Grass seed or sod/transplanting?
Quentin Parker
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2 ?'s lime on grass & grass seed not growing
Comments (1)Perhaps someone else can help with the evergreens dilemma since I'm not aware of grass not growing because they were once there. If their former roots are near the surface, yes that will prevent grass from growing because it can impede root growth. However, it wouldn't prevent the seeds from germinating, plus you do have some plantlife there, after all. Lime amends the soil to bring the soil's pH into balance. The only way to really know if the soil needs lime is to have it tested. The test results will determine the need, how much to apply, and at what intervals to apply it. Whether your neighbor was correct in advising you to apply lime, I cannot be certain. But I imagine he is familiar with the soils in your area normally needing it. To help with your seeding problem, we will need more information. 1. Did you water the seeds often to keep them moist so they can germinate and grow? 2. Did you smother the seeds with lime? We will need a time factor or order of events to determine that since we don't know at what point you seeded and applied the lime. 3. Does the seeded area receive direct sunlight? Based on the information you've given us, I see no reason you won't be able to lay sod. With proper care, it should root and flourish. Where evergreens used to be, just make sure there are no roots left too near the soil surface....See MoreHelp! All my bermuda Sod and Fescue grass died
Comments (7)It wasn't the temp or the soil. It was your watering. How did you water the bermuda? How are you watering it now? When did you seed the fescue and how did you water that. Generally planting fescue seed any time after about February is not a great idea. The closer you get to July the less and less of a good idea it is. Bermuda sod can go down any time, but it needs to be watered 3x per day for the first 3 weeks in order to get the roots from the sod to knit or grow into the soil underneath. Did you do that? Also did you roll the sod or seed down? It is possible to post more than one picture, but you have to use HTML coding to do it. Read this for more info....See MoreEmpire zoysia grass sod what seed to use in the middle?
Comments (2)Tweaking saltcedar's comment -- perhaps a mix of perennial and annual rye might work well. For example, a mix of one part perennial and two parts annual. A question for you, ryker-lakes, is -- what kind of tool will you be using to cut up 3 pallets of sod? I am interested because I may do the same....See Morertf sod, kbg sod, or seed
Comments (3)If the sunny area is the front lawn and the shady area is the back, I might do both, but if one yard has both sun and shade, I'm not sure how you'd lay the sod to get it to look nice. I tried some RTF several years ago (probably when it first came out) and was disappointed with the results. It was mostly my fault, though. I didn't start over or even do anything to prepare the soil, and I didn't water it several times a day until it got started. I just threw the seed down and hoped for the best. I also contacted the folks who make it, and did some more research, but ultimately decided I wanted a lawn that uses even less water than the RTF does, so I switched to native grasses. From what I learned, the key to being satisfied with RTF is to set realistic expectations. The marketing materials are truthful, but it's easy to read more into them than what they really say, so people tend to get their hopes up pretty high. RTF spreads, but it does so more slowly than KBG, so it won't fill in as fast as KBG, but it will fill in. Also, many people bought WaterSaver RTF seeds thinking all of the seeds were RTF, but the RTF actually made up less than a third of the total seed. I think that if you go in with the right expectations, you'll be happier with the final results....See MoreQuentin Parker
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