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Snow and Grass Seed
I have heard people talk about throwing down seed this time of year (I am in
MD), so the seed gets worked into the soil by the snow, freeze, thaw action. Any credibility to this theory? I know several people that sweat by it. -- BenignVanilla tibetanbeefgarden.com x-no-archive: yes Remove MY SPLEEN to email me. |
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Snow and Grass Seed
Yes, it's a great old-timer's trick. Usually the best time is right before a
heavy snowfall. "BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... I have heard people talk about throwing down seed this time of year (I am in MD), so the seed gets worked into the soil by the snow, freeze, thaw action. Any credibility to this theory? I know several people that sweat by it. -- BenignVanilla tibetanbeefgarden.com x-no-archive: yes Remove MY SPLEEN to email me. |
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yeah... overwintering birds can really use the food too. Ingrid
"David J. Bockman" wrote: Yes, it's a great old-timer's trick. Usually the best time is right before a heavy snowfall. "BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... I have heard people talk about throwing down seed this time of year (I am in MD), so the seed gets worked into the soil by the snow, freeze, thaw action. Any credibility to this theory? I know several people that sweat by it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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Snow and Grass Seed
On Fri, 31 Jan 2003 15:10:38 -0500, "BenignVanilla"
wrote: I have heard people talk about throwing down seed this time of year (I am in MD), so the seed gets worked into the soil by the snow, freeze, thaw action. Any credibility to this theory? I know several people that sweat by it. I remember this from a coupld of mentions in the TV program 'China Beach.' I just heard a local garden guru say planting grass seed before the soil warmed up was an exercise in futility. While he didn't say *not* to scatter it over snow, he did recommend not seeding 'til close to the average last frost date. Before that time, you can apply weed killer and have the soil tested for what ammendments it may require. |
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Yes indeed, it is safe to do this. the snow will provide moisture and nitrogen to the soil, the grass seeds will remain dormant until enough heat has been supplied (spring/summer). Just be sure to keep the birds off the snow...lol Ldymac Frogleg wrote: On Fri, 31 Jan 2003 15:10:38 -0500, "BenignVanilla" wrote: I have heard people talk about throwing down seed this time of year (I am in MD), so the seed gets worked into the soil by the snow, freeze, thaw action. Any credibility to this theory? I know several people that sweat by it. I remember this from a coupld of mentions in the TV program 'China Beach.' I just heard a local garden guru say planting grass seed before the soil warmed up was an exercise in futility. While he didn't say *not* to scatter it over snow, he did recommend not seeding 'til close to the average last frost date. Before that time, you can apply weed killer and have the soil tested for what ammendments it may require. |
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Faye Lifford-Earle wrote: Yes indeed, it is safe to do this. the snow will provide moisture and nitrogen to the soil, the grass seeds will remain dormant until enough heat has been supplied (spring/summer). Just be sure to keep the birds off the snow...lol I'd be interested to know how snow provides nitrogen to the soil.............? I'd be interested to know how snow will supply nitrogen to the soil.........? |
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Pam wrote:
Faye Lifford-Earle wrote: Yes indeed, it is safe to do this. the snow will provide moisture and nitrogen to the soil, the grass seeds will remain dormant until enough heat has been supplied (spring/summer). Just be sure to keep the birds off the snow...lol I'd be interested to know how snow provides nitrogen to the soil.............? I'd be interested to know how snow will supply nitrogen to the soil.........? Maybe besides the grass seed, she's spread fertilizer on the snow too? If snow provided nitrogen, the bread basket wouldn't be the Great Plains. It would be the Appalachians! -- Warren H. ========== Disclaimer: My views reflect those of myself, and not my employer, my friends, nor (as she often tells me) my wife. Any resemblance to the views of anybody living or dead is coincidental. No animals were hurt in the writing of this response -- unless you count my dog who desperately wants to go outside now. |
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Pam wrote in message ... Faye Lifford-Earle wrote: Yes indeed, it is safe to do this. the snow will provide moisture and nitrogen to the soil, the grass seeds will remain dormant until enough heat has been supplied (spring/summer). Just be sure to keep the birds off the snow...lol I'd be interested to know how snow provides nitrogen to the soil.............? I'd be interested to know how snow will supply nitrogen to the soil.........? It is called the nitrogen cycle and begins with the reaction between N2 and O2 with lightening as the initiator forming NO which reacts with H2O forming HNO3 which then falls to earth with either rain or snow. Any good highschool chemistry book should have a complete discussion of it. An area with moderate rainfall will receive 5 to 7 pounds of nitrogen per acre per year from this naturally occurring reaction. |
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redclay wrote:
... I'd be interested to know how snow will supply nitrogen to the soil.........? It is called the nitrogen cycle and begins with the reaction between N2 and O2 with lightening as the initiator forming NO which reacts with H2O forming HNO3 which then falls to earth with either rain or snow... While there is a certain amount of NO in the atmosphere during the winter, it is higher in the summer. One reason for this is that lightning does not occur as frequently in the winter. However, alternative sources for NO include automobile exhaust, which is present year round. NO is formed by any high temperature combustion using air as the oxidizer. |
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redclay wrote: Pam wrote in message ... Faye Lifford-Earle wrote: Yes indeed, it is safe to do this. the snow will provide moisture and nitrogen to the soil, the grass seeds will remain dormant until enough heat has been supplied (spring/summer). Just be sure to keep the birds off the snow...lol I'd be interested to know how snow provides nitrogen to the soil.............? I'd be interested to know how snow will supply nitrogen to the soil.........? It is called the nitrogen cycle and begins with the reaction between N2 and O2 with lightening as the initiator forming NO which reacts with H2O forming HNO3 which then falls to earth with either rain or snow. Any good highschool chemistry book should have a complete discussion of it. An area with moderate rainfall will receive 5 to 7 pounds of nitrogen per acre per year from this naturally occurring reaction. Thanks for the explanation - I opted out of high school chemistry in favor of physics, so there are some holes in my basic education:-)) But, since it is normally recommended to apply nitrogen (when needed) at a rate of 1 lb per 1000 square feet to actively growing lawns and plants, this natural occurrence hardly seems significant enough to mention. And I would think that there would be substantial denitrification from the moisture-laden soil, not to mention that by the time the grass (or seed) was able to metabolize the nitrogen, much of it would have leached down in to the soil to levels where it would not be accessible to the plant roots. No? pam - gardengal |
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Um, which is why the trick is to do it moments before a snow fall?
wrote in message ... yeah... overwintering birds can really use the food too. Ingrid "David J. Bockman" wrote: Yes, it's a great old-timer's trick. Usually the best time is right before a heavy snowfall. "BenignVanilla" wrote in message ... I have heard people talk about throwing down seed this time of year (I am in MD), so the seed gets worked into the soil by the snow, freeze, thaw action. Any credibility to this theory? I know several people that sweat by it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
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"David J. Bockman" wrote in message
... Um, which is why the trick is to do it moments before a snow fall? snip I guess I better get over to Home Depot tonight. *smile* BV. |
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Snow and Grass Seed
"Frogleg" wrote
I remember this from a coupld of mentions in the TV program 'China Beach.' I just heard a local garden guru say planting grass seed before the soil warmed up was an exercise in futility. While he didn't say *not* to scatter it over snow, he did recommend not seeding 'til close to the average last frost date. Before that time, you can apply weed killer and have the soil tested for what ammendments it may require. A neighbor of mine seeded his lawn in January last year. He put down fresh soil after first killing all existing grass. Then he seeded on top of the new soil. In early spring he had a lush, beautiful new lawn. It works. Loki |
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