The grass on my lawn is not very thick so I was planning on
overseeding the whole thing. You mentioned covering the bare spots
with soil. What's the best and most economical way to do this for the
whole lawn? Would it be better to buy a load of topsoil and lightly
spread it over the entire lawn? Will I have to rake down the entire
lawn or will cover with seed and then raking in some topsoil be
sufficient?
Thanks for the help so far!
On Jul 11, 6:52 pm, "Jeff" <jck...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> 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_Warm...@[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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