Is it possible to water new grass seeds (in shade) too much?
 

Of course the goal is to keep the soil wet for as long after I put down the
hose as possible. When the soil is in the sun, the water seeps into the
ground, plus evaporates, so its not long before the soil is just moist. But
what about where there is either full shade, or periods of full or even
partial shade. These areas just remain sopping set, it is a great place for
whatever happens in wet. Is it possible to drown seeds? A second of hose
and you can tell the glass is almost full already, ie deep watered and
runneth over. Is it possible that during the first few weeks (give or take)
that in these shady areas that I can actually water too much for
germination? I am just wondering if its possible to actaually hinder the
seeds by watering excessively. Its not like a seed floating in a glass of
dirty water - majority dirt, but still, the Question remains.

btw,
some is obviously tiny grass now, but very much still not.

additional Question from this original:

put some Scotts Kentucky Bluegrass common #1 grass seed down 8-10 days ago.
[now nearly 2 weeks]
I think the conditions are perfect, according to the bag 15-26Celcius. It
was overcast and raining for maybe 4 of those days, and the days it wasn't
and even those it was, I have watered it several times per day. Is this
neccesary, and how long should it take to come up? I have been able to keep
it moist (it has not dried out yet), but the bag says only "water daily".



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Is it possible to water new grass seeds (in shade) too much?
 

On Jun 11, 11:52 am, "bent" wrote:
Of course the goal is to keep the soil wet for as long after I put down the
hose as possible. When the soil is in the sun, the water seeps into the
ground, plus evaporates, so its not long before the soil is just moist. But
what about where there is either full shade, or periods of full or even
partial shade. These areas just remain sopping set, it is a great place for
whatever happens in wet. Is it possible to drown seeds? A second of hose
and you can tell the glass is almost full already, ie deep watered and
runneth over. Is it possible that during the first few weeks (give or take)
that in these shady areas that I can actually water too much for
germination? I am just wondering if its possible to actaually hinder the
seeds by watering excessively. Its not like a seed floating in a glass of
dirty water - majority dirt, but still, the Question remains.

btw,
some is obviously tiny grass now, but very much still not.

additional Question from this original:

put some Scotts Kentucky Bluegrass common #1 grass seed down 8-10 days ago.
[now nearly 2 weeks]
I think the conditions are perfect, according to the bag 15-26Celcius. It
was overcast and raining for maybe 4 of those days, and the days it wasn't
and even those it was, I have watered it several times per day. Is this
neccesary, and how long should it take to come up? I have been able to keep
it moist (it has not dried out yet), but the bag says only "water daily".

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Yes

KC

Is it possible to water new grass seeds (in shade) too much?
 

On Jun 11, 3:31 pm, KC wrote:
On Jun 11, 11:52 am, "bent" wrote:





Of course the goal is to keep the soil wet for as long after I put down the
hose as possible. When the soil is in the sun, the water seeps into the
ground, plus evaporates, so its not long before the soil is just moist. But
what about where there is either full shade, or periods of full or even
partial shade. These areas just remain sopping set, it is a great place for
whatever happens in wet. Is it possible to drown seeds? A second of hose
and you can tell the glass is almost full already, ie deep watered and
runneth over. Is it possible that during the first few weeks (give or take)
that in these shady areas that I can actually water too much for
germination? I am just wondering if its possible to actaually hinder the
seeds by watering excessively. Its not like a seed floating in a glass of
dirty water - majority dirt, but still, the Question remains.

btw,
some is obviously tiny grass now, but very much still not.

additional Question from this original:

put some Scotts Kentucky Bluegrass common #1 grass seed down 8-10 days ago.
[now nearly 2 weeks]
I think the conditions are perfect, according to the bag 15-26Celcius. It
was overcast and raining for maybe 4 of those days, and the days it wasn't
and even those it was, I have watered it several times per day. Is this
neccesary, and how long should it take to come up? I have been able to keep
it moist (it has not dried out yet), but the bag says only "water daily".

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I guess you could water so much that the seed is floating, or that you
prematurely release all the starter fertilizer. But, why would
you? All you have to do is keep it constantly damp. It's definitely
better to err on the side of too much water than letting it dry out.

A bigger issue is why are you using kentucky bluegrass in full
shade? Bluegrass is best suited to full sun to light shade. They
do put some varieties of bluegrass that are more shade tolerant in
some of the shade mixes to try to benefit from the ability of
bluegrass to fill in and repair areas with rhizomes. But those
varities are chosen to specifically have more shade tolerance and make
up a small portion of the shade mix. If you have a bag of bluegrass
intended for full sun, it;s unlikely to survive in really shady areas.

Is it possible to water new grass seeds (in shade) too much?
 

Which is the best seed for shade, and is there a good place on the internet
to buy seed ?


James

Is it possible to water new grass seeds (in shade) too much?
 

On Jun 11, 7:16 pm, wrote:


I guess you could water so much that the seed is floating, or that you
prematurely release all the starter fertilizer. But, why would
you? All you have to do is keep it constantly damp. It's definitely
better to err on the side of too much water than letting it dry out.


Ride in the country and look at the agricultural fields. If there is
a field with a low & continually wet spot, the field will have a good
crop everywhere except at the wet spot, which will be very sparsely
cropped. Too much water encourages disease & root rot. Plus roots need
air to grow properly and they can't get it if it's waterlogged.
Better to water once or twice a week and mostly, but not completely,
dry inbetween the waterings.
IMHO.

KC

Is it possible to water new grass seeds (in shade) too much?
 

On Jun 12, 4:14 pm, "James" wrote:
Which is the best seed for shade, and is there a good place on the internet
to buy seed ?

James

Depends on where you live & what grasses grow best in your area.

KC

Is it possible to water new grass seeds (in shade) too much?
 

On Jun 12, 5:31 pm, KC wrote:
On Jun 11, 7:16 pm, wrote:



I guess you could water so much that the seed is floating, or that you
prematurely release all the starter fertilizer. But, why would
you? All you have to do is keep it constantly damp. It's definitely
better to err on the side of too much water than letting it dry out.

Ride in the country and look at the agricultural fields. If there is
a field with a low & continually wet spot, the field will have a good
crop everywhere except at the wet spot, which will be very sparsely
cropped. Too much water encourages disease & root rot. Plus roots need
air to grow properly and they can't get it if it's waterlogged.
Better to water once or twice a week and mostly, but not completely,
dry inbetween the waterings.
IMHO.

KC


The question was how much to water in the first weeks after SEEDING
when growing new grass, not about watering in general, which is a very
different question

Is it possible to water new grass seeds (in shade) too much?
 

On Jun 12, 5:38 pm, KC wrote:
On Jun 12, 4:14 pm, "James" wrote:

Which is the best seed for shade, and is there a good place on the internet
to buy seed ?

James

Depends on where you live & what grasses grow best in your area.

KC

In areas where cool season grasses grow, shade mix is usually a
variety of grasses, with various types of fescues adapted to shade
being common, plus sometimes rye grass, or some small percent of
bluegrass. Best thing to do is buy a mix, because different
varities will do better in different soils, conditions, etc. Having
a mix makes it more likely some will do well.

For grass seed online, check out seedland.com

Is it possible to water new grass seeds (in shade) too much?
 

Thank you trader4 !!


James

Is it possible to water new grass seeds (in shade) too much?
 

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:31:38 -0700, KC wrote:

On Jun 11, 7:16 pm, wrote:


I guess you could water so much that the seed is floating, or that you
prematurely release all the starter fertilizer. But, why would
you? All you have to do is keep it constantly damp. It's definitely
better to err on the side of too much water than letting it dry out.


Ride in the country and look at the agricultural fields. If there is
a field with a low & continually wet spot, the field will have a good
crop everywhere except at the wet spot, which will be very sparsely
cropped. Too much water encourages disease & root rot. Plus roots need
air to grow properly and they can't get it if it's waterlogged.
Better to water once or twice a week and mostly, but not completely,
dry inbetween the waterings.
IMHO.

KC

Not necessarily.

The low spots have the only green vegetation for miles. The rest
is just a dust bowl.