Does anyone know what Scotts Fertilizer I should use for my lawn. Its still
a little cold (50's) and I'm not even watering the grass yet, but I just
want to be prepared when it warms up.

I'm also going to be laying some grass seed, and was wondering what the best
way to go about doing that? I was just going to rack the dirt and use a
spreader to spread the greass seed, but not sure if thats the right way or
not. Any help would be greatly appricated.

Shane

"Shane" wrote:
Does anyone know what Scotts Fertilizer I should use for my lawn. Its
still a little cold (50's) and I'm not even watering the grass yet, but I
just want to be prepared when it warms up.

I'm also going to be laying some grass seed, and was wondering what the
best way to go about doing that? I was just going to rack the dirt and
use a spreader to spread the greass seed, but not sure if thats the right
way or not. Any help would be greatly appricated.

Shane

Normally you'd be putting down your crabgrass prevention with a fertilizer
combo now. But, you can't use crabgrass preventer if you're sowing seed, so
you'll need a starter fertilizer to start with. Put your crabgrass control
down on your second feeding, 6 weeks after you put the starter food down.

How big is the area, and is there some grass there already?

"Shane" wrote:
Does anyone know what Scotts Fertilizer I should use for my lawn. Its
still a little cold (50's) and I'm not even watering the grass yet, but I
just want to be prepared when it warms up.

I'm also going to be laying some grass seed, and was wondering what the
best way to go about doing that? I was just going to rack the dirt and
use a spreader to spread the greass seed, but not sure if thats the right
way or not. Any help would be greatly appricated.

Shane

Normally you'd be putting down your crabgrass prevention with a fertilizer
combo now. But, you can't use crabgrass preventer if you're sowing seed, so
you'll need a starter fertilizer to start with. Put your crabgrass control
down on your second feeding, 6 weeks after you put the starter food down.

How big is the area, and is there some grass there already?

If you have more than a few small spots to re-seed, then rent a slice
seeder, which is a lot faster and easier. Even more importantly, it
puts the seed in grooves, which is where it needs to be for good
germination. Use a starter fertilizer, get the PH tested to make sure
it is in the correct range, and use a high quality seed, preferably
endophyte enhanced.

For most of the US with cool season grass, it's way early to put down
pre-emergent crabgrass control. The optimum time is when soil temps
get into the 50s, a sign of this is about when forsythia's start to
bloom. For a newly seeded lawn, however, you can't use the
conventional ones. Tupersan, however, is OK for a newly seeded lawn.

If you have more than a few small spots to re-seed, then rent a slice
seeder, which is a lot faster and easier. Even more importantly, it
puts the seed in grooves, which is where it needs to be for good
germination. Use a starter fertilizer, get the PH tested to make sure
it is in the correct range, and use a high quality seed, preferably
endophyte enhanced.

For most of the US with cool season grass, it's way early to put down
pre-emergent crabgrass control. The optimum time is when soil temps
get into the 50s, a sign of this is about when forsythia's start to
bloom. For a newly seeded lawn, however, you can't use the
conventional ones. Tupersan, however, is OK for a newly seeded lawn.

If you have more than a few small spots to re-seed, then rent a slice
seeder, which is a lot faster and easier. Even more importantly, it
puts the seed in grooves, which is where it needs to be for good
germination. Use a starter fertilizer, get the PH tested to make sure
it is in the correct range, and use a high quality seed, preferably
endophyte enhanced.

For most of the US with cool season grass, it's way early to put down
pre-emergent crabgrass control. The optimum time is when soil temps
get into the 50s, a sign of this is about when forsythia's start to
bloom. For a newly seeded lawn, however, you can't use the
conventional ones. Tupersan, however, is OK for a newly seeded lawn.

If you have more than a few small spots to re-seed, then rent a slice
seeder, which is a lot faster and easier. Even more importantly, it
puts the seed in grooves, which is where it needs to be for good
germination. Use a starter fertilizer, get the PH tested to make sure
it is in the correct range, and use a high quality seed, preferably
endophyte enhanced.

For most of the US with cool season grass, it's way early to put down
pre-emergent crabgrass control. The optimum time is when soil temps
get into the 50s, a sign of this is about when forsythia's start to
bloom. For a newly seeded lawn, however, you can't use the
conventional ones. Tupersan, however, is OK for a newly seeded lawn.