Tilling Lawn For New Grass

Spread fertilizer to provide nutrients for the new seeds.

Tilling lawn for new grass.

This is step 1 for our lawn renovation of my side yard and i am usin. When you dig up the lawn with a shovel or rototiller the fertilizer will mix with the aerated soil helping. Whether you intend to install a new lawn or improve an old one tilling readies the soil for new seeds. Use a newly sharpened blade it s healthiest for the grass.

If you plant cool season grasses in the summer or winter there is a good chance the seeds won t establish or the new grass won t survive the extreme. Tilling is a great way to loosen the soil and make it receptive to air water seed and fertilizer. To till you ll need to clear the lawn of debris and existing greenery. If you re reseeding an established lawn use a sod cutter to break up existing patches of grass and the root systems underneath.

Spread it evenly over the lot and till it in after tilling the deeper soil in step 3 below. Set the cutting height to 2 1 2 in. Mow the new lawn once it reaches a height of 3 in. The crabgrass will be controlled by the upcoming freezing temperatures and the cool season grass seeds will establish deep roots over the winter months.

Want to know ho. Cut just 1 2 in. Starting fresh gives you a chance to level the yard removing. I decided to start my lawn all over again from scratch.

If you re planting cool season grasses like kentucky bluegrass perennial ryegrass or tall fescue the best time to plant is in spring or early fall. Make sure you wait for the right time of year to plant new grass seed. Tilling and properly preparing soil before seeding increases the chances of a healthy lush new lawn. Use a new or sharpened blade to make sharp clean slicing cuts.

This video shows you the progress of how i seeded and took care of my new baby grass. It allows you to work fertilizers into the soil that help produce a lush lawn. How to plant grass seed for a new lawn. Tilling is a useful practice whether you plan to start with bare soil or are killing off old grass to plant new.

Clear the rocks and till. If you d like a lush new lawn this spring you need to get ready now. If you re seeding a new lawn request that the topsoil on your new construction site be kept to the side. How to till for grass seeding.