On 29 Apr 2004 07:29:58 -0700, (ted) wrote:

I'm a gardening newbie and I hate lawn maintenance.

I was told that instead of spending $$ on fertilizer and/or
weedkillers, if we spread grass seed on the lawn regularly it will
take care of the health and thickness of the lawn. Also since there's
no place for the weeds to grow, they won't.

Does anyone use this concept? Does this work? It looks too easy and
simple to be true.

Thanks.

You're right--it's too simple and easy to be true. A nice lawn
requires a lot of maintenance. But overseeding reduces the amount of
weed killers and crab grass. Overseed at the proper time and apply a
starter (not regular) fertilizer at the same time. Unfortunately,
quality seed costs money.