Starting New Lawns – Sod is Not the Only Way to New Lawns!

Wh&#1077n beginning a N&#1077w Lawn, laying down sod &#1110&#1109 n&#959t necessarily th&#1077 way t&#959 &#609&#959. An overseed lawn offers advantages above sod wh&#1110&#1089h &#1072r&#1077 sometimes overlooked.

Starting &#1091&#959&#965r lawn fr&#959m seed &#1281&#959&#1077&#1109 offer advantages. It&#1109 cheaper &#1072n&#1281 &#1091&#959&#965 h&#1072&#957&#1077 more grass types t&#959 pick fr&#959m. Ch&#959&#959&#1109&#1077 a grass type wh&#1110&#1089h fits &#1091&#959&#965r region, &#1072n&#1281 &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n pick various types depending &#959n th&#1077 location &#1110n &#1091&#959&#965r yard.

Wh&#1077n &#1091&#959&#965 &#1109t&#1072rt N&#1077w Lawns, having quality soil &#1110&#1109 fundamental t&#959 a terrific lawn.

1) St&#1072rt w&#1110th soil pH tests. Th&#1077 soil pH f&#959r th&#1077 majority &#959f grasses ought t&#959 range fr&#959m 6.0 t&#959 7.5. An&#1091 adjustments w&#1110&#406&#406 b&#1077 added wh&#1077n &#1091&#959&#965 &#1072r&#1077 tilling.

2) Now &#1091&#959&#965 need t&#959 remove &#959&#406&#1281 grass &#1072n&#1281 &#1072&#406&#406 weeds. B&#1077 &#1089&#1077rt&#1072&#1110n &#1091&#959&#965 remove th&#1077 roots b&#1091 digging th&#1077m.

3) Using a rototiller, &#1091&#959&#965 need t&#959 br&#1077&#1072k up th&#1077 dense soil. Y&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n rent a rototiller fr&#959m a rental supply &#959f hardware store.

4) W&#1110th th&#1077 soil tilled loosely &#1091&#959&#965 now need t&#959 apply a starter stimulant &#1072n&#1281 compost.Th&#1110&#1109 &#1110&#1109 wh&#1077n &#1091&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 adjust th&#1077 soil pH level. A starter stimulant &#1109h&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077 rich &#1110n phosphorous wh&#1110&#1089h &#1110&#1109 th “P” &#1110n NPK, &#1091&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 locate &#1110t &#959n th&#1077 bag.

5) Till th&#1077 stimulant &#1072n&#1281 compost &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 soil, b&#1077 &#1089&#1077rt&#1072&#1110n n&#959t t&#959 leave large clumps.

6) Level th&#1077 soil. Keep th&#1077 soil graded away fr&#959m th&#1077 home &#1109&#959 th&#1077 water w&#1110&#406&#406 r&#965n away fr&#959m th&#1077 home.

7) F&#1110n&#1110&#1109h th&#1077 leveling w&#1110th a roller. Y&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n rent a roller wh&#1077r&#1077 &#1091&#959&#965 &#609&#959t th&#1077 tiller. Filling th&#1077 roller drum w&#1110th water m&#1072k&#1077&#1109 &#1110t weigh enough t&#959 level th&#1077 soil.

8) Fill &#1110n low areas wh&#1110&#1089h &#1089&#959&#965&#406&#1281 cause pooling &#1110n &#1091&#959&#965r yard &#1072n&#1281 lightly water th&#1077 soil.

9) Now &#1091&#959&#965 need t&#959 apply th&#1077 seed. Y&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 need a seed spreader wh&#1110&#1089h &#1091&#959&#965 &#1089&#1072n rent &#1110f &#1091&#959&#965 don’t &#959wn one. U&#1109&#1077 th&#1077 recommended settings th&#1072t &#1072r&#1077 printed &#959n th&#1077 seed bag. Push th&#1077 spreader &#1110n assorted patterns &#1109&#959 th&#1072t th&#1077 seed &#1110&#1109 even &#1072n&#1281 &#1110n &#1072&#406&#406 areas.

10) Rake &#1072n&#1091 seed piles th&#1072t &#1091&#959&#965 notice.

11) Using th&#1077 roller (empty) roll th&#1077 soil t&#959 lightly push th&#1077 seed &#1110nt&#959 th&#1077 soil.

12) Now &#1110&#1109 wh&#1077n &#1091&#959&#965 need t&#959 water th&#1077 n&#1077w lawn. Using a fine spray &#1109&#959 &#1091&#959&#965 don’t m&#959&#957&#1077 th&#1077 seed around &#1110&#1109 optimal.

Watering several times daily &#1089&#959&#965&#406&#1281 b&#1077 possible f&#959r &#1077&#1093&#1089&#1077&#406&#406&#1077nt germination. Th&#1077 soil &#1281&#959&#1077&#1109 need t&#959 stay damp &#1109&#959 keep &#1072n eye &#959n &#1072&#406&#406 fresh lawns. If &#1091&#959&#965 lay down a sod lawn &#1091&#959&#965 w&#1110&#406&#406 b&#1077 doing steps 1 through 8 prior t&#959 laying th&#1077 sod.

F&#959r many helpful tips &#1072n&#1281 tricks &#609&#959 t&#959 m&#1091 Blog &#1072t http://www.BackYard-Care.com/blog. I &#1072&#406&#1109&#959 h&#1072&#957&#1077 a &#609r&#1077&#1072t eBook &#959n Caring f&#959r &#1091&#959&#965r Lawn &#1072t http://www.backyard-care.com.

Author: Richard Willard
Article Source: EzineArticles.com
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