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Fall Lawn Care Easy as 1, 2, 3…

Fall Lawn Care Easy as 1, 2, 3…. Kansas State University Dr. Jared A. Hoyle www.KSUTurf.com. I have a cool-season grass…and I WANT A NEW LAWN!. Your in luck!! Fall is the perfect time of year for renovation and new installs!. Renovation.

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Fall Lawn Care Easy as 1, 2, 3…

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  1. Fall Lawn CareEasy as 1, 2, 3… Kansas State University Dr. Jared A. Hoyle www.KSUTurf.com

  2. I have a cool-season grass…and I WANT A NEW LAWN! Your in luck!! Fall is the perfect time of year for renovation and new installs!

  3. Renovation If your goal is to improve an existing lawn or fill bare spots… Then overseeding if the best choice instead of starting over

  4. Overseeding:A step-by-step approach! • Mow down the lawn short (1-1.5 inches)

  5. Overseeding:A step-by-step approach! 2. Power rake or core aerator • Seeder-slicer can also be used

  6. Overseeding:A step-by-step approach! 3. Seed selection - http://www.hfrr.ksu.edu/doc1853.ashx

  7. Overseeding:A step-by-step approach! 3. Seed selection - http://www.hfrr.ksu.edu/doc1853.ashx “other crop” Good or Bad Ex. 0.5% other, end up planting 12 to 16 seeds per square foot!!! (<0.01% good seed)

  8. Overseeding:A step-by-step approach! 3. Seed selection - http://www.hfrr.ksu.edu/doc1853.ashx “weed seed” Mainly concerned with annual bluegrass and orchard grass *no selective control in home lawns*

  9. Overseeding:A step-by-step approach! 4. Sowing Broadcast spreader Drop spreader Apply in two directions *make sure you overlap*

  10. Overseeding:A step-by-step approach! 5. Seeding Rate • Kentucky bluegrass (2-3 lbs per 1,000 square ft) • Tall fescue (3 lbs per 1,000 square ft) • Must have good seed-soil contact • Use a verti-cutter to cut grooves into ground. • Use a garden rake for small spots.

  11. Overseeding:A step-by-step approach! • Fertility • Soil test • Apply (broadcast spreader) starter fertilizer right after you are done seeding, before you start watering • Lawn-starter fertilizer according to label if no soil test was conducted • 0.5 lbs N per 1,000 square ft

  12. Overseeding:A step-by-step approach! • Irrigation • Thoroughly soak seedbed to a depth of sever inches • Gentle watering so seed doesn’t wash • Keep seed bed moist w/ frequent light watering • After germination keep moist • As roots develop and grow deeper water less frequent but soak more thoroughly until normal watering schedule is established.

  13. Overseeding:A step-by-step approach! • Small areas • If only few areas need to be reseeded, prepare with hand rake. • Sow • Spread thin layer of soil or work in with rake. • Soil to seed contact

  14. Steps for Overseeding/Renovation • Watch the overseeding video on Healthy Yards Website. • Key concepts. • Seed to soil contact. • Apply starter fertilizer right after you are done seeding, before you start watering. • Irrigate deeply at first, then light and frequent. • Irrigate a little bit, every day. Keep surface damp. • Mow as soon as grass gets to recommended height. • Can’t apply weed controls until after 3 mowings.

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