Please advise: I had my landscaper come by yesterday to do a spring cleanup, and also asked him to redo the lawn. He said he would power rake, and add fertilizer and grass seed. He then told me I should water for five minutes every two days. We’re in Long Island, and the temp just hit 40-50 degrees on the regular last week. Shouldn’t he have removed all this dead stuff? What is it? Dead crab grass? I have no idea if he did a good job or not. Any advice would be appreciated. Let me know if I should have him come back to fix anything. Thank you!
by LegitimateStretch919
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Looks like he top dressed and overseeded as well. I bet it looks good in a month.
You should get some results that are better looking than what was there. Soil temperatures on LI are just getting into the low 50s, this is when cool season grass seeds will start to germinate, so the timing is good as you want to give the seed as much time to establish itself before summer heat sets in.
Not sure about the watering schedule you were given, it is going to need more than that in the beginning. The idea is to never let the soil (and the seed in contact with soil) to dry out. So for the first 2 weeks, lightly watering for a few minutes 3-5 times daily to keep the soil moist is very important. Once the seeds have sprouted and inch or two high you can cut back. But if you let the soil dry out for a day or so, it will really affect the numbers of seeds that will sprout.