Cold winter weather can cause a lawn to become thin and brown in the spring and allow weeds to flourish. The easiest way to restore your lawn to its green and lush condition is to overseed. Putting down a thin layer of seed can fill in bare patches and give you a healthy yard.
Overseeding can quickly and inexpensively restore your lawn. It is much easier than tearing out and completely replacing the grass. Overseeding can also allow you to introduce a new species of grass that can grow in a different season than the current variety.
If you live in the north, you should overseed your grass in the fall because the soil is warm then, but the air is cooler. There will be fewer weeds competing with the new grass for nutrients and water. There will also be abundant sunlight since the trees are losing their leaves, and diseases that attack seedlings are less active in the fall. If you are unable to overseed your lawn in the fall, do it in the spring. If you live in the south, you should overseed your lawn in the summer because warm-season grass needs warmer soil to grow.
Before you overseed your lawn, you need to cut the grass. Cut it lower than you normally do and remove the clippings so the seed can get to the ground easily.
The next step is to amend the soil by raking in a thin layer of enriched soil over the lawn. Only put down less than a quarter inch to avoid killing the grass.
Choose the appropriate seed based on what is causing the problem with your lawn. If your lawn is shady, use seed that is designed to thrive in shady conditions. If children play in the yard, choose a high-traffic grass seed. Then fill a spreader with grass seed and apply it to your lawn. Follow that with food for a new lawn and rake the seed and lawn food into the soil.
Water your lawn once or twice a day until the new grass is the same height as the old. A sprinkler system can help you make sure your lawn gets the right amount of water. Sprinkler System Store carries many sprinkler systems made by leading manufacturers. Look through our selection and order a system today.
