A ‘Sowing Rate’ is the total amount of seed you need to effectively cover the area of lawn that you’re creating. This basically tells you how much grass seed per m2 you need.

Different lawn seeds have slightly different sowing rates. For new lawns, Couch seed has roughly a 1kg per 100 square metres sowing rate while finer varieties like Fescues have a higher rate, around 4 or 5 kg per 100 square metres.

At Great Aussie Lawns we put the details of each lawn seed sowing rate on the product page so that you can calculate it based on a 100 square metre calculation. If your project is smaller you can calculate it by dividing so it’s nice and easy to see how much you need.

How do I calculate the sowing rate for my lawn?

Before you can calculate how much lawn seed you need you’ll need to know the area of the lawn you’ve got. You can simply pace this out and work out the per square metre area or you can calculate it more accurately using the image below:

If your lawn isn’t a regular shape, draw it up as accurately as you can and use a combination of the shapes we’ve shown. Add them together to determine the rough size of the lawn.

How do I calculate my fertiliser rate?

It’s important to use a Starter Fertiliser when sowing your lawn seed. A Starter Fertiliser has the right balance of requirements for optimum germination of the seed. Again, you can find the rate of application on our Great Aussie Lawns product pages. Our Landscape Range KickStart Fertiliser has the rate of 3kg per 100sqm area.

How much lawn seed do I need if I’m oversowing my current lawn?

As a rough guide you use around half the amount of lawn seed for oversowing but of course this is dependent on the type of grass. Again, the exact rates for the different seeds will be on each product page at Great Aussie Lawns.