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09-24-2010, 09:15 PM
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Location: NJ
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We had near drought conditions this summer which caused large patches of grass to seemingly die. Even after several heavy rainfalls the grass is showing no signs of life. Is there any chance this will grow back in the spring? (I have no idea what type of grass it is). If not, should I re-seed now or wait until spring? I live in northeast NJ so I think I have about 4 weeks left before the first frost.
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09-24-2010, 10:39 PM
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Location: playing in the colorful Colorado dirt
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ansky
We had near drought conditions this summer which caused large patches of grass to seemingly die. Even after several heavy rainfalls the grass is showing no signs of life. Is there any chance this will grow back in the spring? (I have no idea what type of grass it is). If not, should I re-seed now or wait until spring? I live in northeast NJ so I think I have about 4 weeks left before the first frost.
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I re-seed in the fall and if I missed anything I seed that again in early spring.
In the fall I also spread cow manure over the lawn and till it into my flower beds and garden. Great fertilizer and it's inexpensive as well. |
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09-24-2010, 11:54 PM
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Location: Las Flores, Orange County, CA
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You may want to overseed with winter rye or fescue. We would do it in northern Alabama about this time of year, not sure if it is too late for NJ. We had a nice green lawn while everyone else had the ugly brown bermuda all winter.
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09-25-2010, 02:19 AM
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maybe it will be Germinate and grow again
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09-25-2010, 07:29 PM
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Instead of wasting time and money, water the crap out of it and see what signs of life you have. If it does not comes up green before the first frost you will probably need to start over in spring. You could dump some winter rye but if you get snow just let it go until spring. You might have to rip it out and start over. Don't you water the lawn in the summer?
Why try to over seed? Rip out all the dead lawn and start over. You will be much happier with the results. If you don't have a sprinkler system, put a new one in before the new grass.
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09-27-2010, 01:22 PM
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You probably want to avoid having ugly bare spots during the winter right? I would suggest aerating and overseeing your lawn now in an attempt to get some type of grass growing before it gets too cold. Given you have 4 week, you can use a combination of seed types. Tall fescue and add in some quick growing patch up grass in the areas that are completely bare. Well watered, the patch up grass will start going in 1-2 weeks. It won't fully cover the bare spots but it's a start. The fescue will at least develop a root and hopefully will come back next year. It wouldn't hurt to do another over-seeding in the spring. If it's just a small bare area you want to cover, I would get some sod and over-seed and water the rest of your lawn.
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10-01-2010, 06:12 PM
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You'll want to aerate then reseed. We spread a combo of 5 different fescues. Home Depot has a good brand (can't remember the brand). Make sure you water daily after reseeding and you should see results in 2 weeks.
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10-01-2010, 06:33 PM
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Location: LI/VA/IL
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As you're in NJ, I would aerate and reseed now. You have a small window for germination. I'm in So IL and have just done the same-pretty close to the same zone as you.
If you wait to the spring you will be in competition with weeds.
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