Atlanta, GA I have a backyard of K31 - the area gets a decent amount of sun, enough for the grass to grow well and a lot of rain. The grass does not need watering, the rain keeps the yard well watered. Enough that I have occasional mushrooms growing around the yard, not many, only a few. Big caps, 4...

I seeded an entirely bare backyard with approximately 70 pounds of K31 and a application of starter fertilizer nearly 4 weeks ago. The Pennington seed tag states 85% germination and approximately 50% of the weight is seed coating. Therefore I dropped about 35 pounds of seed. The seed germinated quic...

I have a Honda HRX217, a big and heavy mower. Nobody I know has a push mower that I can borrow.

Some of the spots are 4-10 inches, but not many. The thin areas just look weird since the rest are pretty full. At this point, how long should I let it grow before mowing? To me, 14 day old grass is too fragile to mow. Someone on Reddit/Lawncare suggested I mow to strengthen the seedlings. At this p...

Roswell, GA. I seeded my backyard 13 days ago with Pennington Tall Fescue (K31). Most of the seedlings are 2-3 inches tall today. I dropped approximately 60 pounds of seed with a Scotts Turf Builder broadcast spreader set at 15 per the Pennington instructions for seeding a new lawn. Two passes at a ...

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When I did a reno I purchased actual inground sprinkler heads and used them above ground.

Your PVC was above ground? Did you cement the fittings?

is it harmful to the seeds or newly sprouted seeds? None have sprouted yet,

I seeded a large portion of my back yard last Saturday (09/24) with K31. With no irrigation, I hand water with a hose making sure to broadcast the water as evenly as possible. Due to the size of the seeded area, my options for reaching the far-side is limited to walking on the seeded area. Watering ...

I am using a Honda hrx217 set to 3.5. It seems to do better when I cut it @ 3.5 and bag the clippings.

I can't tell if it is overwatered or underwatered. My next door neighbor also planted his @ the same time with a RTF (Rhizomatous Tall Fescue) seed. I used a mix of Pennington Rebels and Sun and Shade. Mine is a mix of Fescues ... I mowed barefoot yesterday. The Fescue in the back felt light and wis...

Alpharetta, GA - back yard, shaded, gets 4-6 hours of sun. I seeded my backyard again last fall. The Fescue was doing great until about a month ago when I noticed that it would lay down after mowing (4 inches) and not spring back. Taking a closer look, the finer blades of grass were withered and dyi...

My entire back yard was seeded with Fescue last October. It is pretty dense all for a few areas. I would like to re-seed to fill in the gaps this spring.

Is now a good time to lay new seed for summer?

Today is two weeks since seeding. There is a lot of germination, but it is spotty. Several areas look as-if I missed the area, no seed, but I did not. I was very thorough in seeding and hand seeded where I thought the broadcast spreader may have seeded lightly. The gaps are in a row, but random thro...

I seeded last week, a mix of Pennington and Scotts, both fescue mixes. I added the Scotts since it is white coated and easier to see during distribution and on the ground. I have a heck of a time seeing the dark green Pennington seed on the ground. There is already a blanket of sprouted seed everywh...

flyin-lowe - it is an iregularly shaped yard, about 45 feet wide, 12 deep on one side and 40 on the other side. I can water, and did water earlier. It was too hot for the not yet established seedlings. There was plenty of water.

PW405, thank you for the detailed feedback. I thought since the area has no grass growing that tilling would be a good idea to loosen the soil. No steam roller conventions

Are you dethatching over an existing grass bed?

Why do you not recommend tilling if the dirt is compacted? I did till in May but it has compacted quite a lot since then.

Not only will I till but rake and smooth, not chunks or hills. The tiller depth is only a few inches and it give me another opportunity to pull out rocks, till under weeds, and make for a nice smooth bed for seeds.

Looking for advice on when to plant Fescue in Alpharetta, GA. Earlier this year, mid-May, I tilled my shaded back yard, fertilized, planted Fescue, and covered the area with wheat straw. The seeds germinated and the yard looked great - until the heat rolled in. Now it's entirely dead, not a blade of...

Alpharetta GA - back yard & heavily shaded. I planted Tall Fescue about 8 weeks ago and have mowed several times now ~ 3.5 to 4 inches. After seeding, I covered the entire area with wheat straw to help w/moisture retention. The area was hit with starter fertilizer. Before the last week of moderate r...