Purpose:

• help thatch break down;
• stimulate microbial activity in the soil;
• prepare the surface for regeneration.

If Aerator leaves decomposed organic material on the surface, rake it off by hand before sowing. Don't leave a thick layer of residue on the lawn.

1. Mow the lawn short, roughly 2–3 cm.
2. Remove dead material and leftover thatch. Where needed you can scarify, which opens the turf and clears the areas taken up by dead grass.
3. Check that in the bare patches the seed can actually reach the soil.

Don't simply sow on top of a thick layer of dead grass or thatch.

When overseeding: concentrate the seed on empty or thinned areas and, if useful, spread a lighter amount over the rest of the area.

Express stands out for very fast growth and is linked in particular to cool, high-mountain climates.

Cover the seed with peat or topsoil:

• new sowing: about 0.5 cm;
• bare patches when overseeding: no more than about 1 cm.

The point is not to bury the seed.

Starter goes in during the sowing phase itself: don't wait two or three weeks, that will be Marathon's moment.

Ant protection goes in during the same phase.

Rolling the whole treated area serves to:

• increase contact between seed and soil;
• stabilise the covering;
• encourage more even germination;
• make it harder for seed to be displaced.

One generous watering across the whole area. In the new-sowing procedure the reference is roughly a good 30 minutes.

The gap from Starter matters: Starter on day 0, Marathon about two weeks later.

It is a slow-release organo-mineral fertiliser. The consultation material shows it applied in the morning followed by watering; for dosage, go by the pack.

Never remove more than a third of the plant's height in one go. If the grass reaches 9 cm, don't take it straight to 4 cm: remove about 3 cm and leave it around 6 cm.

The windows can overlap: Marathon about 2–3 weeks after sowing, first cut about 3–4 weeks after, when the height allows. Don't force the cut just to keep to the calendar.