"JNJ" wrote in message ...
Now, the moment I've been waiting for; overseeding (in the Fall of
course). Overall there are scattered barespots everywhere (not big
enough to till up, not small enough to use PatchMaster) so an
overseed, I think, is the best way to go. I was thinking of taking
this approach: in the Fall, scratch/rake up the whole yard, core
aerate, seed with spreader, and starter fertilizer.

Question: Why wait until autumn? I overseeded through the latter part of
winter/early spring and as I work on filling in bare spots I continue to
overseed those areas. Right before/during the last good snow this upcoming
winter I'll go out and do another reseed to help fill in spots next spring
as well.

The only reason why I waited was because I hammered away at the
dandelions last fall with Scotts Winterizer Plus2, then this spring I
hit it with the Haltz Crabgrass, then I hit it ONE MORE TIME with moss
control, AND in a few more weeks Step 2 is coming. That little voice
in my head was saying, "wait till the fall, you have to much
germination control/weed killer down. Don't waste on the grass seed
yet."


BTW, that Scotts lawn seed is something else, isn't it? I am absolutely
amazed at what it has done in my lawn -- turned a barren, messy, crabgrass
lawn into a pretty nice mix. Of course, I did my aeration the old fashioned
way -- I let the dogs (including the 125 pound saintie) out in the yard all
winter to tear it to pieces.

Yeah that seed is unbelievable. I can't wait to overseed with it.

That works! When I aerated, I thought I destroyed my lawn. But a
couple weeks later it showed me how happy it was! I wasn't getting
runoff anymore when it rained and the grass just started popping up
through the holes!

How about mowing??? Any advice? I'm just thinking, water it in a
little everyday and wait a week before I start mowing?

Thanks all...


James