Scotts Fertilizer / Grass Seed

[Shane]

Does anyone know what Scotts Fertilizer I should use for my lawn. Its still
a little cold (50's) and I'm not even watering the grass yet, but I just
want to be prepared when it warms up.

I'm also going to be laying some grass seed, and was wondering what the best
way to go about doing that? I was just going to rack the dirt and use a
spreader to spread the greass seed, but not sure if thats the right way or
not. Any help would be greatly appricated.

Shane

[Steveo]

"Shane" <smcneill@videolocity.com> wrote:
> Does anyone know what Scotts Fertilizer I should use for my lawn. Its
> still a little cold (50's) and I'm not even watering the grass yet, but I
> just want to be prepared when it warms up.
>
> I'm also going to be laying some grass seed, and was wondering what the
> best way to go about doing that? I was just going to rack the dirt and
> use a spreader to spread the greass seed, but not sure if thats the right
> way or not. Any help would be greatly appricated.
>
> Shane
>
Normally you'd be putting down your crabgrass prevention with a fertilizer
combo now. But, you can't use crabgrass preventer if you're sowing seed, so
you'll need a starter fertilizer to start with. Put your crabgrass control
down on your second feeding, 6 weeks after you put the starter food down.

How big is the area, and is there some grass there already?

[Steveo]

"Shane" <smcneill@videolocity.com> wrote:
> Does anyone know what Scotts Fertilizer I should use for my lawn. Its
> still a little cold (50's) and I'm not even watering the grass yet, but I
> just want to be prepared when it warms up.
>
> I'm also going to be laying some grass seed, and was wondering what the
> best way to go about doing that? I was just going to rack the dirt and
> use a spreader to spread the greass seed, but not sure if thats the right
> way or not. Any help would be greatly appricated.
>
> Shane
>
Normally you'd be putting down your crabgrass prevention with a fertilizer
combo now. But, you can't use crabgrass preventer if you're sowing seed, so
you'll need a starter fertilizer to start with. Put your crabgrass control
down on your second feeding, 6 weeks after you put the starter food down.

How big is the area, and is there some grass there already?

[Steveo]

"Shane" <smcneill@videolocity.com> wrote:
> Does anyone know what Scotts Fertilizer I should use for my lawn. Its
> still a little cold (50's) and I'm not even watering the grass yet, but I
> just want to be prepared when it warms up.
>
> I'm also going to be laying some grass seed, and was wondering what the
> best way to go about doing that? I was just going to rack the dirt and
> use a spreader to spread the greass seed, but not sure if thats the right
> way or not. Any help would be greatly appricated.
>
> Shane
>
Normally you'd be putting down your crabgrass prevention with a fertilizer
combo now. But, you can't use crabgrass preventer if you're sowing seed, so
you'll need a starter fertilizer to start with. Put your crabgrass control
down on your second feeding, 6 weeks after you put the starter food down.

How big is the area, and is there some grass there already?

[Steveo]

"Shane" <smcneill@videolocity.com> wrote:
> Does anyone know what Scotts Fertilizer I should use for my lawn. Its
> still a little cold (50's) and I'm not even watering the grass yet, but I
> just want to be prepared when it warms up.
>
> I'm also going to be laying some grass seed, and was wondering what the
> best way to go about doing that? I was just going to rack the dirt and
> use a spreader to spread the greass seed, but not sure if thats the right
> way or not. Any help would be greatly appricated.
>
> Shane
>
Normally you'd be putting down your crabgrass prevention with a fertilizer
combo now. But, you can't use crabgrass preventer if you're sowing seed, so
you'll need a starter fertilizer to start with. Put your crabgrass control
down on your second feeding, 6 weeks after you put the starter food down.

How big is the area, and is there some grass there already?

[Chet Hayes]

If you have more than a few small spots to re-seed, then rent a slice
seeder, which is a lot faster and easier. Even more importantly, it
puts the seed in grooves, which is where it needs to be for good
germination. Use a starter fertilizer, get the PH tested to make sure
it is in the correct range, and use a high quality seed, preferably
endophyte enhanced.

For most of the US with cool season grass, it's way early to put down
pre-emergent crabgrass control. The optimum time is when soil temps
get into the 50s, a sign of this is about when forsythia's start to
bloom. For a newly seeded lawn, however, you can't use the
conventional ones. Tupersan, however, is OK for a newly seeded lawn.

[Chet Hayes]

If you have more than a few small spots to re-seed, then rent a slice
seeder, which is a lot faster and easier. Even more importantly, it
puts the seed in grooves, which is where it needs to be for good
germination. Use a starter fertilizer, get the PH tested to make sure
it is in the correct range, and use a high quality seed, preferably
endophyte enhanced.

For most of the US with cool season grass, it's way early to put down
pre-emergent crabgrass control. The optimum time is when soil temps
get into the 50s, a sign of this is about when forsythia's start to
bloom. For a newly seeded lawn, however, you can't use the
conventional ones. Tupersan, however, is OK for a newly seeded lawn.

[Chet Hayes]

If you have more than a few small spots to re-seed, then rent a slice
seeder, which is a lot faster and easier. Even more importantly, it
puts the seed in grooves, which is where it needs to be for good
germination. Use a starter fertilizer, get the PH tested to make sure
it is in the correct range, and use a high quality seed, preferably
endophyte enhanced.

For most of the US with cool season grass, it's way early to put down
pre-emergent crabgrass control. The optimum time is when soil temps
get into the 50s, a sign of this is about when forsythia's start to
bloom. For a newly seeded lawn, however, you can't use the
conventional ones. Tupersan, however, is OK for a newly seeded lawn.