area does each FAMILY: Kids and Pets Grass Seed bag cover?
| New lawn | Overseeding an existing lawn |
| 2kg - 40m2 5kg - 100m2 10kg - 200m2 20kg - 400m2 | 2kg - 57m2 5kg - 143m2 10kg - 286m2 20kg - 571.5m2 |
Mixture Breakdown
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Sowing a new lawn using FAMILY: Kids & Pets
● Dig the soil over to a depth of 20-25cm
● Remove weeds by hand or use a weed killer
● Add top soil if you believe the soil to be poor quality or unlevel
● Rake the area to get a level seedbed
● Sow the FAMILY: Kids & Pets seed at our recommended rate of 50g per m2, by using a seed spreader or your hand
● Rake the seed in after sowing so that the seed is in amongst the soil
● Firm down by foot or by using a roller to improve seed to soil contact
● Water the just-sown seed well
Read our full guide How to sow a new lawn.
Overseeding an existing lawn with FAMILY: Kids & Pets
● Remove any dead grass, weeds or moss by scarifying / raking the area
● Rake the area enough so that the soil is loose and not compact
● Sow the FAMILY: Kids & Pets seed at our recommended rate of 35g per m2, by using a seed spreader or your hand
● Rake the seed in after sowing so that the seed is in amongst the soil
● Firm down by foot or by using a roller to improve seed to soil contact
● Water the just-sown seed well
Learn more with our guide How to overseed a lawn.
FAMILY: Kids & Pets Sowing Guide & Pack Sizes
| Recommended Mowing Height | 20 - 40mm |
| Sowing Rate (New Lawn) | Bag Coverage 2kg covers 40m2 5kg covers 100m2 10kg covers 200m2 20kg covers 400m2 |
| Sowing Rate (Overseeding an Existing Lawn) | Bag Coverage 2kg covers 57m2 5kg covers 143m2 10kg covers 286m2 20kg covers 571.5m2 |
Aftercare
● Continue to water your lawn deeply and daily for the next six weeks, avoiding if there is prolonged rainfall
● Your lawn will take up to 6 weeks to fully establish
● Once there is an even coverage throughout the lawn and grass blades are hitting heights of 5-7cm, your lawn is ready for its first mow on the highest setting
● To keep your lawn healthy, green and disease / weed free, remember to regularly fertilise
Product Questions
Yes it will the same aftercare procedure, water regularly, wait until fully established until you mow and keep the mower on the highest setting for the the 1st mow.
Many thanks
Thank you for your enquiry. Either will work on such gardens. Our Family: Kids & Pets is an extremely hardwearing mix designed for gardens that see a lot of activity and would be one of our most popular mixes. The perennial ryegrass is both hardy and fast growing and will help minimise any damage. The Perform:Sports is a 100% perennial ryegrass mix and has the ability to recover from damage which makes it advantageous. The Family: Kids & Pets is available in a range of bag sizes where as the Peform:Sports starts at 10kg.
We do have a QUICK RELEASE: Pre Seed fertiliser. It provides the soil and seed with all the nutrients they need. It helps to create a great foundation for sowing new seed whilst strengthening existing grass. It will also help increase germination and establishing a strong root system. You should mow the lawn before applying it - the recommended spreading rate is 70g per m2. It is a granular fertiliser so will need to be watered in after it is applied. Once the granules are dissolved you are safe to seed.
It depends on how badly damaged the patches are, if it is severe and the grass is dead then I would suggest reseeding. If it is only slight then I would recommend a fertiliser to help the grass recover. You would need something that is rich in nitrogen, I would recommend our a QUICK RELEASE Pre Seed, this will work over a period of six weeks to nourish the soil.
Whilst the seed is safe to seed we always recommend that you try and keep pets of the lawn until it has established.
The temperatures forecast for the next 2 weeks a is ranging from 5 degrees to 12 degrees is this too cold to plant this grass seed?
Also I see towards the end of October the temperature is set to drop to 2 degrees and am concerned if the seed does germinate it will freeze and perish?
Will this work?
