Has your lawn been seeded recently?

This is one of the most important steps before you seed the lawn. This is the time to improve the soil structure as much as you can before the turf establishes on top of it. Now it the time to till or work up compacted areas. This is also the time to make any changes to the grade of the site so water drains properly. We often like to add screened compost or composted chicken manure to increase the organic matter in the seed bed.

We make it a point to use blue tag certified seed on all of our seeding jobs. We research the seed mixes we use and try to find varieties and cultivars of grass seed that have scored well of NTEP trials. We work to find seed that not only looks good but had good disease resistance and drought tolerance.

Sometimes when seeding is completed we will use a cellulose product over the seeded area. It looks like small pellets but once it is wetted will expand and hold moisture. This product is used to keep more moisture around the seed bed.

Anytime we can use a single netting erosion control blanket we try to. It is a great way to hold the seed in place, protect it, and hold moisture around the seed bed. Over time the netting and straw break down naturally through normal weathering. It is especially important to use this product on slopes and in areas where water may run across the top of the soil.