Love it. Someday I will be able to copy you!

I've actually never been in one. How's she ride?

How many hours of direct sunlight does it get? Sounds to me like you may need to look at shade loving plants to put there or get rid of the cause of the shade.

It could be a soil issue but without knowing how much sun it actually gets, we won't know what to recommend.

In my experience the creeping red fescue gets scorched in full sun. I'd find something else. Are you able to irrigate it well or are you relying on Mother Nature?

Please do not use prairie grasses living next to or on a golf course. Stick to this site for a few months throughout the winter and you'll know exactly what to do ie triangle approach, watering correctly, and then you'll have a decision for next fall. [ Post made via iPhone ] http://aroundtheyard.co...

I am looking to overseed my 2 yr old sod this fall. It was installed by previous homeowner, and is quite thick and healthy, although I know it wasn't laid on quality soil. Welcome Lawgone! Starting this off with a question: why the overseed? You say it is thick and healthy and you already have good...

Andy, I'm having a hard time recalling how much seed I put down, but I was warned by you and others about over-seeding, so I remember being careful last fall. Pwking, you are correct it is laying in one direction, that is because of the striping my commercial mower puts in the grass, it looks aweso...

Your second picture looks like drought stress to me and it looks to be laying in one direction. Does that area get foot traffic? Of course pictures can be deceiving.

Also, the legions don't look too bad to me. How much water are you putting on per week?

I really wish I could find that one thread about the person with a TON of clover that killed it all off to a great looking lawn in one season. :banghead: great thread http://aroundtheyard.com/northern/first-topic-ready-for-great-yard-need-advice-t10974.html?hilit=%20clover Here it is - maybe my fav...

I really hate doing this but I just can't justify wasting a seed suppliers time for less than a pound of seed. I have a 10'X10' spot that had a sand box on it for the past few years. It is located under a large maple tree. It is surrounded by grass but is in mostly shade. I think it only gets a coup...

If your ph is high don't apply ash. It will raise your ph.

Nothing to add. Just jealous.

The cutting lower isn't bad especially if it is being cut at 4" or more. Taller grass does shade the turf a bit keeping it cooler but you don't want the grass to flop either. I guess I don't know what standard practice is but I usually cut around 2 3/4" for my first cut and go up to 3" on the first ...

How high is your highest setting? The maples should be quite tall by now and if you are mowing really high, I'm betting your grass is flopping over. Is it? I'd think mowing at 3" would easily take most of those maples out.

I have some heavy traffic areas beside the sidewalk that leads to the house from the garage. They always take a beating to the point where there are patches of dirt on each side. It drives me nuts but the 3 kids, wife, and dog apparently can't be trained to walk on the sidewalk. Any tips for these a...

Congrats! I was thinking you may be next. Thank you for the dedication!

Gotcha - I guess I assumed you'd just let the KBG grow in those spots. What is the reason for not doing so? Not enough KBG percentage or worried about uniformity? I know you know your stuff - in this instance (and unfortunately many others) I don't.

Maybe this was addressed and I missed it but why are you wanting to overseed instead of letting the KBG spread into those spots? Are the spots much larger than they seem to appear?

Most who think they have a lot of thatch usually don't. I believe it only becomes an issue if it is over 1/2" thick. It is hard to tell by the pictures but it doesn't look to be that thick. My bet is you have some soil issues that could be fixed that will help but you also have a neglected lawn wher...

Of course this is completely up to you but I wanted to put my two cents in on the decision of overseeding or not. Here is how I see it. You will use half as much seed, equal amount of water, and equal amount of time as you would with a complete reno. It would be different if we were talking about a ...

Hammbone - I get that same stuff where the dog likes to do his business. I can't say I'm very successful with eliminating it but I've been pulling and painting with RoundUp and have made it pretty much go away. I do see a few coming in already this year though. If left unchecked, it will spread fair...