Abstract: A machine suitable for use in spreading and laying a seed mursery strip, especially, a lawn nursery strip over the ground is equipped with means for spreading and laying the seed nursery strip over the ground; means for firming the thus-laid seed nursery strip; and means for clawing the top soil of the ground in front of the spreading and laying means and then evenly sprinkling the thus-clawed top soil as top dressing soil over the thus-firmed seed nursery strip. The seed nursery strip can thus be automatically and stably spread and laid even if they have somewhat weak tensile strength and at the same time, top dressing soil can be applied over the thus-laid nursery strips.

Abstract: A lawn nursery strip is provided by apparatus employing regenerated cotton to form a strip with a raised nap on a front side. The rear of the strip is sequentially fertilized, bonded, and strengthened; then the napped front of the strip is sequentially seeded, fertilized, bonded, and covered. The strip is rolled compactly by the apparatus described for transport or storage until needed for use.This is a continuation, of application Ser. No. 520,985, filed Nov. 5, 1974, now abandoned.