Great Tips, Amazing Grass
A lush green landscape offers many benefits, from increasing the value of your property to creating a more welcoming space for family gatherings. Whether you’ve just moved into a new property or you’re planning to give your front yard a makeover, you want to choose the best grass seed for your new lawn installation. Keeping reading to find out how.
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All grass seed germinates better with a light coating of topsoil, screened compost, or peat moss. It helps keep the seed moist between waterings and protects the seed from being eaten by birds. Peat moss is readily available and is an excellent option, especially when seeding small areas. Keep reading to find my guide for how to cover grass seed with peat moss.
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Planting your grass seed at the right time of year is just as important as how you plant it. If you don’t plant grass seed at the right time of year, you won’t get the best results. In fact, you might end up with seed that doesn’t germinate, grass that doesn’t survive, and (more to the point) wasted money. Today, I’ll explain when to plant grass seed in every state and growing region in the USA.
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Are you planting a new lawn from seed or want to overseed your existing lawn? There are so many bags of grass seed at hardware stores, box stores, and online. Ever wondered how that seed is manufactured, grown, and harvested? Where does grass seed come from?
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Did you know that clover can revitalize your existing grass lawn? I’ve added clover to difficult areas of my own property with great success, so if you want to learn how to plant clover in existing lawn areas where traditional turfgrass struggles, you’ve come to the right place. Keep reading to discover my guide to planting clover on your property.
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There are so many grass seed options out there that it’s hard to know what to choose for planting a new lawn. Jonathan Green is one of the most reliable brands, with its Black Beauty grass varieties being well-known on the market. If you are trying to decide between Jonathan Green Black Beauty Ultra vs Original, you’re in the right place. Today, I’ll bring you my comparison of these two grass seed products.
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If you’ve planted grass seed on your lawn, you’re probably eager to know how long it will take to germinate. The truth is that there are many different factors that can impact grass seed germination time, so while most lawn grass species have a specific range of days listed on the bag, the germination time for your seed may be different.
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If you’re looking for a way to improve the thickness and quality of your lawn without having to kill it and start from scratch, then overseeding is the technique for you. Overseeding your lawn can also help to inhibit weed growth. When you overseed, you will notice a wonderful improvement in your lawn’s color and density. In this article, I will go over when the best time to overseed a lawn in Northeast states is.
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If you’ve ever seen the luxuriant results of overseeding on other people’s lawns, you are probably eager to take on an overseeding project of your own. But maybe you don’t have the time to combine aeration with overseeding and top-dressing your lawn. So you may be wondering – can you just sprinkle grass seed on your lawn, water it, and watch it grow? After all, that sounds way easier than the other methods you’ve come across online!
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It would be irresponsible to start an article like this without acknowledging that summer is one of the worst times of year to plant most types of grass. Just as cold weather can keep grass seeds dormant and prevent them from germinating, hot weather is like trial by fire for your young seedlings. But if you’re determined to establish a lawn from seed in the dog days, I’ll explain how to plant grass seed in summer in today’s article, focusing on tips that will help you succeed where many will fail.
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Dustin Stoll is the owner of a horticulture design and consulting company. He has done planting design work on many commercial and residential projects. Previously, Dustin was Director of Horticulture at Tulsa Botanic Garden, where he worked for over eight years.
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Nicole Forsyth is a passionate Instructor of Plant Science at an agricultural vocational high school, and a certified landscape design professional, certified horticulturist, certified arborist, and the CEO of NF Landscape Design and Horticultural Consulting.
Dustin Stoll is the owner of a horticulture design and consulting company, Stoll Design. He has done planting design work on many commercial and residential projects. Before starting his own company, Dustin was Director of Horticulture at Tulsa Botanic Garden, where he worked for over eight years.
Arthur Davidson is a seasoned horticulturist with over five decades of hands-on experience. Holding an A.S. in Horticulture, Arthur’s expertise spans landscape design, organic gardening, soil science, and more. A former ISA Arborist and Master Gardener, Arthur maintains a gardening blog of his own.
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