Dormant Overseeding

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GsdRamsey
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Dormant Overseeding

Post by GsdRamsey » March 21st, 2020, 4:38 pm

Read so much on dormant over-seeding and figured I give it a try. This fall I finally pulled the stump I had in the ground for years and it was too late to get the seeds established. On a Feb. warm day I decided to prep the area with topsoil and pest moss and spread some seeds to experiment. That area gets sun from an hour after sun up till early sundown. The seeds I had planted is KBG Bewitch and 2yr. old mixture of KBG/PRG seed I bought from a local sod farm. I didn’t spread any starter fertilizer or spray tenacity.

Today this is what I saw in that area...

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I watered a little today and was wondering if I should spread some Scott’s Starter Fertilizer +plus weed preventer.
Suggestions welcome.

GsdRamsey
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Re: Dormant Overseeding

Post by GsdRamsey » June 9th, 2020, 10:23 pm

Update: Bewitch KBG Seed from United Seed

March 21st: Grass just started sprouting. Continued to water daily.
May 1st: Negligible growth since sprouting (1/2” total length). Sprinkled (By hand) a very light coat of starter fertilizer.
May 19: 2nd light application of starter fertilizer. Grass started to react from fertilizer and saw rapid growth.
May 26: First Cut.... 2nd 5/29....3rd 5/31....4th 6/2 ....5th 6/08 (All cuts with push mower)






Today (Close up)

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June 2nd

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Masbustelo
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Re: Dormant Overseeding

Post by Masbustelo » June 10th, 2020, 5:59 am

It looks great. I did some TTTF and KBG overseeding in January with good success as well.

schreibdave
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Re: Dormant Overseeding

Post by schreibdave » June 10th, 2020, 12:41 pm

Nice. Do you have irrigation? I guess the test will be how well it survives the heat of summer.

Dargin
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Re: Dormant Overseeding

Post by Dargin » June 10th, 2020, 7:24 pm

Looks great! Nice job.


GsdRamsey
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Re: Dormant Overseeding

Post by GsdRamsey » June 11th, 2020, 9:42 am

Just turned on my sprinkler system on Thursday. Weather in my area has been cool this spring. Been hand water this and other bare spots I seeded in April.
Yes, the test will be surviving through the summer heat.

Here’s a picture on why the stump was in the ground for years.



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schreibdave
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Re: Dormant Overseeding

Post by schreibdave » June 11th, 2020, 2:00 pm

Wow. What's in the blue barrels that they are strong enough to support that weight?

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