If your lawn is looking tired or thin it might be time to over seed. Over seeding thickens the lawn, which allows it to resist weed invasion better. In many cases where the lawn was originally a blend of different grasses the lawn will patch. This is where one kind of grass will dominate in some areas and another in other areas. Over seeding gives you an opportunity to make the lawn more uniform.

The process is simple. You start with a close mowing of the lawn removing the clippings. You are leaving the clippings on the lawn usually aren’t you??

Next you spread the Master start fertilizer on the lawn followed by the lawn seed. Here you want to pick a seed that will blend with the old lawn or in the case of shade lawns will grow in the shade.

If you have open areas you need to mulch with a thin covering of Gold Rush. In any case go over the lawn with a light rake to brush the seed down to the ground.

Now you need to keep the seed moist. This often means two to three short waterings a day until the seed has all germinated. If you used a Gold Rush mulch a trick is to keep it dark at all times to be sure.

Don’t mow for a couple of weeks and then start by mowing at about 1 ½ or 2” tall. Don’t use weed control products until the new lawn has been mowed at least three times.

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