Follow These Tips While Seeding Your Lawn

Posted by ironsulphate on January 7th, 2021

You can't just toss the seed out and hope for the best so here are the steps you need to take to ensure success.

• Mow the lawn at least 1 notch lower than usual. You don't actually need to scalp but you should cut it low enough that sunlight can reach the soil surface. Next tidy up a bit. Removing as much debris as possible, whether sticks, leaves, of thatch. A leaf rake will get most of the stuff but if you have a thick layer of thatch you might want to use a steel garden rake or even a special thatch rake. If you got visible bare spots loosen them up a bit using a steel garden rake, so the seed doesn't wash right off the soil surface when you water or it rains.

• There are several ways to Lawn Seed with a small lawn you might get away with simply sowing the seed by hand or you can opt for a handheld broadcast spreader. They work well. For larger lawns, I prefer a broadcast spreader because it enables me to cover a lot of ground in as little time as possible. After filling the hopper with seed, I adjust the setting to ensure I am applying the seed at the recommended rate. Keep in mind that not all spreaders are alike, so it is a good idea to check the label on the seed package for the proper setting for whatever spreader you are using. Also realize that the application rate for seeding a new lawn is twice that of the application rate for reseeding and established lawn.

• The goal in Lawn Feed or reseeding is to get even coverage and I think the best ways to do that is to work back and forth in a north-south direction then east-west but in the process make sure you don't get any seed where you don't want it such as flower beds or vegetable gardens.

• Some spreaders have a deflector on one or both sides to prevent seed from being broadcast out that side. These come in mighty handy. If the spreader you are using doesn't have one just pay close attention to where that seed is going. The time it takes to do this properly is a fraction of the time it takes to dig all the grass out of the nearby beds. Even if you don't get the Kill Lawn Moss right up to the edge of the borders or established beds, you can always go back and sprinkle some seed by hand along these areas.