Fall time is associated with back to school and cooler evening temperatures. It is also the best time to treat your lawn with love and affection. Fertilizing, Core aeration, lime, and composting are all great ways to make your lawn look great. However the most important fall activity is over seeding. Older turf grasses need more fertilizer and watering, and appear “worn out”. Over seeding utilizes newer turf grass varieties that have been developed to better withstand insects, disease, shady conditions, drought and heavy traffic. A renovated lawn looks healthier and stays greener. You will realize your investment in less fertilizer and water.
There are many reasons why one would need or want a slice seeding service. Athletic fields, thin lawns, lawns that were attacked by insects or fungus, planting a new lawn and the list goes on. The major benefit in slice seeding over conventional seeding is that you get direct seed to soil contact. When you over seed a lawn, broadcasting seed across the surface is a good idea in trying to thicken your lawn. However, you need to have good contact with the soil for the seed to germinate. Slice seeding slices into the soil with steel blades creating furrows that the seed is then dropped into. Beyond that with our slice seeding service we also apply a starter fertilizer of slow release nutrients. This is something most starter fertilizers do not contain. The goal is to feed the plant longer than usual to further develop the plant and its roots.
Generally the best time to over seed a lawn is in the fall time. Our lawns have two growth spurts, one in the spring and one in the fall. The best growth season of cool season turf grass is the fall.
All plants need 3 things. Food, Sunlight & WATER!!!! Do not underestimate the need for water when growing grass. Your number one priority should be setting up methods to provide adequate moisture to your grass while it’s in the establishment phase. This will generally be for the first 3 to 3 1/2 weeks. At that point, you should be able to slowly back off your watering schedule frequency. What does this mean? When you are establishing turf grass you are looking for LIGHT FREQUENT watering. That’s 3 times a day (morning, noon & evening) for approximately 10 – 15 minutes in each spot. When you are watering already established turf grass you are looking for HEAVY INFREQUENT watering. That’s 1 or 2 times a week watering to a depth of 4 – 6″. This could mean watering each spot for around 45 minutes. It will depend upon your soil type and most importantly how dry the lawn really is. If we are in a drought, you’d need to ensure that you drench the soil to that depth at least 1 time weekly to keep the plants alive and healthy. But your goal here is new grass and that requires gentle watering frequently for short periods of time. If you water too long then you risk the chance of water pooling on the surface and dislodging the seed that is trying to root into the ground. Your goal should be focusing on keeping the soils moist all day long. If you can do that or at least most of the day then you are ensuring your grass will germinate. If you do not keep the soils moist then you are ensuring that the grass seed that was applied will burn out and die. If it has water it will grow. It will grow better with warm temperatures, sunlight, water and food.
Call The Veron Company at 508-485-4884 to book your slice seeding.
