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Posted by cadence 8b (My Page) on
Sat, Sep 17, 11 at 3:27

aereate, de-thatch, lime, re-seed and fertilize?
Thank you.

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I think I would de-thatch, aereate, lime, fertilize, and re-seed.

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"I think I would de-thatch, aereate, lime, fertilize, and re-seed."
And then roll.

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Great! Thank you very much for your help.
Big Papi...What do you mean by 'roll'? Thx

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This is what I have learned related to liming, fertilizing and reseeding. You may want to apply the lime, reseed and then apply the fertilizer last in about 2-3 weeks. The reasons are

1- If the lime and Nitrogen fertilizer are applied at the same time a good amount of the nitrogen will be lost in chemical reactions with the lime. You should spread out these applications about 2-3 weeks.
2- If you are reseeding over existing grass then you do not want to get the existing grass growing fast with additional fertilizer while the new seedlings are just trying to sprout. You want to minimize this so you can wait as long as possible before you do your first mow.
3- The grass seed has all of the nutrients that it needs to germinate and get started. In a couple of weeks they could use some fertilizer.

You can also split your fertilizing into two applications at half rate each with the second one coming 3-4 weeks after the first.

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grassboro - Thank you for your help. Yes, I am reseeding over existing grass, however, I have moles in my lawn and will have to wait until they move on.

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