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Aerate vs. Dethatch vs. Overseed
"blueman" wrote in message ... I have a relatively small lawn (maybe 5 thousand square feet spread across a couple of patches) that has developed seemingly more brown than green spots, including a bit of a mat of dead grass. I know I need to do something to condition the soil and re-seed this fall. When was the last time you fertilized? Watered? Where are you? Bob |
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Aerate vs. Dethatch vs. Overseed
"Bob" writes:
"blueman" wrote in message ... I have a relatively small lawn (maybe 5 thousand square feet spread across a couple of patches) that has developed seemingly more brown than green spots, including a bit of a mat of dead grass. I know I need to do something to condition the soil and re-seed this fall. When was the last time you fertilized? Watered? Where are you? Bob I fertilized generously with Scott's stage 1 in early April. Then generously with Scott's stage 2 in early May, then again with Scott's stage 2 in early June since I was concerned that with all the heavy rains we experienced in Boston in May/June that the anti-weed protection had washed away and that the fertilizer had been consumed. I also limed once. We live in the Boston area. |
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Aerate vs. Dethatch vs. Overseed
"blueman" wrote in message ... "Bob" writes: "blueman" wrote in message ... I have a relatively small lawn (maybe 5 thousand square feet spread across a couple of patches) that has developed seemingly more brown than green spots, including a bit of a mat of dead grass. I know I need to do something to condition the soil and re-seed this fall. When was the last time you fertilized? Watered? Where are you? Bob I fertilized generously with Scott's stage 1 in early April. Then generously with Scott's stage 2 in early May, then again with Scott's stage 2 in early June since I was concerned that with all the heavy rains we experienced in Boston in May/June that the anti-weed protection had washed away and that the fertilizer had been consumed. If by "anti-weed protection", you mean weed-n-feed type fertilizer, it kills on contact, and you get no weed control benefit after rain or watering. That's why they say don't water for 3 days. Don't worry about it. It's done its job. You could be over fertilizing, causing the grass to grow too fast and become at risk due to heat and drought. I do light fertilizing about half as often as you do, here in Seattle which isn't nearly as hot as Boston. Bob |
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