How thick should my new planted lawn be coming in?

How thick should my new planted lawn be coming in I planted a new lawn this spring and it seems to be coming in kind of thin just wondering if this is normal or if I should spread more seed Asked by yarddog 31 months ago Similar questions: thick planted lawn coming Home.

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It is all in the soil The condition and type of the soil under the grass is the most important element to the overall health of your lawn. In situations where you are putting in a new lawn you will have ample opportunity to prepare the soil before the grass is planted. It is a good idea to have the soil tested before establishing your new lawn.

The soil test report gives the type and amount of fertilizer to apply for your lawn. This fertilizer (and lime, if required) should be worked into the top four to six inches of your soil. Once your lawn is established it is hard to do much to improve the soil at the root level.

Proper preparation of the soil is the first step in attaining a healthy lawn. The soil should be tilled thoroughly, either by a mechanical tiller or digging down a spades depth over the entire area. If you've added topsoil to your yard, you will want to be certain that it is well mixed in with the soil underneath.

Otherwise it is possible that the roots of your lawn may not penetrate the native soil. If the tilth of the soil is very heavy or sandy, organic material such as peat moss, compost, sludge or even sawdust should be added. (If sawdust is added to the soil it is wise to add extra nitrogenous fertilizer to compensate for the nitrogen loss caused by the composting of the sawdust.) Most lawn grasses do well in mildly acid soil with a pH of 6.0 to 7.5, preferably about 6.5. You need to decide what type of grass you want to grow, according to your climate, soils, and what the lawn will be used for.

Your local nurseries or agricultural agency will be able to help you with this decision. Once this choice is made, you can prepare your soil accordingly. If the soil test shows high acidity ground limestone should be added at a rate of 50-100 pounds for each pH point below 7 per every thousand square feet of lawn.

If the test shows alkaline soil (above pH 8.0) on the other hand, sulfer should be added at a rate of 20 pounds for every thousand feet of surface area. Add any other fertilizers which were recommended by the soil test. The soil should then be tilled again to mix in the added components.

The soil is now ready to be raked smooth, filling low spots and removing the humps and breaking up the larger clumps as you go. Phosphorus is slow to be absorbed into the soil, and next to impossible to introduce to the root zone once the lawn is in, so now is the time to mix some superphosphate into the top few inches of the soil. Use a cultivator to mix it in at a rate of 50 pounds per thousand square feet (even though other nutrients were added already).

Using a steel garden rake, a finish grade should be created to move water runoff away from the house. Level the soil to avoid any low spots where water may stand, or high spots that could cause the future lawn to be 'scalped' when you mow. Sources: The garden helper .

My new planted lawn I've been there and done that so many times...here's what I do;Wait until the grass is about 6 inches high before you start to mow. The higher the grass is the better chance of new grass has of getting thicker. Make sure your mower is set on a high grass level (too short and you can ruin the new grass by pulling it out with the mower blades).

Make sure you have either a new mower blade or a sharpened blade on the mower. Do NOT use a grass catcher. You need all that fresh mown grass to act as a moisture barrier for the grass that has yet to grow.

Keep watering but just not as much as when you were waiting for the grass to grow. You might also want to add a little more grass seed to your yard in the fall. Then by spring your grass will be nice and thick.(Don't forget to use the Scott's Turf Builder and also the Weed & Feed.

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1 It will look thin for a while. Follow the recommendations on the package about feeding and weeding and water and it will fill in. Good luck.

It will look thin for a while. Follow the recommendations on the package about feeding and weeding and water and it will fill in. Good luck.

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