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We just had someone aerate and overseed our .3 acre lot in Cary for $175. Some of the bigger companies around here wanted around $300 to do it, so your estimate seems normal for them.
Our guy runs his own small landscaping business, so we found his rates much more reasonable, and he did a great job. DM me if you'd like his contact info.
Doesn't seeding require watering? We want to see & aerate too, but where are we going to get the water (we can only water 1 day per week). The spritz we got today won't be enough..
Thanks everyone for the advice. It's unbelievable how much it costs to have such a small lawn look decent. I have one more question. The company I got the quote from also suggested power seeding which was $60 more than seeding and aerating. About 90 percent of our lawn looks good, but we have some bare areas because our lawn went in in June of 2006 and we didn't get irrigation for three months. Has anyone power seeded and is this a better option for a lawn with some bare spots?
I'm not sure what power seeding is...but in our neighborhood everyone does their aerating/reseeding themselves. We all pitch in for an aerator (usually about 4 or 5 of us) and use it for one day (so we have to coordinate pretty well)...returning it the next. Then we all seed our lawns ourselves. The aerator rental ends up costing around $15/$20 per family.
We also found out that certain seeds don't take well to an aerator (the one that does plugs). For bermuda it was recommended that we get a "slicer"...not sure what its called but it puts shallow slices in the ground, which Bermuda likes better.
I'm not sure what power seeding is...but in our neighborhood everyone does their aerating/reseeding themselves. We all pitch in for an aerator (usually about 4 or 5 of us) and use it for one day (so we have to coordinate pretty well)...returning it the next. Then we all seed our lawns ourselves. The aerator rental ends up costing around $15/$20 per family.
Lauren, I must say that is a well organized and terrific story about community endeavor. Great to hear that your neighbors are all for one, one for all. And, I bet, your neighborhood looks great for it!
Power seeder, slit seeder, all the same thing. I just returned one to Hertz Equipment rental today. It cuts slits in the ground and drops seed into them. They call it a power overseeder. It works well for overseeding, and is very good at breaking up the top couple of inches of soil. It costs $45 a day to rent this. I warn you that it's a dust generator, and you should wear jeans or some short of leg protection. My legs are all bruised and bloody from wearing shorts, but your lawn might not be the rock pit that we have out here in Clayton.
You all think you have it bad. Our front and back lawn are probably about 15,000 sq feet total, maybe more. The back yard was just a clay wasteland. I've spent the past 4 days moving 14 tons of topsoil I had delivered, cultivating that, fertilizing front and back, power overseeding and laying seed in the back. I am finally at the watering stage, and hoping to not get ticketed or we get some rain. Only things left are to put straw down tomorrow and keep watering.
I've spent close to a $1000 doing this all myself with all materials and equipment rental, so what you all are talking about sounds darn cheap to me! If you have any questions, I've become somewhat of an expert by necessity. I highly reccomend the Scott's lawn book they sell at Home Depot and Lowes, it's been my lawn bible.
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