Grab a beer and learn how to painlessly seed your lawn this spring so you’ll have a great looking yard all through the summer. We’ll talk you through selecting the right kit and picking up the necessary equipment — which is easier and cheap than ever thanks to modern “lawn kits.” (Podcast Download)
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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.
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!
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 –