Seed germination...when to thin
mcmarsh
15 years ago
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One year old seeded lawn too thin
Comments (1)What do you mean, "inadequate" top soil? Not thick enough? Needs fertilizers? I suspect that when you seeded you got so excited to see grass popping up after only one week that you started to back off on the watering too early. Ryegrass sprouts in a week. Fescue sprouts in 2 weeks. KBG sprouts in 3 weeks. But they only sprout with constant moisture. Do you remember if you watered 3x per day for 3 full weeks? KBG is the grass that would have normally filled in all the "holes" between the clumps of ryegrass and fescue. Creeping red fescue will eventually do it but KBG is the workhorse. Reseed NOW (!!!) with KBG and fertilize when it is tall enough to mow (4 inches mowed back to 3). You don't have time to wait on this. You didn't mention if you have any shade. If you have shade, then forget about the KBG and focus on getting lots and lots of fescue seed down to make a dense turf. Again, do it now....See MoreOver seeded lawn with mix, different germination times, when to cut?
Comments (7)KBG has a really wide germination range, so you got some starting at about day 5. Most will be around day 14, while the outliers will sprout around day 30. I'm thinking that it won't do too much damage if you're careful, but if it makes you uncomfortable, you can certainly either mow right now (when most of the KBG is still unsprouted) or wait until really late (but the new grass will be incredibly tall). Mixing KBG with rye and/or fescue always comes with some trade-offs, and this is one of them. Both the other species run through initial maturation phases much faster, so you have to deal with them before the KBG is ready. On the up side, the loss of a little KBG is not a huge deal. It's a spreading grass, so it'll happily fill in holes....See MoreThin Leaves & Fluffy Seeds?
Comments (2)As far as I know, there are no Coreopsis species with fluffy seedheads. It looks like an aster. It would be easier if I could clearly see the leaf and stem surfaces, and the 1 involucre....See MoreThinning bread seed poppies.
Comments (3)I grow PAPAVER RHOEAS from seed every year and transplant it a couple of times. Most make it without too much fuss. The brutal spring wind does much more to set them back than any amount of transplanting. If it is still cool where you are, I would gently knock out the entire potting mix as one clump and then tease out as many bunches of 2/3 plants as possible without damaging too many roots. If it is a well draining potting mix they should separate easily w- use your finger tips to, start at the bottom of the clump or the sides and gently shake to separate. Keep out of the sun wind and cool for a few days after transplanting. Myine are now in bud and starting to bloom....See Morezuni
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