Dormant Seeding: How and When to Seed Your Lawn in Late Fall and Winter
Dormant seeding lets you sow cool-season grass seed into cold soil in late fall or winter so it sprouts on its own in spring. Here's when to do it, which grasses and seed rates to use, and the spring...
Should You Kill Weeds Before Overseeding? A Decision Guide by Weed Type
Seed first or spray first? It depends on the weed. Broadleaf weeds: seed now, spray in October. Crabgrass: ignore it. Perennial grasses: kill first. With herbicide waiting periods.
How to Prepare Soil for Grass Seed: Step-by-Step for a New Lawn
Kill old growth, test pH (6.0-7.0), grade 1-2% away from the house, till in 1-2 in of compost, add starter fertilizer, firm, sow at species rate, mulch, water.
Too Much Grass Seed? What Happens and How to Fix Overseeded Patches
Too much grass seed gives crowded, weak seedlings and damping-off, not a thicker lawn. Rate tables by species, how to spot over-application and how to fix it.
Screwdriver and penetrometer tests, then core aeration (2 to 4 passes) or tilling 4 to 6 in with compost. Why gypsum and sand fail, seed rates, watering.
When stripping a lawn beats overseeding, sod cutter vs spade vs glyphosate vs sheet mulch compared, cutting depth, what to do with the sod, and seeding dates.
