Salt Lake City, UT –

I purchased this house the end of last fall. The home was unoccupied for months before l moved in, and the sprinklers were left off. The lawn looked nearly dead as of last fall.

My house sits up on the mountain, and I only have this 750 sq ft lawn behind my home.

With it being such a small area does it make more sense to just start over with new sod? Or should I try to treat and feed with the current state?

I’d like to have a beautiful yard within 2 months.

Thank you!



by Think_Juggernaut_278

12 Comments

  1. ImmediateRaisin5802

    There is no lawn. It’s all weeds. Kill it and seed.

  2. BastiaenAssassin

    If you’re going to sod instead of seed, which is common here in Utah, you can save a pretty penny by calling the farms and asking if you can pick up a truckload of scrap sod. There are farms near me that charge only $60 per load.

  3. Accomplished-Act6447

    If the yard is 60 to 80 percent weed, re-sod

  4. SavetheCarbonUnits

    Round up will stay in dirt. Better just to scrape the top layer and rototill

  5. CanAfter8014

    This is a small enough area I would hit it with round up. Wait 2 weeks then string trim everything to dirt. Then rake up that mess and lay sod down.

  6. Tyrrell603

    Or just let it go? Spread some clover and call it good

  7. MtN_Hunter

    I thought I was in r/microgreens at first. Definitely nuke this lawn. Water it for a week, then nuke whatever grows back. Then seed or sod.

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