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Grass growing.. now what?
Folks,
I decided to totally redo my lawn from scratch this year. I added lime to the soil in July, and totally tilled everything to just dirt by Sept. I then planted new seed using an overseeder and spreading seed by hand around Sept 5th. I put down a good amount of starter fertilizer a few weeks ago. I have been watering it 4 times a day for 10 mins at a time to keep the soil moist. The grass has germinated is growing very well. Is there anything else I can do this year to help it along before winter? Second application of starter fertilizer? I really want the lawn to be really sweet come spring. I am in NJ BTW. Thanks, Mike |
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Michael Cunningham wrote:
Is there anything else I can do this year to help it along before winter? Second application of starter fertilizer? I really want the lawn to be really sweet come spring. I am in NJ BTW. There are specific fertilizers for fall application. Make sure that they don't say something like "Not for use on new lawns" though. -- -Bill |
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oo Mike oo wrote:
On Wed, 22 Sep 2004 21:09:01 -0500, Bill Seurer wrote: Michael Cunningham wrote: Is there anything else I can do this year to help it along before winter? Second application of starter fertilizer? I really want the lawn to be really sweet come spring. I am in NJ BTW. There are specific fertilizers for fall application. Make sure that they don't say something like "Not for use on new lawns" though. One package I just read said to wait at least 4 mowings before applying the "winterizer". Don't forget halts in the spring. Only if you had crabgrass problems originally. OP didn't say why he restarted. -- -Bill |
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"Michael Cunningham" wrote in message om... Folks, I decided to totally redo my lawn from scratch this year. I added lime to the soil in July, and totally tilled everything to just dirt by Sept. I then planted new seed using an overseeder and spreading seed by hand around Sept 5th. I put down a good amount of starter fertilizer a few weeks ago. I have been watering it 4 times a day for 10 mins at a time to keep the soil moist. The grass has germinated is growing very well. Is there anything else I can do this year to help it along before winter? Second application of starter fertilizer? I really want the lawn to be really sweet come spring. I am in NJ BTW. You probably want to start switching to longer, less frequent waterings to force the roots to grow deeper. Bob |
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"Bob" wrote in message news:ERI4d.246303$mD.238785@attbi_s02...
"Michael Cunningham" wrote in message om... Folks, I decided to totally redo my lawn from scratch this year. I added lime to the soil in July, and totally tilled everything to just dirt by Sept. I then planted new seed using an overseeder and spreading seed by hand around Sept 5th. I put down a good amount of starter fertilizer a few weeks ago. I have been watering it 4 times a day for 10 mins at a time to keep the soil moist. The grass has germinated is growing very well. Is there anything else I can do this year to help it along before winter? Second application of starter fertilizer? I really want the lawn to be really sweet come spring. I am in NJ BTW. You probably want to start switching to longer, less frequent waterings to force the roots to grow deeper. Bob yes. and add a fall fertilizer that promotes deep root growth over the winter - you have planted your seed at the best time of year |
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