These photos aren't the best but here is the other one I took of the damage. It's almost like the grass didn't take root in certain areas... either that or something tore it up.

Yeah, I'm thinking it has to be the squirrels then. They are everywhere. I have a brick house and they love climbing up it. Any ideas on squirrel repellant?

We did have quite a bit of snow early on. I just looked up Vole damage photos and you're right, I'm not seeing the raceways/paths in my yard. It almost looks like raccoon/skunk damage. Or I wonder if a squirrel would be capable? They are tons of squirrels in our yard. Either way they better not do i...

The reason I'm looking at PennMulch is because there is an area at the end of my driveway that slopes slightly and gets all the runoff. I spread peat moss over the seeded area in the fall and after the first rain it all washed away. I thought maybe the tackfier in PennMulch would help keep it in pla...

Thanks Andy. I have 25 lbs of seed (and I only have a 4000 sq ft lawn) so I'm thinking I will go ahead and drop some seed now to give dormant seeding a shot. Question, would broadcast spreading PennMulch after seeding help to keep areas from washing out and also fend of birds and squirrels from eati...

I completely understand. I like your evaluation method. I guess I will add a Logan test to the plan. As far as overall strategy for this year, are you thinking I should seed now and/or in the Spring...OR hope that the KBG fills in on it's own and hit it with a good fertilizer and herbicide plan inst...

Andy, I just read your sticky thread about soil tests. Sounds like I should have gotten a Logans Test instead...whoops. I didn't realize the ST6 team created customized reports for each persons' soil test so it makes sense that you want it all in the same format for efficiency sake. Given that I alr...

You'd be surprised on how much it will spread, give it the N it needs. I see zero reasons why this needs any seed if it's kbg. Did you do a soil test already? So is the disadvantage of seeding this spring (beyond seed cost) is that I won't be able to do other things such as pre-emergents, etc? Plea...

I'm going with option 1 myself, if you already have the seed I don't see a good reason not to try a dormant seed. If the dormant seed doesn't turn out as desired maybe then you could evaluate the cost/benefits of a further rehab vs complete Reno in the fall. Seeding later in spring sounds too risky...

Well I'm realizing this post is a little boring too most of you so I took a few pictures today to hopefully show what I'm dealing with. I think the yard has come a long way given the expectations were low with my mid-September reno. I'd like your thoughts on next steps (please vote based on the opti...

One word of caution: frost. If you get a heavy, deep frost or cold snap after your seedlings emerge, it can wreak a lot of havoc. I'm not saying don't go for it, just be prepared that the weather to force reseeding in spots. Also, don't expect that seed to germinate right away everywhere - it's sti...

I've sampled both. They're not the same product. They also have different coverage rates. Encap will spread more evenly, because of it's shape. Its emulsifier also acts as a tackifier. When these qualities are taken into consideration, it is a superior product. Go to know they are not the same prod...

I buy them from a commercial landscape supplier. Lowe's sells them under a different name (forgot what its called), the product is made by Lebanon. That encap looks like the same thing. I found them at Lowe's in a 30lb bag for $12.50. The encap brand looks like it comes in a 12Lb bag for the same p...

It's looking great! Are those granular mulch pellets I see in the photos? If so, where did you buy them from? I have an area at the end of my L-shaped driveway that gets a lot of washout so I need something to keep the seed in place. Granular mulch pellets might do the trick. Peat moss just washes a...

Last year my wife and I bought our first house and we experienced one full summer with the yard. The house is a 1930s tudor, which means the grass was probably as old as the house. I spent all last summer trying to weed out the bad stuff, and then in August finally gave up and decided to do a full r...

I will be doing the same soon, although not as soon since I'm in Michigan. Either car soap or dish soap works well.

Seed is ordered! We are in a warm stretch right now so hoping to seed as soon as the snow is melted and before the next freeze/snow storm hits. As long as it's not too rainy I will try to seed this weekend.

I ordered some seed for my dormant over seeding. Weather permitting I'll be seeding within the next week or so just in time for the next snow storm. Now I just need to pickup some peat moss.

Fall actually means summer. I always heard that Fall was the best time to seed a cool season northern lawn, so I seeded on September 22 (the first day of fall). Turns out (as everyone here knows) the actual best time to drop seed so the grass can establish strong roots before winter is actually mid-...

Nice photos! I know this sounds dumb but how do you post photos? I've done it before but I now don't have an option when I go to post... weird.