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Re: Lawn Care
« Reply #1275 on: October 31, 2024, 07:29:18 PM »
You guys are obviously experts in grass growing so I have question. My yard is in pretty good shape, but def has some spots. I overseeded the crap out of it right after I aerated this fall. Turns out, it stopped raining and was hot as crap for an entire month the days after I put the seed down. I ran the sprinklers and tried to keep up, but it was to no avail and I gave up. What's the spring play here since none of my fall seed came up? Will it come up? Do I wait for it to come up before putting pre emergent down?

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it could germinate in the spring but it won’t.

next time if you really want it to germinate, cover it with peat moss and water it several times a day


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Re: Lawn Care
« Reply #1276 on: November 01, 2024, 08:07:42 AM »
You guys are obviously experts in grass growing so I have question. My yard is in pretty good shape, but def has some spots. I overseeded the crap out of it right after I aerated this fall. Turns out, it stopped raining and was hot as crap for an entire month the days after I put the seed down. I ran the sprinklers and tried to keep up, but it was to no avail and I gave up. What's the spring play here since none of my fall seed came up? Will it come up? Do I wait for it to come up before putting pre emergent down?

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it could germinate in the spring but it won’t.

next time if you really want it to germinate, cover it with peat moss and water it several times a day
My neighbor seeded his yard from bare dirt this spring and kept it it alive. He watered the crap out of it all summer and fall. I didn't think it could be done but he did it.

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« Reply #1277 on: November 01, 2024, 08:29:47 AM »
You guys are obviously experts in grass growing so I have question. My yard is in pretty good shape, but def has some spots. I overseeded the crap out of it right after I aerated this fall. Turns out, it stopped raining and was hot as crap for an entire month the days after I put the seed down. I ran the sprinklers and tried to keep up, but it was to no avail and I gave up. What's the spring play here since none of my fall seed came up? Will it come up? Do I wait for it to come up before putting pre emergent down?

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it could germinate in the spring but it won’t.

next time if you really want it to germinate, cover it with peat moss and water it several times a day

So basically I just wasted the money on seed and should just put down my pre emergent in the spring per normal and try to reseed again next fall?

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Re: Lawn Care
« Reply #1278 on: November 01, 2024, 06:53:50 PM »
i wouldn’t bother in the spring

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Re: Lawn Care
« Reply #1279 on: November 02, 2024, 10:48:21 AM »
You guys are obviously experts in grass growing so I have question. My yard is in pretty good shape, but def has some spots. I overseeded the crap out of it right after I aerated this fall. Turns out, it stopped raining and was hot as crap for an entire month the days after I put the seed down. I ran the sprinklers and tried to keep up, but it was to no avail and I gave up. What's the spring play here since none of my fall seed came up? Will it come up? Do I wait for it to come up before putting pre emergent down?

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it could germinate in the spring but it won’t.

next time if you really want it to germinate, cover it with peat moss and water it several times a day

So basically I just wasted the money on seed and should just put down my pre emergent in the spring per normal and try to reseed again next fall?
probably the best bet.  if we have a long spring before it gets too hot, you can reseed early and this time do it correctly and it will germinate.  the key is getting the root system in place before the super hot/cold temperatures.  you water a ton for a couple of weeks then switch to a few days a week and you soak it, that will make the grass grow deeper roots which will help it survive the summer/winter.

it just works better in the fall because we have more time to do all that stuff before it starts freezing.


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Re: Lawn Care
« Reply #1280 on: November 02, 2024, 10:49:37 AM »
also you need to put down 30-0-0 or some other high nitrogen fertilizer when you put the seed down too.


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« Reply #1281 on: Today at 08:13:44 AM »
You guys are obviously experts in grass growing so I have question. My yard is in pretty good shape, but def has some spots. I overseeded the crap out of it right after I aerated this fall. Turns out, it stopped raining and was hot as crap for an entire month the days after I put the seed down. I ran the sprinklers and tried to keep up, but it was to no avail and I gave up. What's the spring play here since none of my fall seed came up? Will it come up? Do I wait for it to come up before putting pre emergent down?

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it could germinate in the spring but it won’t.

next time if you really want it to germinate, cover it with peat moss and water it several times a day

So basically I just wasted the money on seed and should just put down my pre emergent in the spring per normal and try to reseed again next fall?
probably the best bet.  if we have a long spring before it gets too hot, you can reseed early and this time do it correctly and it will germinate.  the key is getting the root system in place before the super hot/cold temperatures.  you water a ton for a couple of weeks then switch to a few days a week and you soak it, that will make the grass grow deeper roots which will help it survive the summer/winter.

it just works better in the fall because we have more time to do all that stuff before it starts freezing.

It's been impossible to do this the past 2 falls. It's been so hot and dry. I should probably try later in the fall next time. It's in my back yard and on a bit of a slope that just gets hammered by the sun all day. Without rain, it's impossible to keep it wet enough unless I run the sprinkler 24/7. May just cut it out and put some sod down this spring.

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Re: Lawn Care
« Reply #1282 on: Today at 09:52:23 PM »
You guys are obviously experts in grass growing so I have question. My yard is in pretty good shape, but def has some spots. I overseeded the crap out of it right after I aerated this fall. Turns out, it stopped raining and was hot as crap for an entire month the days after I put the seed down. I ran the sprinklers and tried to keep up, but it was to no avail and I gave up. What's the spring play here since none of my fall seed came up? Will it come up? Do I wait for it to come up before putting pre emergent down?

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it could germinate in the spring but it won’t.

next time if you really want it to germinate, cover it with peat moss and water it several times a day

So basically I just wasted the money on seed and should just put down my pre emergent in the spring per normal and try to reseed again next fall?
probably the best bet.  if we have a long spring before it gets too hot, you can reseed early and this time do it correctly and it will germinate.  the key is getting the root system in place before the super hot/cold temperatures.  you water a ton for a couple of weeks then switch to a few days a week and you soak it, that will make the grass grow deeper roots which will help it survive the summer/winter.

it just works better in the fall because we have more time to do all that stuff before it starts freezing.

It's been impossible to do this the past 2 falls. It's been so hot and dry. I should probably try later in the fall next time. It's in my back yard and on a bit of a slope that just gets hammered by the sun all day. Without rain, it's impossible to keep it wet enough unless I run the sprinkler 24/7. May just cut it out and put some sod down this spring.
the peat moss that you put over the seed is meant to protect the seeds from birds and other crap but also hold moisture.  I put a lot on there and it seems to work well


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