On 9/18/2016 6:47 PM, boregard wrote:
On 9/18/2016 3:34 PM, Snuffy "Hub Cap" McKinney wrote:
Greeting fellow garden fans,

What's the best type of grass seed and method to get some grass on
this section of the yard?

I've got a 300 sq ft section of yard that is partially under a pine
tree and partly under a cherry tree. At this time of the year, it
gets direct sunlight from 7-10am and from 12n-2pm. The ground was
covered with pine needles until a month ago when I raked it clean.
Good soil, but just water has not produced any new grass.

Thanks.

Snuffy

Pine needles are acidic. You'll need to add lime to the soil before you
plant grass seed.


Some pine needles are more acidic than others. Pine trees prefer
slightly acidic soil, so you don't want to change the chemical makeup
too much otherwise you can affect the tree.

A better approach is to test the soil, and if the tree is healthy, then
determine which plants/grasses thrive under those conditions.

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Maggie