What is the most efficient way to make grass grow?
Question:We have huge patches of dirt w/o grass out in our yard & I wanted to know of anyone's experience with making grass grow there quickly.
I know to use seed & water it, covered with hay, possibly.
What else?
Answers:
Where are you located? If you are in a temperate area, zone 4,5,6, add several bags of compost over the area and rake in. Spread the area with pelletized limestone (East of the Mississippi) at the recommended rate. USE a triplex Perennial Ryegrass blend for growth in three to seven days. Spread a starter fertilizer over the area within two weeks of seeding. Keep the seed area moist 24 HOURS A DAY for two or more weeks, by watering it for about ten minutes for four evenly spaced intervals. Use a timer if you are not around to do this, and an impulse sprinkler, not an oscillating sprinkler. DO NOT LET THE GERMINATING SEEDLINGS DRY OUT. They don't care that you needed to go to work. Once they're dead, watering them when you get home will not create a resurrection. FYI, 95% of lawn seeding attempts fail due to improper watering (ie. too little). Don't let this happen to you too. Good luck.
My husband & I are in the process of doing the same thing right at the moment. We had top soil put in to level out the ground. We then had tilled up the soil, threw the grass seed out over the top soil & then have watered it every day morning & night along with using a miracle grow solution that you hook up to your garden hose & spray all over the seed. I think your main thing that you need to focus on is giving the freshly planted grass plenty of water to secure it's growth, but don't drown it. We have a sprinkler system that we let go off for an hour every morning & every night! our grass is now a few inches tall & was planted two weeks ago. Good luck on the green side!
till up what you can of the bare areas and put some top soil over the top. This time of year you will need to keep the soil moist while the seed germinate. May need to water light a couple of times a day to keep it moist. When the grass is 3" tall you can start mowing it. There will still be small bald patches. Fill in with seed to your liking.
Good luck.
All the other answers that are listed are pretty good. However you need to identify WHY some areas don't have grass growing. You could have a disease, drainage, or some other issue that will prohibit any further growth. You should also look to what kind of grass you have growing already in your yard. Is it Bermuda, fescue, etc. I suggest that if you are really serious about your yard to buy a book from Scotts. They have a lot of info about yard issues.
I don't know what part of the world you're trying to grow grass in but why not till the area (shallow) and lay sod.
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