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- Nov 19, 2008
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This is a fine time to overseed. Mow the existing grass short and dethatch first. then water at least three times a week if it doesn't rain - new seed can't take advantage of moisture in the soil that's not right at the surface. Don't fertilize! Fertilizers act as salts and make it hard for the seeds to take up water - then they die.
40-0-0 is bad for fall fertilizer. Thats way too much nitrogen and will encourage lots of top growth at the expense of root health. A balanced fertilizer with a lower first number ie. 20ish is better with more phosphorus (second number) and potash (third number). This will encourage the grass to enterdormancy once the temps get cold, and will encourage root growth through the winter months whenever the soil temp is adequate. Your lawn will be healthier this way. Late fertilization with high nitrogen also leads to winter and spring troubles with fungus and may require fungicide treatment next season. Avoid it. Heck, fall is a good time to use up any leftover garden fertilizer (10-10-10). You'll be happier in the long run.
Purple Urkle.....
Way too many variables to say one that works best. Need to now sun/shade. Irrigated or not
High use or low
do you want to fertilized it and baby it or plant it and forget it?
Plant it and forget it. Mostly sunny area's. Used blue grass last fall, it failed to come up in the spring. Ground was plugged twice about two weeks apart(soil was to hard the first time) before seeding.
Project was done by MR Service from Brownsburg.
Won't use again to costly and grass did not come up in the spring. When I asked they to come out and look at the yard I got the run around and no show.
Does anyone have a good recommendation on lawn services.