Does overseeding work?
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My lawn is half green and half brown. I can't figure it out. The blades that are green look great. But there is a 50/50 mixture of dead brown grass that is still rooted to the ground. Last year I mistakenly thought this was thatch, so I bought a dethatcher. But then when I learned how to check thatch by looking at a cross section of the soil and grass, I found I had no thatch problem. Here's what it looked like last year: http://www.mbsoundworks.com/tempstuff/grass1.jpg http://www.mbsoundworks.com/tempstuff/grass2.jpg The pictures were taken before the drought, so it wasn't a water problem. You can see what it looks like compared to my neighbor's yard! Can anyone help me? I'm in northwestern Illinois. As the lawns are waking up, I can already see that it's going to look the same as it did last year. I plug-aerated in the Fall, and put down winterizer. I've put down my Scotts pre-emergent/fertilizer already. I'm willing to do the work, but I'm at a loss as to what the problem is! |
Does overseeding work?
You may have grasses blended in that go dormant during cooler weather, like
zosia... wrote in message ... My lawn is half green and half brown. I can't figure it out. The blades that are green look great. But there is a 50/50 mixture of dead brown grass that is still rooted to the ground. Last year I mistakenly thought this was thatch, so I bought a dethatcher. But then when I learned how to check thatch by looking at a cross section of the soil and grass, I found I had no thatch problem. Here's what it looked like last year: http://www.mbsoundworks.com/tempstuff/grass1.jpg http://www.mbsoundworks.com/tempstuff/grass2.jpg The pictures were taken before the drought, so it wasn't a water problem. You can see what it looks like compared to my neighbor's yard! Can anyone help me? I'm in northwestern Illinois. As the lawns are waking up, I can already see that it's going to look the same as it did last year. I plug-aerated in the Fall, and put down winterizer. I've put down my Scotts pre-emergent/fertilizer already. I'm willing to do the work, but I'm at a loss as to what the problem is! |
Does overseeding work?
On 13 Apr 2003 19:39:44 GMT, Brewer
wrote: I would have to agree with David on this, it looks like a combination of cool season and warm season grasses. Many of the bags of grass seed you see on the market today have such a mix. Did you seed the lawn yourself, or did someone else? No...it was like this when we bought the house. I wish I'd read up on this 4 years ago, I might have a nice lawn by now. So what should I look for in a grass seed? How do I find out what kind of grass I have (the green stuff, that is...I don't think I want more of the brown stuff g) ? |
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