Steveo said:

"Joe" wrote:
I just moved in with my girl friend- her house has a ratty lawn. The
problem is that this area in central Massachusetts was a glacial outwash
plain- so the soil was pure sand at the end of the ice age. There
probably wasn't much top soil when this neighborhood was built and much
of what was here was pushed around during construction.

The lawn has many almost bare spots- and other spots with nothing but
weeds.

I don't know if it's best to first attempt to enrich the soil with
fertilizer with the theory that richer soil will enhance the ability of
grass to compete with weeds- or fist attempt to establish more grass by
vigorously raking with an iron rake, then spreading seed, then frequent
watering- then after the new grass gets started- to fertilize it. With
this alternative, do I need to go light with the fertilizer or get a
special type?

Any suggestions?

Joe

Wait until fall, kill it off, top soil and seed, straw, and a bit of water.

Rock on.

Sand base? Bent grass and a cup cutter. G

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