Grass HELP!

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6894kevin

6894kevin

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Bought my house a year ago and have finally gotten around to the yard which is a total mess. It looks like its fescue of some kind (I live in Upstate SC). Right now I'm mowing on the highest setting I have which is 3.5 inches and have used a spreader to put out lime in hopes to help the grass grow. My yard is acidic according to a soil sample I took for my veggie garden. I want my yard to be more grass than weeds and filled in (I have a lot of just dirt patches) I was thinking about mulching around several trees because I doubt grass will ever grow there.

Main Question is what can I do at this time of year to help the grass?????? I know I should plug aerate and seed in fall but I missed that time line.


<<<VERY IMPORTANT MY WIFE AND I DONT WANT TO USE CHEMICALS SO NO MIRACLE GROW ETC...<<<<<
 
Can you use fertilizer? It's mostly nitrogen (which is 80%) of what we breathe. If you want to avoid weed killer & preventative, the best course of action is to aerate, seed, fertilize, and water your good grass to really make it healthy. It will push out the rest.

Another thing I'd look at is, is your grass suitable for your climate... It might not be doing so well if it's a winter grass, etc.
 
Yeah but I can't find any fertilizer that doesn't have a huge amount of crap in it. I've been told Ringer fertilizer is good and doesn't have a bunch of crap in it but I can't find it. I guess I could just spread fertilizer and see what happens.
 
If you want to avoid applying chemicals then you're pretty much limited to compost applications, and that's not a bad thing at all. You've missed the synthetic fertilizer application window so don't put on any nitrogen. If your lawn/grass is pretty crap at the moment I'd seriously consider busting it up with an aerator, then a good application of composted material and water. Plan your main attack and reseeding for fall. Google "NC state turf files" it has some great info for our region.


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I am a "learner" so take my advice for what it costs... but I have had luck watching and doing what my neighbours have been doing ... she has the classic green thumb and he does what he's told... so far last few years he has ordered and spread a) 1 truckload of sand which apparently breaks down the clay when spread in the correct amount then b) several loads, over two years of top soil, which he used to bring up the level about 1/2 - 3/4 " ... his grass looks great and no weeds I can see.... mine is tracking that way as well now. At another location we have, the lawn had very large bare strips ... SWMBO determined it was grubs .. so I was instructed to apply "nematodes" (came in seasonally at local gardening center) which are packed in a ziplock bag with a damp sponge (?!?!) .. they get added to a metered sprayer and sprayed all over the lawn (I probably got some too!) .. any way .. this application and more topsoil fixed the problem... patches gone (for now) good luck
 
When I worked at a golf course in high school we would always put down a top dressing down in the spring. It's basically just sand and grass seed mixed together. We would order semi loads of sand and bags of seed. Then mix and put into a spreader and top dress the entire course. On the bare surfaces we would spread sand and seed all summer until we had lush grass. Then in the fall we would aerate and spread topsoil, that we would rake/drag in. The grass was immaculate. For the tee boxes that get beat on hard, sand and seed is what kept them looking good.
 
Thanks Guys!!!

I'm going to research the seed/sand for now as its probably cheaper than composted manure which I will probably do when I areate in the fall.
Guess I'll read up on the sand for now!
 
Thanks. Just got my results back from clemdon and it's very high in acidity
 
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