USDA Zone 5a/5b, cool-season lawn region, hot dry summers, cold winters, full sun.
4,00 sf yard. The grass has been destroyed by two dogs running and digging, and by an over aggressive mowing by me that cut the lawn too short and killed it. A lot of areas have very compacted bare dirt. I plan to aerate and rake the "lawn" and apply a layer of soil and compost to level and flatten the yard.
I know nothing about grass types, but want something that will handle hot dry months with full sun, as well as freezing cold with thick snow. Googling has landed me on GCI Turf Cool Blue for cold-climate self repair and aggressive spreading. My goal is to have a lawn that I regret planting because I have to fight to keep it from taking over my house. No idea if that exists. Again from Google, what I see is get something with a Kentucky Bluegrass mix.
Any input would be great.
by Zorlai
3 Comments
Get rid of the kids, and get rid of the dog.
Growing grass is gonna be really hard if you’re not dedicated to watering it whether you seed and straw after aerating or if you put down sod. I would personally do sod
Any backyard with dogs and young children is going to look like that, sorry. You’re locked in for the next ten years or so. If you want something green to look at then lay down artificial turf.