Finally seeded the rest of my front lawn (~5,000 square feet) after removing roots for three large trees, dethaching, core aerating, and leveling as much as possible. Zone 7a/7b (my town apparently spreads across two zones). TTTF mix and starter fertilizer with Meso (.75 lb of N/1,000) went down on Oct 11. Fingers crossed!
The remaining part of the front (~1,500 square feet) was seeded on September 23 and I plan to do the first cut later this week when the rain stops.
by KSM2025
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At first I thought this was a before and after pic and you had gotten this growth in 2 days 😂
Sounds like you’ve been putting in the hard work. Crossing fingers it will pay off, the rain & cloud cover should help as long as it’s not heavy and washing away.
Hey I think this provides an answer to my recent post lol. I put down straw after overseeing and top dressing and was concerned I put too much haha
I just did the same thing.
I’m pretty confident it will be somewhat successful.
I was just talking with my father the other day, who owned a large landscaping company back in the day.
The whole “start your fall reno when the weather starts to cool down in mid-August to early September” was being practiced back when he started his businesses in the mid-1980s.
I don’t want to turn this into a science/political debate…..but in my forty years of life in New England…..the weather has become MUCH different.
The end of August and beginning of September are still hot as balls in recent years.
I went fucking pumpkin and apple picking last week in shorts and a t-shirt and got a sunburn.
The last few years I’ve still been cutting my grass in shorts and t-shirt the weekend after Thanksgiving.
The petunias I plant in the spring aren’t actually dying off outside until December.
Do I think we were both a *little* late this year? Yes. But honestly, in my area, southern New England, I feel you’re almost better off pushing your fall reno to mid September/very early October.