Me wrote:
I recently moved into a home that had a marathon lawn for a few years.
A few
months after I moved in, some patches of the lawn died due to
sprinkler
malfunction.
I put some Scott seed on the lawn, and it has grown back.

Unfortunately, now 90% of my lawn is dark green marathon and the rest
is 10%
lighter green Scott's. And Scott's grows quicker. Therefore, I have a
dual
colored lawn, and some of it is longer than the other.

I'd like to get the 10% back to looking like the rest. Will it due so
over
time, should I put some Marthon seed over the Scott's, or dig up the
Scott's
and put some new seed?

Suggestions welcome.

Number one: Stop looking at the brand name on the front of the bag of
grass seed, and look on the back of the bag for the list of what kinds
of grass seed(s) is included in the bag.

Number two: What kind of grass is the predominant grass in the lawn?
Depending on what kind of grass it is (and this has nothing to do with
the brand name on the bag), it may or may not be dominant enough to
eventually choke-out the other grass. Or maybe it'll be the other way
around.

Also, where do you live? Different grasses are better for different
climates. And what about sun and shade conditions?

If you're so lost that you can't even identify the kind of grass
(remember--this has nothing to do with the brand), then your first step
would be to find somebody who can identify the grass for you.

Here's a place to start learning about lawns:
http://homestore.com/HomeGarden/gard...ns/default.asp

--
Warren H.

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