Question about lawn

[Cheri]

Hi, I have had recent digging in my back yard due to broken pipes. They
did a decent job of putting the lawn back, but there are still many
spots that are all browned out now, and some spots where the grass is
completely missing. The people that did the excavating said to wait
about two weeks for everything to settle. My question is, what is the
best way to fill in the missing lawn, and get rid of the brown spots?
TIA.

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Cheri

[Doug Kanter]

"Cheri" <gdotservicedotatinreachdotcom> wrote in message
...
> Hi, I have had recent digging in my back yard due to broken pipes. They
> did a decent job of putting the lawn back, but there are still many
> spots that are all browned out now, and some spots where the grass is
> completely missing. The people that did the excavating said to wait
> about two weeks for everything to settle. My question is, what is the
> best way to fill in the missing lawn, and get rid of the brown spots?
> TIA.

Brown? Do mean there are spots where no grass grew, or it grew, but died &
turned brown?

In most of the country, this is NOT the best time to be starting new grass
seed. You didn't mention where you lived, so we have no way of knowing YOUR
situation. In any case, I'd call the company that did the excavating and
tell them you need a return visit to reseed the bad spots.

When utilities do excavation in the summer and then re-seed, the homeowner's
between a rock and a hard place. If the company waits for the optimum time
to reseed, weeds will take over the bare areas. If they reseed immediately,
there's a good chance that the result is what you've seen.

If it were my lawn, I'd have them come back immediately (since it costs
nothing). But, around here, our local utility seems to use the lousiest
quality seed they can find. In 3 areas I've seen where they've excavated,
the weeds are outrageous. My own lawn's almost weed free, except for the 15
foot strip where they dug last summer. So, if I were you, I'd get a spreader
and some seed that's appropriate for your area, and overseed at the right
time. Go to a real garden center and ask for advice on which seed to use.

[Cheri]

Doug Kanter wrote in message ...
>"Cheri" <gdotservicedotatinreachdotcom> wrote in message
...
>> Hi, I have had recent digging in my back yard due to broken pipes.
They
>> did a decent job of putting the lawn back, but there are still many
>> spots that are all browned out now, and some spots where the grass is
>> completely missing. The people that did the excavating said to wait
>> about two weeks for everything to settle. My question is, what is the
>> best way to fill in the missing lawn, and get rid of the brown spots?
>> TIA.
>
>Brown? Do mean there are spots where no grass grew, or it grew, but
died &
>turned brown?

It died and turned brown, since it was green before. Also there were
some spots that they couldn't put the sod back saying they could never
put it back exactly as it was, so it's bare dirt.

>In most of the country, this is NOT the best time to be starting new
grass
>seed. You didn't mention where you lived, so we have no way of knowing
YOUR
>situation. In any case, I'd call the company that did the excavating
and
>tell them you need a return visit to reseed the bad spots.


I'm in the Central Valley of CA where it's extremely hot right now.

>When utilities do excavation in the summer and then re-seed, the
homeowner's
>between a rock and a hard place. If the company waits for the optimum
time
>to reseed, weeds will take over the bare areas. If they reseed
immediately,
>there's a good chance that the result is what you've seen.

OK, thanks for the timely answer. I will go to a nearby nursery and
check with them.

>If it were my lawn, I'd have them come back immediately (since it costs
>nothing). But, around here, our local utility seems to use the lousiest
>quality seed they can find. In 3 areas I've seen where they've
excavated,
>the weeds are outrageous. My own lawn's almost weed free, except for
the 15
>foot strip where they dug last summer. So, if I were you, I'd get a
spreader
>and some seed that's appropriate for your area, and overseed at the
right
>time. Go to a real garden center and ask for advice on which seed to
use.

Thanks, I will do that. I just wanted some idea of what's involved.


Cheri

[Doug Kanter]

"Cheri" <gdotservicedotatinreachdotcom> wrote in message
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>
>
>
> Doug Kanter wrote in message ...
>>"Cheri" <gdotservicedotatinreachdotcom> wrote in message
...
>>> Hi, I have had recent digging in my back yard due to broken pipes.
> They
>>> did a decent job of putting the lawn back, but there are still many
>>> spots that are all browned out now, and some spots where the grass is
>>> completely missing. The people that did the excavating said to wait
>>> about two weeks for everything to settle. My question is, what is the
>>> best way to fill in the missing lawn, and get rid of the brown spots?
>>> TIA.
>>
>>Brown? Do mean there are spots where no grass grew, or it grew, but
> died &
>>turned brown?
>
> It died and turned brown, since it was green before. Also there were
> some spots that they couldn't put the sod back saying they could never
> put it back exactly as it was, so it's bare dirt.
>
>>In most of the country, this is NOT the best time to be starting new
> grass
>>seed. You didn't mention where you lived, so we have no way of knowing
> YOUR
>>situation. In any case, I'd call the company that did the excavating
> and
>>tell them you need a return visit to reseed the bad spots.
>
>
> I'm in the Central Valley of CA where it's extremely hot right now.
>
>>When utilities do excavation in the summer and then re-seed, the
> homeowner's
>>between a rock and a hard place. If the company waits for the optimum
> time
>>to reseed, weeds will take over the bare areas. If they reseed
> immediately,
>>there's a good chance that the result is what you've seen.
>
> OK, thanks for the timely answer. I will go to a nearby nursery and
> check with them.
>
>>If it were my lawn, I'd have them come back immediately (since it costs
>>nothing). But, around here, our local utility seems to use the lousiest
>>quality seed they can find. In 3 areas I've seen where they've
> excavated,
>>the weeds are outrageous. My own lawn's almost weed free, except for
> the 15
>>foot strip where they dug last summer. So, if I were you, I'd get a
> spreader
>>and some seed that's appropriate for your area, and overseed at the
> right
>>time. Go to a real garden center and ask for advice on which seed to
> use.
>
> Thanks, I will do that. I just wanted some idea of what's involved.
>
>
> Cheri
>
>

Just for fun, you might want to lodge a complaint with the utility, and ask
that they deduct the cost of seeding from your bill. Save your receipts. I
think you'll get away with it. Their contractor is NOT about to start using
decent quality grass seed because of one complaint, so it's really up to you
to do it right.

[Doug Kanter]

"Cheri" <gdotservicedotatinreachdotcom> wrote in message
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>
>
> Doug Kanter wrote in message ...
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Just for fun, you might want to lodge a complaint with the utility, and
> ask
>>that they deduct the cost of seeding from your bill. Save your
> receipts. I
>>think you'll get away with it. Their contractor is NOT about to start
> using
>>decent quality grass seed because of one complaint, so it's really up
> to you
>>to do it right.
>
>
> OK, thanks for the tips. I'm certainly in a complaint lodging mood right
> now. ;-) I was charged $3250.00 for the job.
>
>
> Cheri
>
>

Wow! OK....I thought this was the kind of digging they do, where they just
show up and tear up half the street, on their dime.

[Cheri]

Doug Kanter wrote in message ...
>>
>>
>
>Just for fun, you might want to lodge a complaint with the utility, and
ask
>that they deduct the cost of seeding from your bill. Save your
receipts. I
>think you'll get away with it. Their contractor is NOT about to start
using
>decent quality grass seed because of one complaint, so it's really up
to you
>to do it right.


OK, thanks for the tips. I'm certainly in a complaint lodging mood right
now. ;-) I was charged $3250.00 for the job.


Cheri

[Cheri]

Doug Kanter wrote in message ...


>Wow! OK....I thought this was the kind of digging they do, where they
just
>show up and tear up half the street, on their dime.


>"Cheri" <gdotservicedotatinreachdotcom> wrote in message

No, I'm sorry for the mix up. I didn't make it clear that the city
utility was here also, but just to replace a valve on their water main.
The other digging was done by a private company. After reading your
post, I was looking at the contract, and it states that they are not
responsible for landscaping, so I will check with the nursery as you
suggested and do what they say. Thank You.

Cheri

[Steveo]

"Cheri" <gdotservicedotatinreachdotcom> wrote:
> Doug Kanter wrote in message ...
>
> >Wow! OK....I thought this was the kind of digging they do, where they
> just
> >show up and tear up half the street, on their dime.
>
> >"Cheri" <gdotservicedotatinreachdotcom> wrote in message
>
> No, I'm sorry for the mix up. I didn't make it clear that the city
> utility was here also, but just to replace a valve on their water main.
> The other digging was done by a private company. After reading your
> post, I was looking at the contract, and it states that they are not
> responsible for landscaping, so I will check with the nursery as you
> suggested and do what they say. Thank You.
>
> Cheri
>
Ask for the world, they will at least fix what they disturbed, to your
satisfaction, which is all you can really expect.

You may have to deal with a sub-contractor.

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