cover seeds, do not cover, cover lightly
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14 years agolast modified: 9 years agodeanna in ME Barely zone 6a, more like 5b
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Comments (11)Top dressing with soil first is a huge mistake in my opinion. Unless you have poorly graded property now, leave the grading alone. And if you have poorly graded property now, please leave the regrading to professionals with real tractors. They also have an "eye" for knowing how much soil is to be added or removed. Adding an inch of soil is 100% guaranteed to screw up an otherwise good situation. At worst you could flood your home. At best you will create a new profile that may make it harder to mow. Taking pictures of screwed up turf surfaces has become a hobby of mine (in addition to writing about lawn care). The worst pic I have shows a hellstrip surface that is 8 full inches above the surrounding concrete sidewalk and curb. Please don't get started down that path. I think you do not need to cover the seed as long as you have rolled it. And roll heavy. The roller is the right weight when you cannot see your foot prints in the soil behind the roller....See MoreCan manure be used to cover cover crop seeds?
Comments (4)Yes, you can cover seed with compost. Whether it comes from a horse or plant isn't terribly relevant. Just take care that it isn't fresh or you could have problems although even if somewhat fresh I doubt it would be a problem if it was a thin covering. Before I "knew better" I made a small bed for wildflowers and planted in 3" of horse manure that wasn't fresh, but wasn't composted either. I also planted an evergreen shrub in a hole I dug and filled with dog manure that was quite fresh. Both worked out great. Use what ya got ;-)...See MoreCover crop didn't get covered before rain....
Comments (6)Good for you! Clover appears to be doing well. Rye, well, not so well. Looks like it's preference is without a doubt to be covered. I find it very interesting that one seed can do just fine without being covered and another basically needs to be covered to survive when both seeds are presented with identical situations. I noticed that the rye seed that was broadcast over areas that had some stubble type areas (more like wood/limb/brush trash that didn't get tilled in), seems to be doing much better than the rye that just got broadcast over the top of the soil, be it either sand, clay or loam.... mixed conditions here. It's almost as though the clover has a preference for roots growing down, whereas the rye has a preference for roots spidering out. In fact that is what the rye seed looks like that has germinated on top of the soil... spiders. Eddie...See MoreWhat do you think about Cover girl having their first "cover boy"?
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