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I put down preemergent. Can i overseed if i pre-germinate the seed?

Posted on 3/15/24 at 10:21 am
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
57442 posts
Posted on 3/15/24 at 10:21 am
I guess pre-germinating seed is the "new" thing cause i am seeing it on every youtube channel now. But can i do it after putting preemergent down?
Posted by ronk
Member since Jan 2015
6205 posts
Posted on 3/15/24 at 11:42 am to
Pre is the new everything. People are pre scalping their bermuda. Dude, you are either mowing your lawn or scalping. There's no pre scalping.

That being said, no. Your pre em layer will be in the root zone and kill the newly germinated plant.
Posted by CarRamrod
Spurbury, VT
Member since Dec 2006
57442 posts
Posted on 3/15/24 at 12:47 pm to
Ok my assumption was the pre emergent prevented germination, not prevented root growth post germination.
Posted by ronk
Member since Jan 2015
6205 posts
Posted on 3/15/24 at 1:19 pm to
That is a popular thought but the seed has to germinate in order to pick up the pre em.
Posted by 2geaux
Georgia
Member since Feb 2008
2603 posts
Posted on 3/15/24 at 2:51 pm to
Pre-m doesn't prevent germination. It prevents the growth of the newly germinated seedling.
Posted by lsujunky
Down By The River
Member since Jun 2011
2263 posts
Posted on 3/15/24 at 4:01 pm to
Sure you can but you will be just throwing money away.
Posted by Tifway419
Member since Sep 2022
827 posts
Posted on 3/16/24 at 11:22 am to
quote:

There's no pre scalping.
Hey now, I pre-scalp and it is a thing to me dangit!!

Pre-scalping to me is taking off the top layer and bagging. Scalping in the spring is a huge job for me, so I do it in phases. After a few weeks of greening up, I’ll then do a full scalp to the dirt and bag all of that.
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