Posted by carlton.pemberbrook on March 17, 2007, 7:26 pm
I have an d aerator that puts 4 inch holes in lawn. I spent 10 hours
aerating the entire lawn, and hand inserted grass seeds into each
hole.
I am wondering if this will be ok. As Ive done it Ill just have to
see. Im sure some of the seeds landed less than 4 inches.
I also covered the entire land in 1/2 inch layer of sphagnum peat
moss.
Any answers to this I very much appreciate.
thx
Posted by FragileWarrior on March 17, 2007, 10:32 pm
carlton.pemberbrook@gmail.com wrote in news:1174174011.458099.234910
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> I have an d aerator that puts 4 inch holes in lawn. I spent 10 hours
> aerating the entire lawn, and hand inserted grass seeds into each
> hole.
> I am wondering if this will be ok. As Ive done it Ill just have to
> see. Im sure some of the seeds landed less than 4 inches.
> I also covered the entire land in 1/2 inch layer of sphagnum peat
> moss.
>
> Any answers to this I very much appreciate.
>
> thx
Grass seed is generally surface scattered and lightly raked to spread it
'round. Yes, four inches is too deep. So is one inch. But, hey, cheer
up, if you plow grass under it seems to regrow up from under 10 inch
thick upside down mud lumps so you might see something grow.
On the other hand, you might want to surface scatter some seed just to
increase your odds. Cover it lightly* with straw to protect it from
birds.
*not four inches
Posted by Stephen Henning on March 18, 2007, 10:32 am
carlton.pemberbrook@gmail.com wrote:
> I have an d aerator that puts 4 inch holes in lawn. I spent 10 hours
> aerating the entire lawn, and hand inserted grass seeds into each
> hole.
> I am wondering if this will be ok. As Ive done it Ill just have to
> see. Im sure some of the seeds landed less than 4 inches.
> I also covered the entire land in 1/2 inch layer of sphagnum peat
> moss.
I would reseed. 4 inches is too deep. Also the seed needs to be much
closer spaced than the spikes on an aerator.
First the ground should be worked so that it is loose. Then the seed is
surface sewn at the rate on the package, then raked lightly and then
covered with straw for shade and to hold the moisture in.
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Posted by Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan on March 18, 2007, 1:35 pm
> Grass seed is generally surface scattered and lightly raked to spread
> it 'round. Yes, four inches is too deep. So is one inch. But, hey,
> cheer up, if you plow grass under it seems to regrow up from under 10
> inch thick upside down mud lumps so you might see something grow.
>
> On the other hand, you might want to surface scatter some seed just to
> increase your odds. Cover it lightly* with straw to protect it from
> birds.
>
> *not four inches
I have to seed the back lawn 2x a year due to heat and shade. I usually
aerate the lawn, water or do it right before it rains. Then I'll throw on
some starter fertilizer and top soil if needed and then spread the seed.
Water again and it usually does just fine.
Michael
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Posted by Usenet2007@THE-DOMAIN-IN.SIG on March 18, 2007, 6:45 pm
>
> > Grass seed is generally surface scattered and lightly raked to spread
> > it 'round. Yes, four inches is too deep. So is one inch. But, hey,
> > cheer up, if you plow grass under it seems to regrow up from under 10
> > inch thick upside down mud lumps so you might see something grow.
> >
> > On the other hand, you might want to surface scatter some seed just to
> > increase your odds. Cover it lightly* with straw to protect it from
> > birds.
> >
> > *not four inches
> I have to seed the back lawn 2x a year due to heat and shade. I usually
> aerate the lawn, water or do it right before it rains. Then I'll throw on
> some starter fertilizer and top soil if needed and then spread the seed.
> Water again and it usually does just fine.
"Water again"?
When I have over seeded, I have felt like a slave. Watering five
times a day. It helps to work from a home office. So I can
spend my lunch break on watering the @#&*! grass.
And it still doesn't look as nice as I want. I guess I gotta be
more disciplined.
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> aerating the entire lawn, and hand inserted grass seeds into each
> hole.
> I am wondering if this will be ok. As Ive done it Ill just have to
> see. Im sure some of the seeds landed less than 4 inches.
> I also covered the entire land in 1/2 inch layer of sphagnum peat
> moss.
>
> Any answers to this I very much appreciate.
>
> thx