Comments on: One Beer Projects: Seeding Your Lawn For The Spring http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/20/one-beer-projects-seeding-your-lawn-for-the-spring/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 03:34:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Kelley Nelson http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/20/one-beer-projects-seeding-your-lawn-for-the-spring/#comment-53426 Kelley Nelson Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:41:52 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/20/one-beer-projects-seeding-your-lawn-for-the-spring/#comment-53426 Ah, I forgot to take into account the warm season grasses ;) Actually I should have realized that when you mentioned St. Augustine grass. Love the blog, thanks - Ah, I forgot to take into account the warm season grasses ;) Actually I should have realized that when you mentioned St. Augustine grass.

Love the blog, thanks -

]]> By: Chuck Cage http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/20/one-beer-projects-seeding-your-lawn-for-the-spring/#comment-53414 Chuck Cage Fri, 20 Apr 2007 19:06:41 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/20/one-beer-projects-seeding-your-lawn-for-the-spring/#comment-53414 Here in Texas we often plant rye grass for the winter, then re-seed in the spring to assure good coverage before onset of nuclear summer heat. Good stuff, re: programmable timers. We totally forgot to mention it because Sean and I both have sprinkler systems. Thanks for the catch! Here in Texas we often plant rye grass for the winter, then re-seed in the spring to assure good coverage before onset of nuclear summer heat.

Good stuff, re: programmable timers. We totally forgot to mention it because Sean and I both have sprinkler systems. Thanks for the catch!

]]> By: Kelley Nelson http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/20/one-beer-projects-seeding-your-lawn-for-the-spring/#comment-53405 Kelley Nelson Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:44:18 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2007/04/20/one-beer-projects-seeding-your-lawn-for-the-spring/#comment-53405 Hey guys, Where was this post in August? :) The fall is the best time to start new grass. I know lots of people equate spring with planting time, but a lot of grass planted in the spring will be killed by the heat of July. Young grass can endure a cold winter a lot better than a hot summer. Enough nit-picking though, let me share a tip to getting good germination of your seed. Buy a sprinkler timer. The top layer of soil needs to stay moist for the first two weeks to get good germination. I set up a sprinker timer that would water my grass for 15 minutes, three times a day. I think I set it to water at 5am, 10am and 3pm. The timer is a good way to save on your water bill. I water at 5am when the sun will not evaporate the water before it can be absorbed into the soil. I don't get out of bed though, I just set the timer to start up at 5 and stop after whatever length of time I prefer. You can get decent programmable timers from Ray Padula for about 20 bucks. I did have one of those go bad, but it was replaced under warranty. Nicer Gilmour timers are available at Lowe's. Hey guys,

Where was this post in August? :)

The fall is the best time to start new grass. I know lots of people equate spring with planting time, but a lot of grass planted in the spring will be killed by the heat of July. Young grass can endure a cold winter a lot better than a hot summer.

Enough nit-picking though, let me share a tip to getting good germination of your seed. Buy a sprinkler timer. The top layer of soil needs to stay moist for the first two weeks to get good germination. I set up a sprinker timer that would water my grass for 15 minutes, three times a day. I think I set it to water at 5am, 10am and 3pm.

The timer is a good way to save on your water bill. I water at 5am when the sun will not evaporate the water before it can be absorbed into the soil. I don’t get out of bed though, I just set the timer to start up at 5 and stop after whatever length of time I prefer.

You can get decent programmable timers from Ray Padula for about 20 bucks. I did have one of those go bad, but it was replaced under warranty. Nicer Gilmour timers are available at Lowe’s.

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