Pat Kiewicz wrote:
Jmagerl said:

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The other thing you need to do is determine what you did or did not do to
make the existing lawn so bad. THan do the opposite. LAck of fertilizer?
lack of water? heavy traffic? Not enough light (not much you can do for that
one)?road salt? dogs?


Big one you didn't mention: improper mowing (usually this means too
short and not often enough). One can water and fertilize properly, and
then undo it all by mowing improperly.

Oh, and keep those mowing blades sharp!



I suppose the cause of the bad lawn is neglect. Other than once a week
mowing when needed and some weeding, nothing was done. Actually it
never was a lawn but more of just a large grassy area in the back of the
house bordering a wild bird sanctuary. Re mowing, we cut it with a
power mower 3-4" high. What else is there to mowing? Thanks for all
the advice.