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HELP! Newly-installed lawn didn't survive winter
We got our back lawn resodded last summer, and it seemed to take well
(i.e: Most of it knitted together and it grew to the point that it needed to be mowed regularly). When the snow melted off of it this spring, however, it came back VERY spotty; Most of it appears to be dead, with just a few sporadic green patches. We've had a fairly wet spring, plus we have watered it ourselves, too. Our back yard is fairly shady, but the grass didn't seem to mind that last summer. Any ideas what went wrong, and/or what we could do? Thanks! Ben |
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HELP! Newly-installed lawn didn't survive winter
"Ben" wrote in message om... We got our back lawn resodded last summer, and it seemed to take well (i.e: Most of it knitted together and it grew to the point that it needed to be mowed regularly). When the snow melted off of it this spring, however, it came back VERY spotty; Most of it appears to be dead, with just a few sporadic green patches. We've had a fairly wet spring, plus we have watered it ourselves, too. Our back yard is fairly shady, but the grass didn't seem to mind that last summer. Any ideas what went wrong, and/or what we could do? Thanks! Ben The answer to your question may depend on a few things Ben. Where are you? In the north spring is really just kicking in now and new sod has an immature root system. It normally takes much longer to come back in the spring than a mature lawn. The other variable is the amount of shade that it has. Sod is grown in wide open fields w/ zero shade. If you've got a kentucky bluegrass/perennial ryegrass lawn then it will want these same conditions. When laid in shade the sod will often survive the first season and then start to thin. This would mean that it's time to overseed w/ a good quality shade seed. As the sod dies off the seed will take over. Peter H |
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