Something else to consider is always mow at the highest setting and be
especially careful if you have humps or a drop off. In my experience,
cutting the grass short and cutting into the sod (as at the top of drop
off)
is a sure fire way to bring on trouble.
"cloud dreamer" <Global_Warming@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
news:139a3o49cg3pl66@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Rob wrote:
>> I've never done this before but the grass on my lawn is not very thick
>> and there are a lot of bare spots. Someone mentioned that overseeding
>> will help. I did some research on google on the topic and have some
>> information on it but just wondering if anyone can provide any tips on
>> doing it here in newfoundland such as best time (can it be done now or
>> wait til fall?), is there a machine to rent that does a good job,
>> etc...
>>
>
>
> Best now to wait until Fall. Our six weeks of summer are about to start
> and it will simply be too hot.
>
> The best bet is to buy a few bags of black earth topsoil between now and
> the fall. When summer breaks sometime in late Sept, early October, rake
> the bare spots a little, take some bags of good grass seed and cover the
> ground with the seed. (I'm not talking an inch thick or anything...just
> throw down the seed like you were feeding chickens (no chickens
required)
> until you can "see" a good coating of seed).
>
> Then spread the topsoil over the seed. Don't mix it in with the seed if
> possible...the birds will only eat it. The seed will seek out the warmth
> of the sun and find its way through the soil. I've experimented with
this
> (cover only and mixing it in) and found that just covering the seed
> resulted in a much thicker layer of grass.
>
> Once you've seeded it, make sure it gets a little water every day until
> its well sprouted then every couple days for a couple more weeks.
> Hopefully, Mother Nature will do most of that for you.
>
> And don't forget to lime the lawn in October. Best time of year to do it
> and it needs to be done every year. (Neglecting the lime could be a
cause
> of the bare patches as well...the soil would simply be too acidic for
the
> grass).
>
> If you find the bare patches return, you may have other problems...soil
> too shallow and/or cinch bug. If that's the case, you can look at
seeding
> with white clover. It resists cinch bug, weeds and drought. Usually just
> seeding the lawn with the clover will do it but some lawns are simply so
> shallow that they need a couple tandem loads of top quality top soil
> (which I would have recommended in the start if the bare patches you're
> referring to occupies a majority of the lawn). If you ever use clover,
you
> don't have to seed as thickly as you do with regular grass seed (and you
> don't want to given the higher price for clover...more expensive than
> grass...yes...worth it...yes).
>
> ..
>
>
> --
>
> We must change the way we live,
> or the climate will do it for us.
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