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Leaves covering newly spread grass seed

9 years ago

I spread 100 pounds of grass seed over 22,000 sf on Monday this week. Since I laid the seed, leaves have fallen from some maple and oak trees and partially covered some of the seed. This evening I went out and raked up some of the heavier concentrations of leaves, just skimming the surface to remove leaves that had piled up but not a thorough enough removal that would disturb the grass seed.

I'm thinking that a light covering by the occasional leaf might actually be a good thing to help the seed germinate-prevent erosion from watering and rain and help keep the ground from drying out too quickly. Anyone have an opinion on this?

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morpheuspa (6B/7A, E. PA)
9 years ago
Heavy leaf coverage might be an issue, those things are large, plate-shaped, and overlap. Hope for good wind.

Light coverage should be a slight advantage, and growing grass can certainly lift a few leaves. You'll get those up the first time you mow (and I recommend mulch mowing them as leaves are great for the soil, as long as you don't bury the new grass in them).
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