On Feb 9, 7:09 am, "kenv" wrote:
You can get about 10 sq feet of sod at Home Depot for $2.89. Depending on
how big of an area you have you might find the sod more economical. Plus
you don't have to worry about any one walking on the seedlings.

"SteveSch" wrote in message

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On Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:27:39 -0800, frenchy wrote:

My front lawn was hydroseeded 18 years ago when the house was new, now
it is just really old, dry, full of weeds and dead spots that just
refuse to grow anything on them. How much does it generally cost per
square foot to have somebody dig up the old lawn and either reseed it or
put down pre-grown sod grass? Any other options?

Hi,

I'm not sure about the cost. I wouldn't dig it, unless it isn't level.

I would get some rabbit food, I'm serious. Spread some seed in the dead
areas and broadcast some rabbit food over it. Don't use much as it'll
expand when wet. Use enough to cover the grass seed after it expands,
approx 1 pellet per sq inch. The alfalfa in the feed will feed both the
lawn and the ground. Actually it will feed the worms and microbes in the
ground. It also helps hold the moisture in.

After a few weeks use a grass weed killer, I have had great results with
Spectracide, to get rid of the weeds. You can also use the weed killer
first then wait a week or two to do the rabbit feed (read label).

Now I actually broadcast a thin coat of rabbit feed over the entire lawn.
I started doing this to lawn brown spots in a rental house we were in. It
worked great and several weeks after we moved out, with no rain or
watering, the areas where the feed was spread held the green long after
the rest of the lawn started turning brown.

Good Luck,
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Another alternative is to convert your lawn to a native plant garden.
Many people are doing that in the Southern California area in order to
reduce costs, reduce the use of harmful chemicals and improve the
local ecology. Native plants require little or no irrigation and
minimal maintenance. They also attract more birds that thrive on the
native flora of California. You can find out more about lawn
conversion to native plants on the Ergonica website at
www.ergonica.com/Weed_Tips.htm or you can Google lawn conversion
native plants.

You can also visit some native plant nurseries in Southern California
for more information. These nurseries can also be identified by your
favorite search engine.

Think green!