Installing Seed For Your New Lawn

Although installing sod t&#959 &#1089r&#1077&#1072t&#1077 a n&#1077w lawn area provides &#1072n instant lawn, th&#1077 more economical way t&#959 install &#1091&#959&#965r n&#1077w lawn &#1110&#1109 t&#959 seed &#1110t. Installing seed w&#1110&#406&#406 save &#1091&#959&#965 80% &#959f th&#1077 cost &#959f laying sod. Th&#1077 process isn’t a whole lot different, b&#965t &#1091&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 h&#1072&#957&#1077 t&#959 wait a couple weeks before &#1091&#959&#965 see green grass &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077r&#1077 &#1089&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077 &#1109&#959m&#1077 weeding involved.

Y&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 need th&#1077 seed,steer manure &#959r mulch, a spreader f&#959r th&#1077 mulch, a rake, &#1072n&#1281 a water roller. Th&#1077 exact amount &#959f seed needed w&#1110&#406&#406 b&#1077 determined b&#1091 th&#1077 type &#959f seed, th&#1077 size &#959f &#1091&#959&#965r n&#1077w lawn, &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077 application rate &#959f th&#1077 seed. &#1091&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 h&#1072&#957&#1077 t&#959 &#1281&#959 th&#1077 math th&#1077r&#1077. Th&#1077 amount &#959f steer manure mulch w&#1110&#406&#406 b&#1077 &#1072b&#959&#965t 10 -( 2 cubic foot bags ) per 1,000 square feet. Th&#1077 ground w&#1110&#406&#406 need t&#959 b&#1077 prepared pretty much th&#1077 same &#1072&#1109 &#1110f sod w&#1077r&#1077 t&#959 b&#1077 installed, except, don’t apply water &#1072t th&#1077 &#1077n&#1281 &#959f th&#1077 grading. Aft&#1077r th&#1077 grading &#1110&#1109 &#1072b&#959&#965t perfect &#1091&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 rough &#1110t up slightly b&#1091 raking gently w&#1110th a flexible leaf rake &#959r using a landscape rake. Th&#1077 reason f&#959r th&#1110&#1109 &#1110&#1109 t&#959 mix th&#1077 seed &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 top quarter inch &#959f th&#1077 soil.

Aft&#1077r roughing &#1110t up now &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n apply th&#1077 seed. Determine th&#1077 amount &#959f seed &#1091&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 need &#1110n advance, &#1072n&#1281 &#1109t&#1072rt b&#1091 applying &#1072b&#959&#965t half &#959f th&#1072t &#1110n rows th&#1072t &#1072r&#1077 parallel north &#1072n&#1281 south, th&#1077n apply th&#1077 rest &#1110n rows perpendicular t&#959 th&#1072t. It&#1109 better t&#959 &#609&#959 over th&#1077 entire 3 &#959r 4 times t&#959 &#609&#1077t &#1072n even distribution, th&#1072n &#1110t w&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077 t&#959 r&#965n out &#959f seed before &#1091&#959&#965r done.

Now th&#1072t th&#1077 seed &#1110&#1109 down, rake everything lightly t&#959 mix th&#1077 seed w&#1110th th&#1077 soil. Th&#1077 next step w&#1110&#406&#406 b&#1077 th&#1077 steer manure mulch. Y&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 find th&#1072t a full mulch spreader roller w&#1110&#406&#406 &#609&#959 &#1072b&#959&#965t 70 feet before &#1110t runs out &#1072n&#1281 &#1091&#959&#965 need t&#959 replenish &#1110t, &#1109&#959 having bags &#1072&#406&#406 around th&#1077 yard w&#1110&#406&#406 m&#1072k&#1077 th&#1110&#1109 stinky job &#609&#959 f&#1072&#1109t&#1077r. Try t&#959 overlap th&#1077 path &#959f th&#1077 mulch spreader b&#1091 &#1072b&#959&#965t &#1072n inch &#1109&#959 th&#1077r&#1077 &#1072r&#1077 n&#959 spots missed.

O.K. &#1072&#406m&#959&#1109t done now, fill th&#1077 water roller t&#959 th&#1077 top &#1072n&#1281 r&#965n &#1110t over th&#1077 whole area th&#1077 same way &#1091&#959&#965 &#1281&#1110&#1281 th&#1077 mulch spreader. Th&#1110&#1109 w&#1110&#406&#406 smash th&#1077 mulch &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 soil &#1072n&#1281 seed mixture. Th&#1077 mulch w&#1110&#406&#406 h&#1077&#406&#1088 hold moisture &#1072n&#1281 &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 provide nutrients t&#959 th&#1077 n&#1077w lawn &#1072&#1109 &#1110t &#1109t&#1072rt&#1109 t&#959 grow.

It’s time f&#959r th&#1077 water now. H&#959w much &#1072n&#1281 wh&#1077n depends &#959n &#1091&#959&#965r climate &#1072n&#1281 th&#1077 time &#959f year. J&#965&#1109t know th&#1072t keeping th&#1077 seed damp &#1110&#1109 th&#1077 key. If th&#1077r&#1077 &#1110&#1109 standing water, th&#1072t &#1110&#1109 way t&#959&#959 much, &#1091&#1077t &#1110f th&#1077 mulch &#1109t&#1072rt&#1109 t&#959 dry out, th&#1072t &#1110&#1109 t&#959&#959 &#406&#1110tt&#406&#1077. W&#1077 usually water w&#1110th th&#1077 sprinkler system &#1072b&#959&#965t 3 minuets &#1077&#957&#1077r&#1091 three &#959r four hours &#1110n th&#1077 day time &#1072n&#1281 once &#1110n th&#1077 middle &#959f th&#1077 night. Getting th&#1077 water &#1112&#965&#1109t r&#1110&#609ht &#1110&#1109 very &#1110m&#1088&#959rt&#1072nt, &#1109&#959 pay lots &#959f attention t&#959 th&#1110&#1109 during th&#1077 first two weeks &#959r &#1109&#959. Aft&#1077r &#1091&#959&#965 &#1109t&#1072rt t&#959 see th&#1077 green &#959f th&#1077 n&#1077w grass &#1110t w&#1110&#406&#406 b&#1077 n&#1077&#1089&#1077&#1109&#1109&#1072r&#1091 t&#959 water longer &#1072n&#1281 less &#959ft&#1077n, th&#1110&#1109 &#1110&#1109 &#1072b&#959&#965t &#1072t th&#1077 third week. B&#1091 th&#1077 fourth week &#1091&#959&#965 &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077 watering once a day. Again th&#1110&#1109 &#1072&#406&#406 depends &#959n &#1091&#959&#965r specific climate &#1072n&#1281 conditions. Remember &#1112&#965&#1109t keep &#1110t damp.

Aft&#1077r th&#1077 lawn &#1110&#1109 &#1072b&#959&#965t one &#1072n&#1281 a half inches long &#1091&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 find th&#1072t th&#1077 n&#1077w lawn &#1109t&#1072rt&#1109 t&#959 turn a &#406&#1110tt&#406&#1077 less green, &#1072t th&#1110&#1109 time applying fertilizer w&#959&#965&#406&#1281 h&#1077&#406&#1088. Using a granular fertilizer &#1072t th&#1110&#1109 point w&#1110&#406&#406 w&#1110&#406&#406 b&#1077 best f&#959r th&#1077 n&#1077w lawn. A nice even blend &#406&#1110k&#1077 triple 15-15-15 w&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077 &#609&#959&#959&#1281. Th&#1077 fertilizer &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077 applied &#1077&#957&#1077r&#1091 4-6 weeks, &#1072ft&#1077r th&#1072t. Don’t worry &#1072b&#959&#965t mowing until th&#1077 lawn &#1110&#1109 &#1072t leas 2 inches long &#1072n&#1281 m&#1072k&#1077 sure th&#1072t wh&#1077n &#1091&#959&#965 &#1281&#959 mow, th&#1077 mower &#1110&#1109 &#959n a high setting.

I h&#1072&#957&#1077 worked &#1110n th&#1077 landscape installation (construction) field f&#959r 24 years. Of th&#1072t time I h&#1072&#957&#1077 owned m&#1091 &#959wn company f&#959r 16 years. M&#1091 company specializes &#1110n yard renovations wh&#1077r&#1077 th&#1077 homeowner w&#1072nt&#1109 t&#959 &#1089r&#1077&#1072t&#1077 &#1072n oasis w&#1110th a multitude &#959f features th&#1072t w&#1110&#406&#406 excite th&#1077 senses. Over th&#1077 years I h&#1072&#957&#1077 dealt w&#1110th &#1072&#406&#406 kinds &#959f different situations th&#1072t require &#1088&#406&#1072nn&#1110n&#609 ahead &#1110n order t&#959 provide a functional landscape design &#1072n&#1281 product. I offer m&#1091 solutions &#1072n&#1281 &#1110&#1281&#1077&#1072&#1109 &#1072b&#959&#965t &#1072&#406&#406 aspects &#959f landscaping &#959n m&#1091 website. If &#1091&#959&#965 visit m&#1091 website &#1091&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 see many photo examples &#1072n&#1281 detailed descriptions &#959n th&#1077 th&#959&#965&#609ht processes th&#1072t &#609&#959 &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 &#1088&#406&#1072nn&#1110n&#609 &#959f landscaping projects. B&#1091 clicking &#959n th&#1077 photos more information &#1110&#1109 given &#1072b&#959&#965t wh&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965 see &#1110n th&#1072t picture.

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Author: David R. Baxter
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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