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Posted by dean on April 13, 2007, 2:11 am
Is it possible to just throw a bunch of grass seed onto an existing
lawn, one that is not worth starting again from scratch, but that
could use thickening up?
Would I have to throw some soil down on top? I need to be able to
continue cutting it every week. I have around 1/2 acre to do.
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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on April 13, 2007, 6:22 am
> Is it possible to just throw a bunch of grass seed onto an existing
> lawn, one that is not worth starting again from scratch, but that
> could use thickening up?
>
> Would I have to throw some soil down on top? I need to be able to
> continue cutting it every week. I have around 1/2 acre to do.
Just tossing the seed does little from my experience. You have to scratch
the surface a bit for best results. Go to the Scott's web site.
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Posted by Steve Barker on April 13, 2007, 10:39 am
Overseeding is very common. You'd do it good by renting a verticut machine
and using that along with the overseeding. But it's not totally necessary.
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Steve Barker
> Is it possible to just throw a bunch of grass seed onto an existing
> lawn, one that is not worth starting again from scratch, but that
> could use thickening up?
>
> Would I have to throw some soil down on top? I need to be able to
> continue cutting it every week. I have around 1/2 acre to do.
>
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Posted by on April 13, 2007, 1:12 pm
Just throwing seed down is very ineffective and considering what seed
costs, a waste of
money. To do a 1/2 acre, I'd rent a slice seeder. It has discs that
cut a series of grooves
about 2" apart, and then drops seed from a hopper. That results in
excellent germination.
But, you should also consider what you have to start with, what the
soil composition is, etc.
For example, if you have hard compacted soil, then that needs to be
addressed. Or if the PH is
off, that should be fixed. Or if you have mostly crappy, coarse,
weed type grasses, then it
would be better to kill it all off and establish a new lawn with
qualtiy seed. Best time for that is
Fall. If you do it now, it's harder, more competition from weeds,
more water with increasing temps, etc
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Posted by Kewless on April 13, 2007, 3:42 pm
> Is it possible to just throw a bunch of grass seed onto an existing
> lawn, one that is not worth starting again from scratch, but that
> could use thickening up?
>
> Would I have to throw some soil down on top? I need to be able to
> continue cutting it every week. I have around 1/2 acre to do.
A lawn will recover (and grow thick and lush) if it's allowed to
recover! One of THE most common mistakes in caring for a lawn
is that folks tend to set their mowers way, WAAAY too low. Now,
I'm not saying this is what you're doing, Dean. But if by chance
you are... Please, stop now and give your lawn a break, will ya?
; )
I fertiize once a year, rarely seed, and never water. And yet I
consistently have one of the greenest lawns in the neighborhood.
Why? Because I refuse to cut too short and damage my lawn's
root system. It makes a world of difference.
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