Does city water with the chemicals in it damage my lawn?
Question:Planted Cenetipede grass seeds and they are not doing so well.
Answers:
most city water has small amounts of chlorine and fluorine. Although not great for plants, these chemicals tend to dissipate with evaporation.
Water with chemicals is much better than no water at all for a seeded lawn. Consider a light mulching of sphagnum peat to help regulate moisture for the seeds. a half an inch should help. Consider also a starter fertilizer to help get the little guys going.
Good Luck!
Well it all depends on altitude, location/climate, this will lead to the types of bugs you have and soil/ground its on. Plus how often you mow it and if you have over/under treated it with fertilizer. The "perfect" grass is very difficult to achieve in many parts of the US and with many different types of grass. Plus when you first put grass down it may take a while to adapt to the soil and/or root itself well. But usually all-in-all grass is pretty beefy stuff and can withstand most anything with just a little bit of care and knowledge of what "it" needs specifically. I did landscaping for 3 years and some grasses in some places just can't do well.almost impossible. Yet others would grow like wildfire without anything but a good cut once a week. It really depends on too many factors to give a direct answer.
One problem with the type of grass you put in is that its from Asia and it really only does well in the low eastern parts of the U.S..not even Florida with the constant heat. But again it adapts pretty well and you should give it time and whatever you do.don't kill it with fertilizer trying to save it.too much is like poison. About the city water, this grass is well known for its resilience to acidic soil so you should be good.
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