So i live in the south of Mississippi. Its my second year in my house with a backyard, i say this because the sod was "installed" with the house last winter. Over the course of this past year, I've had quite a few dead spots that are sporadic within my nice green grass. (Picture is only part of my yard but explains it, kinda), but shows I'm slowly raking bits and pieces out so the live grass has a better chance of growing more. Just like the headline says… what I did was cut my grass real short, cleared out some of the dead grass. Should I plant seed to fill in the parts or just fertilizer what's already there and let it all grow in? And maybe some fresh dirt?
by cameronsword_1989
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Don’t listen to anybody telling you to seed. You have a warm season turf – looks like St Augustine grass. That can’t be spread by seeds.
You are probably mowing too short. St Aug needs to be mowed 3-4 inches.
You also need to fertilize and water.
The grass spreads via stolons (runners) and will fill in bare spots by itself.
Nice fence.
Looks fine, just needs top dressing and some slow release nitrogen fertilizer.
It’s green! Let it grow.
I had the same situation here in Houston, St Augustine grass. What I did was aerated using attachment strap needles for shoes and walked all over the lawn, then apply high nitrogen fertilizer, within 3-4weeks you’ll see a huge difference.