Originally Posted By: Bobbss
After you seed,instead of just throwing straw down, use the rolls of straw matting. The rolls I used were 8'x120' I think. I only used it on the back of the dam. The grass started growing there much faster than the areas that I just seeded and threw straw. The wind was always blowing the straw away. It was a lot of work putting it down, but I think the matting helps protect the soil until the grass gets growing.


Where did you get the straw matting, and about how much was it, if you remember. I was going to use hay, but I'll try this if its not too expensive.