Greenview Grass seed accelerator and Mulch

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tellycoleman
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Greenview Grass seed accelerator and Mulch

Post by tellycoleman » May 8th, 2017, 10:18 am

Any of you guys ever used this instead of straw or peat moss while seeding?
It looks like nothing but pellet paper .
It also has a little fertilizer but not much
I am thinking that you would basically have to put down a full app or starter fertilizer because the levels on the bag are so low.
Does anyone have experience with this.

Here is the link to the data sheet
http://www.greenviewfertilizer.com/labels/2396086.pdf


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Re: Greenview Grass seed accelerator and Mulch

Post by ken-n-nancy » May 8th, 2017, 10:37 am

The intent of the "seed accelerator" is to help retain moisture at the top of the soil where the seeds are located so that the seeds remain moist (without being soaked) for best germination. It is basically just pellet paper. It is a replacement for the traditional approach of using straw. Many folks on this site prefer using peat moss instead of a seed accelerator.

Advantages of the pellet paper include being free of weed seeds (a problem with straw), being uniform and easy to spread via a broadcast spreader (a problem with peat moss), and minimizing the time involved. These advantages make these products very popular with professional contractors.

My personal opinion is that if one has very good sprinkler coverage and can run the sprinklers frequently for a short time, then it is not necessary to use seed accelerator, straw, or peat moss.

The contractor we used to install our front lawn in 2014 (before we really learned about this site) used a seed accelerator with good results.

We've used nothing (no paper pellets, no straw, no peat moss) on our subsequent renovations, relying instead on good sprinkler coverage and frequent, light watering, and done pretty well. Washouts from heavy rains have been a problem for us, which may have been reduced a bit via a seed accelerator or peat moss. However, heavy rain in the first week after seed-down is likely to be a problem regardless of whether or not these additional products are used.

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