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Why go to the effort of tilling for grass that will likely die anyways? I would save that effort for the grass that has the best chance of staying. Plus, if the area gets infested with crabgrass, overseeding will not be as successful with the crabgrass there choking out the seedlings. Tilling will help alleviate that problem. I would just throw some seed down now and save the major effort for the fall.
The dirt needs some conditioning. It's not that much effort. $30 and 2 hours of work and it's done.
I've planted fescue quite a few times myself and personally I have had little luck getting it to live unless you really water it very well. Since you are planting now you should be prepared to water it a lot to keep it living during the summer - esp if you have clay(ish) soil. Good luck.
I am planning on keeping some sprinklers out on the lawn, but in Raleigh they impose water usage restrictions during droughts, and we are already -2" of rain on the year. I don't want to be "that guy". I'll overseed again in the fall anyways.
definitely been watering it, we got a few HARD rains though, so I skipped a few waterings afterwards.
I am finally starting to see seedlings in patches yesterday. I was starting to worry!!! Hopefully by week's end the whole area will have seedlings emerging.
I have a question though. How much is too much starter fertilizer? Would it be safe to more down to help the new grass or should I just let it be?
I have a somewhate shady yard in that back, that is currently grass-less. We cut down lots of trees in the fall, and now have the site prepped for grass. Since it still stays MOSTLY shady back there, we want to go with fescue grass. It seems that a lot of my fescue in other parts of the yard is starting to grow again in this weather.
So my questions is, when do I seed? I plan to rent a tiller to till up the dirt, mix in lime and starter, and seed the heck out of it. I want to get it in early so that it can get nicely established by the time the heavy heat hits. I know the fall time would be better for a new fescue lawn, but I am really wanting to enjoy my yard this summer, so I am going to seed now, and again in the fall.
Thanks for the help!!
Since I don't know which region of the state you are in, go to your local Southern States store and ask one of the clerks. The store makes its' living selling to farmers, it handles yards and small gardens also, knowledgeable about the products they sell.
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