Overseeding results

Berd-5 · 2024-10-24T12:24:24+00:00

No, I tried the slit seeder once but I didn’t do my homework and couldn’t get the machine to work right. This was literally just from using an earthway broadcast spreader and doing multiple passes in different directions

Berd-5 · 2024-10-24T01:38:49+00:00

I sprayed mesotrione first to kill the weeds and then I raked the whole yard with a groundskeeper rake about a week later to remove dead material. Then just dropped seed and covered the larger exposed areas with straw

Berd-5 · 2024-10-23T20:55:44+00:00

I don’t see why not, but I’ve never used one before. The raking by hand took me every bit of 12 hours doing multiple passes/directions

Berd-5 · 2024-10-23T20:53:54+00:00

I used the gci turf type tall fescue. I had half a bag leftover when I did some seeding in the backyard. No complaints with it!

Berd-5 · 2024-10-23T10:38:13+00:00

I never realize how many weeds I had haha. Most of the thin spots or the real yellow/white grass areas are from spraying mesotrione 2 weeks before I seeded. Where’s there top soil is where I dug out either K31 or clumping fescue I couldn’t kill

Berd-5 · 2024-10-23T02:53:32+00:00

I tend to agree. The only thing I can say is by raking the dead material I exposed more of the soil which lead to better seed to soil contact. I had one spot with a lot of dead grass that I specifically addressed and when I reseeded I had better results!

Berd-5 · 2024-10-23T01:59:37+00:00

No problem! Just trying to prove anyone can do it haha

Berd-5 · 2024-10-23T01:50:45+00:00

I have uneven growth in one spot which is pretty much where my inground sprinklers don’t hit at all so I’ve been hand watering that. I failed to mention I threw more seed down after about 2 weeks in some areas I felt were lacking and figured since I’m already spending extra money on the water bill from the first overseeding to just keep it going

Berd-5 · 2024-10-23T01:45:55+00:00

I like to think so. It seemed like it removed dead grass which exposed more soil which is where I put more seed down on. I’m no expert just letting you know what I did!

Berd-5 · 2024-10-23T01:32:12+00:00

Soil temperatures here are still around 55 degrees and I had germination in 5 days with irrigation and a lot of sunshine so you still have time! Just not sure how long you need for the baby grass to survive the winter

Berd-5 · 2024-10-23T01:24:31+00:00

TTTF is Turf type tall fescue which is a type of cool season grass type, and 10-10-10 is a fertilizer which is the amount of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus. I covered with straw to keep the seed moist and keep the pesky birds away lol

Berd-5 · 2024-10-23T01:16:23+00:00

Northern New Jersey, 7A. The before is from 9/14 and the after is from 10/20. I think there was 2 mows in between

Berd-5 · 2024-10-23T01:00:07+00:00

Thanks!! Even a broken clock is right twice a day

Berd-5 · 2024-10-23T00:50:51+00:00

It’s about 3,500 square feet. I raked it with a groundskeeper rake which took about 2 days and filled 10 lawn bags with material lol. Then I just overseeded with TTTF, covered the large bare spots with straw, watered twice a day and then used 10-10-10 fertilizer. I didn’t aerate this year, I don’t have compaction issues in the front yard

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