Grass seed germination

[Guy Goldich]

I live in the Philly area. In late fall I decided to patch some lawn bare
spots using a ryegrass mixture. I seeded bare spots and covered with about
1/4 inch topsoil as I usually do (usually get good results).

Howver, I think I did this too close to the cold weather. It turned really
cold a week after I seeded, so no germination. My question is: Will the
seeds survive through the winter and germinate this spring, or should I
reseed all over again?

[Moparholic@hotmailnospam.com]

"Guy Goldich" > wrote:
> I live in the Philly area. In late fall I decided to patch some lawn bare
> spots using a ryegrass mixture. I seeded bare spots and covered with
> about 1/4 inch topsoil as I usually do (usually get good results).
>
> Howver, I think I did this too close to the cold weather. It turned
> really cold a week after I seeded, so no germination. My question is:
> Will the seeds survive through the winter and germinate this spring, or
> should I reseed all over again?
>
It will survive. Just be careful to not apply any crabgrass preventer to
those areas in the spring,until they have germinated and been mowed at
least 4 times.

The pre-emergence will kill new seedlings,and also prevent their
germination.

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