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| Should I round-up my whole lawn or will aerating and overseeding produce very good results. I want to have one of those great looking lawns. |
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- Posted by dpurvis1984 none (My Page) on Thu, Jul 19, 12 at 21:39
| I am not a lawn care expert, but it appears you have a blend of cool season grasses. Where you see the brown (dead looking) grass is actually Kentucky Blue Grass that is dormant due to summer heat & lack of water. I don't think the lawn needs an overhaul so much as it needs some TLC to be revived. Someone will be along shortly with the "basics" of lawn care, but here are the basic...well...basics: - Water 1" per week all at once. Don't guess, actually measure it. On that note, over seeding with a similar grass blend and then top dressing ought to thicken up the grass in the bare areas. |
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| Whether you want to be a lawn nerd, or just don't want to waste your time and money, get a soil test from Logan Labs in Ohio ASAP. Do you know what type of turf grass you have now? What type of turf do you prefer (elite KBG, TTTF, a mix or (depending on your location in Md.) possibly a warm season grass)? How large is your lawn and what city do you live near? |
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- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Sat, Jul 21, 12 at 23:03
| I agree with grass1950. Since you have indicated you want a great lawn, you can't get there without a perfectly tuned up soil. Get the $20 test at Logan Labs, post the results here or on other Internet forums where they discuss Logan Labs soil testing, and make the required adjustments. From what your picture looks like, you don't need to renovate, or aerate, or overseed. If you have more serious issues, post them, but all you appear to need is proper care. I consider the soil test the second step toward your goal. The first step is to master watering, mowing, and fertilizing. You may think you are doing those things properly, but do some research in this forum for guidelines. There are other specialty lawn forums where the members are more nutty about their lawns. While this forum has two forums on lawns (three counting mowers), other forums have many more. They look at lawns from every aspect. Look around for those with a LOT of participation. I would also stay away from forums where the membership is all professionals. They are not interested in your grass - they are interested in their business and issues they have with their clients. I know because I am a moderator on three organic lawn care forums and the one for pros barely tolerates me (not a pro). |
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- Posted by dchall_san_antonio 8 San Antonio (My Page) on Sun, Jul 22, 12 at 13:20
| I should also add that the very best lawns I've seen have a few things in common. First is they all follow the watering, mowing, and general fertilizing program you'll find all over this forum. Second, the soil is tuned up with Logan Labs. Third, they are on a boosted organic fertilizer program all season until the end of the growing season when they use a chemical winterizer. The boosted organic program involves at least monthly feeding with either soybean meal (from a feed store) or Milorganite. Just for grins I tried the monthly fertilizer last year to see if it worked for me in the south during a drought. My lawn has never looked that good! I did not do the winterizer. |
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