- Sow between Jul and January, under trees, shrubs or in the shade of a southern wall, either in earth or grass.
- Prepare the patch by lightly scarifying it, i.e. to create a shallow broken surface.
- Seeds sown late winter can be heavily chilled for 1-2 weeks in a fridge/freezer ‘vernalized’ as occurs naturally in winter to enhance germination.
- Sprinkle evenly at a rate of 50 seeds per square metre, and lightly rake into your prepared soil.
- In the first year from mid spring you will see grass-like shoots that are darker green and thinner than normal grass.
- The following year will see stronger plants until they mature and flower in the third year.





