Good time to seed a lawn?

[Brian]

We've just installed some drainage to cope with the rain run off from the roof of our barn, so now have a nicely cleared and leveled piece of garden about 35m x 5m. The plan is to grass it over.

Is it worth seeding it now (early December) or should I wait until the Spring?

All suggestions gratefully received!

Brian

[Admiral]

We've just installed some drainage to cope with the rain run off from the roof of our barn,  so now have a nicely cleared and leveled piece of garden about 35m x 5m. The plan is to grass it over.

Is it worth seeding it now (early December) or should I wait until the Spring?

All suggestions gratefully received!

Brian

Now is a really, really bad time to seed a new lawn.

April or September are better with, so I'm told, September being the favourite.

[Brian]

Thanks Admiral. That confirms my suspicions.

However, as my actual knowledge about grass is that is nice to sit on when the sun is shining I needed to bar my actions on something more than a feeling in my bones.

[Fred]

Depending on how nice you want the grass I have found if you just leave it a year and then start cutting it regular it turns to grass. Plus you won't be feeding the birds.