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Hey all,
Thanks a bunch to all who provided suggestions on my previous post. I basically dethatched, left most of the dead grass there as Chet suggested, put down some lime & fertilizer, seeded with a slice-seeder (rye grass), and covered with straw. It's a week later and I actually have a green lawn! About how long should I wait befo 1. applying more starter fertilizer? 2. mowing (some of the seedlings are already 3-4 inches)? Anything else I need to do at this point other than keep the ground moist? Again, thanks to all who helped! W.D. |
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"W.D." wdanis at NO SPAM yahoo dot com wrote in message ...
Hey all, Thanks a bunch to all who provided suggestions on my previous post. I basically dethatched, left most of the dead grass there as Chet suggested, put down some lime & fertilizer, seeded with a slice-seeder (rye grass), and covered with straw. It's a week later and I actually have a green lawn! About how long should I wait befo 1. applying more starter fertilizer? 2. mowing (some of the seedlings are already 3-4 inches)? Anything else I need to do at this point other than keep the ground moist? Again, thanks to all who helped! W.D. I'd mow it when it gets to 4 inchs, cutting it back to 3. Removing part of the blade sends a message to the grass to grow faster and spread out by removing a hormone that grows in the blades. At about 4 weeks, I'd follow up with either a std or fall type fertilizer, as by then most of the nitrogen from the starter fertilizer will be gone. |
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