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Old 19-05-2007, 02:15 AM posted to alt.home.lawn.garden
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Default when lawns' own seeds up, is that a good time to overseed?

"George.com" wrote:
"bent" wrote in message
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I have noticed for the first time that my lawn is just starting to put
out its own seed. It has the asparagus looking shoots which break
apart to individual seeds. I have mowed it twice (weekly), and walk on
it every

day,
and just noticed it, so it is new. May 14, 2007, and its not yet
maintaining 15-26C in Toronto, which is the Scotts Kentucky Bluegrass

common
#1 recommended temperature range for overseeding, and filling patches
from seed bag. If I drew a graph with highs/lows the distribution is
still way into the cold! I am banking on this temp range as a major
factor in the success of my own seeding, and I am wondering if I can
use the lawns own seeds coming up as a sign that the time is right.

Can I use the lawns' own seed time as a guide to adding my own extra
seeds from a bag?
How long does the lawn do this for (days/weeks)?
Does it do this more than once per year?
Is it always the same number of times per year?
Is it always at the same time every year, or can weather play a major

factor
(can I mark it on the calendar to do such and such each year)?


if your lawn is seeding, why do you then want to overseed? I presume you
like the lawn you have? If there is a need to overseed some areas why not
simply let nature do it for you free of charge and effort?

My fescue & rye lawn seeds every spring.

-snip-

You do understand what annual grass looks like, right George?