Do you have trees in the area?
--
Sincerely,
John A. Keslick, Jr.
Consulting Arborist
http://home.ccil.org/~treeman
and www.treedictionary.com
Beware of so-called tree experts who do not understand tree biology.
Storms, fires, floods, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions keep reminding us
that we are not the boss.
> Hi,
> Due to construction projects on two consecutive years, my lawn is a
> complete disaster. Because I didn't want to start grass in the middle
> of the summer, large portions of the lawn were left bare this year.
> Of course these areas ended up infested with crab grass. I put some
> seed down in mid September which seems to be doing fine. However,
> there are several areas that need to be re-seeded.
> Now for the dilemma part. Next spring I plan on putting down corn
> gluten as a pre emergence weed killer/fertilizer to take care of the
> crab grass. If I proceed with that strategy, I cannot reseed for a
> couple of months which will leave me with poor grass coverage in many
> areas.
> My options as I understand them are:
> 1. Seed again now - Boston area - and hope that we have enough time
> for the seed to germinate before winter. If the seed doesn't germinate
> will it be "close enough" next April for the corn gluten to have no
> effect on the good grass seed?
> 2. Skip the corn gluten this year and reseed in the spring as planned.
> 3. Kill the crabgrass this spring and wait until next fall to reseed?
> I should also mention that I have young kids and I will not be
> willing use anything that is not environmentally friendly. Any advice
> will be apprciated.
> Thanks,
> Stu
>
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> Due to construction projects on two consecutive years, my lawn is a
> complete disaster. Because I didn't want to start grass in the middle
> of the summer, large portions of the lawn were left bare this year.
> Of course these areas ended up infested with crab grass. I put some
> seed down in mid September which seems to be doing fine. However,
> there are several areas that need to be re-seeded.
> Now for the dilemma part. Next spring I plan on putting down corn
> gluten as a pre emergence weed killer/fertilizer to take care of the
> crab grass. If I proceed with that strategy, I cannot reseed for a
> couple of months which will leave me with poor grass coverage in many
> areas.
> My options as I understand them are:
> 1. Seed again now - Boston area - and hope that we have enough time
> for the seed to germinate before winter. If the seed doesn't germinate
> will it be "close enough" next April for the corn gluten to have no
> effect on the good grass seed?
> 2. Skip the corn gluten this year and reseed in the spring as planned.
> 3. Kill the crabgrass this spring and wait until next fall to reseed?
> I should also mention that I have young kids and I will not be
> willing use anything that is not environmentally friendly. Any advice
> will be apprciated.
> Thanks,
> Stu
>